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True, but it would still be nice to know who actually made the change. If it turns out the change was made at Friedkin's behest (I've not heard of him weighing in, one way or the other), and that's how he now wants the film to be seen, Disney should extend to him the same courtesy they extend to...

Has there been any actual confirmation that this change was made at Disney's direction? I've searched the internet, but all I've found is a bunch of speculation. If they truly wanted to censor The French Connection, Disney could have simply pulled it from distribution and locked it in their...

I confess I've not seen the version that is now streaming, so I can't comment on how seamless the change is/isn't. When I want to watch The French Connection, I just pull my Blu-ray copy of the unaltered version off my shelf and stick it in the player. Viva physical media!

The point being that William Friedkin is not above altering his own work, including The French Connection, as seen in the controversial director-approved color timing of the original Blu Ray release, so unless he has categorically stated that scene was removed without his blessing, I don't think...

Friedkin re-edited The Exorcist, for its re-release in 2001-ish, to give it a happier ending, so he's certainly not above altering his own work.

If the response Neil posted above from Criterion is correct and this is a "Director's Edit," we can't really be mad at Disney, as "Director's Edit" would seem to imply it was William Friedkin's decision.