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Cangenuity: The Birth of the V-Chip

Dateline: 1998 This program-blocking technology which allows parents to buffer their childrens' viewing choices was inspired by a grisly chapter in Canadian history.

Children's Media Policy Council Wants FCC To Require Ratings For Ads
Source: broadcastingcable.com

The Children's Media Policy Council, whose members include Children Now, The PTA, the American Psychological Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, wants the FCC to fix the V-chip/ratings system, including adding ratings for "inapproriate TV commercials" and embedded …

U-V chips can 'fuzz out' sleaze and booze
Source: standard.net

Once again, the Utah government and the LDS Church have come up with another great idea concerning how to control the minds of the population.

What You Don't Know About the DTV Transition Could Hurt You
Source: Telecommunications Research & Action Center

The new digital TVs are very much like computers.

Thousand of DTVs being sold with built-in obsolescence
Source: Benton Foundation

Why is the FCC letting DTV manufacturers get away with selling thousands of sets in violation of V-Chip 2.0 rules? In addition, aren't DTVs just computers with big screens? Why can't they be patched automatically like regular computers?

FCC Uses Fine Increase to Battle Indecency
Source: The Huffington Post

"As we found in our recent research study, when Clear Channel took advantage of "deregulation" to expand from 40 radio stations to over 1200, it replaced local programming on its new stations with Howard Stern and Bubba the Love Sponge.

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