TV Censorship

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Originally posted by DeltAlum
Consorship in broadcasting is illegal. It's one of those First Amendment things.

Control of content by making rules and regulations regarding the retention or loss of a broadcast license isn't, and the FCC has done it for years.

Special interest groups have tried to do it with boycots, letter writing campaigns, etc. with some, but not a lot of success.

It is much more difficult to do to cable programs, because they do not broadcast on the "public airways," and the FCC has much less clout.

Things like the "V Chip" are supposed to allow parents to set schedules so their children can't watch programs with certain ratings.

Bottom line is, though, I don't think parents can control what their children watch in all cases.

It's a sticky situation.

I thought the flap and fine regarding Janet Jackson's boob proved censorship lives?