Disney’s Cancellation Crisis: Kimmel, Censorship, Crashing Pages, & Release the Epstein Files

Disney and Hulu are facing a wave of cancellations after the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, with customer service lines and cancellation pages overwhelmed and searches to cancel subscriptions hitting a 12 month high. As Disney plans to merge Hulu into Disney+ while halting subscriber reporting, critics see the move as a distraction from deeper demands for accountability, including the public’s call for the release of the Epstein files.

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Episode Transcript

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Hello, and welcome to the
Vlogging Pod.
The backlash facing Disney
and Hulu under scores just how fragile the
streaming giant's relationship with their
audience has become. After
Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel,
angry subscribers began canceling

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their Disney+, Hulu, and
even ESBN accounts, In large enough
numbers that cancellation pages were
overwhelmed, customer service lines
were strained and some sites
even crashed under the
traffic. As of
August 6, Disney platforms had
combined subscriber base of more

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than 180
million, but current numbers have not been
reported since this wave of cancellations
began. Leaving analysts and the public in
the dark about the full scale of the
fallout. What we do know is
that Google search trends for cancel
Disney Plus and cancel
Hulu have hit a 12 month

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high. Subscription management pages have
faced surging traffic and technical
issues, and reports continue to note that
cancellation tools themselves have been
bogged down or unavailable.
These aren't just symbolic gestures.
These disruptions reflects real customer
pushback, even as Disney

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simultaneously moves to merge Hulu into
Disney Plus by
2026 and phase out reporting
subscriber numbers altogether, a
decision that raises more questions about
accountability. This is about
more than a talk show host or a corporate
merger. It's about a company choosing
opacity at a time when audiences are

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asking for transparency. and about a
culture where corporate choices seem
more driven by political pressure than
by commitment to free expression.
While Disney positions these moves as
strategic, the time making it
hard to ignore how these decisions mirror a
broader trend of distracting the public with

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headline-grabbing controversies while larger
demands remain unanswered.
Even as the story dominates
headlines, the majority of
Americans are still calling for the
release of The Epstein Files,
a reminder that public
concern isn't limited to entertainment
decisions, but tied to deeper issues of

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truth, accountability,
and systemic power. In this light,
Disney's current crisis looks less like an
isolated stumble and more like another
chapter in a much bigger
struggle between
corporates and
control Political influence and

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the public's right to transparency.
Today's sources come from Disney
boycott. Will canceling Hulu, ABC,
ESPN work? Fast
Company. Angry Disney and
Hulu users are closing their accounts in
droves. Tech Radar. Jimmy Kimmel
suspensions. Fallout canceled. Disney
searches soar. Benzinga. Disney

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cancellation pages crashes
as customers rush to quit. Yahoo
Creators, Disney to launch unified
app for Hulu and Disney in
2026, The
Verge, and Disney to stop reporting
streaming subscriber numbers, The
Verge. Thank you for listening.
Until next time, bye-bye

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for now.