This is a conglomerate that, from the very beginning, targeted children. From its original television shows, “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color” and/or “The Wonderful World of Disney,” its programming and films were trusted by adults. Later, when it expanded into theme parks, they too were thought of as the ultimate family destinations.
Over the last decade, its films have cratered at the box office due to its woke changes. In the previous three years alone, these cinematic disasters have cost Disney studios around $1 billion. Flops such as “Little Mermaid,” “Lightyear,” “Elemental,” and the ultra-woke remake of “Snow White,” called by many “Snow Woke.”
In June of 2023, Latondra Newton Stepped down as Chief Diversity Officer at Disney. It was under her misguided, DEI-driven watch Disney introduced Gay, lesbian, transgender, non-binary, and other minority types into its animated series and films.
The company also implemented other unnecessary woke changes, including outfitting Minnie Mouse in a blue pantsuit instead of her traditional red and white polka-dot dress.
You would think that even the slowest learners, whether individuals or a corporation, would have learned the lesson that people want to be entertained rather than lectured or indoctrinated by television or films. Sadly, Disney has not.
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission fined Disney $10 million for secretly collecting personal data from children under 13 years old. The scheme was deliberate and revolting, driven by nothing but greed with total disregard for the well-being of children.
The company intentionally mislabeled hundreds of its YouTube videos to bypass child protection regulations, enabling Google's platform to gather private information from children without their parents' knowledge.
Under federal law, companies cannot collect data from children under 13 without explicit parental permission, as required by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule. However, Disney discovered a loophole.
