Disney says it will “vigorously” fight censorship Disney opposed the motion in a filing yesterday, saying the “proposed intervenors lack a legally protected interest because the harm they invoke is harm to Plaintiffs , not to themselves. And the broader injury they claim on behalf of the viewing public is a generalized grievance shared by all viewers, which cannot support intervention. ” Disney said that it, ABC, and the ABC-owned stations “have every incentive to protect their own right to be free of unlawful retaliation” and will “vigorously contest Defendants’ unlawful, speech-suppressing conduct. ” Disney said the groups and individuals can instead file an amicus brief to make their views known to the court “at the appropriate stage in the litigation. ” Art Belendiuk, a lawyer for the groups seeking to intervene, said in a statement provided to Ars that they will continue making their case to the court. “The FCC’s pressure campaign against Disney has already forced the company to compromise its reporting and programming, as it outlined in its lawsuit, harming countless viewers across the United States
