ABC ‘s decision to pull “ Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from its network indefinitely sent shockwaves through the media industry and political world, with commentators criticizing the decision as an act of censorship.

Disney’s ABC decided to take its flagship late-night program off the schedule “indefinitely” after Nexstar Media, one of the biggest owners of TV stations in the U.S., vowed to pre-empt airings of the program after “strongly objecting” to Kimmel’s comments on Kirk.

“This isn’t right,” wrote Ben Stiller.

MSNBC host Chris Hayes said, “This is the most straightforward attack on free speech from state actors I’ve ever seen in my life and it’s not even close.”

California Governor Gavin Newsom accused the Republican Party of not believing in free speech, saying “they are censoring you

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