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FCC Mulling More Control For Electronic Media

A recent Notice of Inquiry from the FCC is looking for opinions on how the "evolving electronic media landscape" affects kids, and whether the FCC itself should have more regulatory control over such media. The full NOI (PDF) is available online. "FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski included a statement with the NOI in which he noted that 'twenty years ago, parents worried about one or two TV sets in the house,' while today, media choices are far more widespread for children, including videogames, which 'have become a prevalent entertainment source in millions of homes and a daily reality for millions of kids.'"

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  1. Quoting Eric Idle by Stormwatch · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fuck you very much the FCC; fuck you very much for fining me. Five thousand bucks a fuck so I'm really out of luck: thats more than Heidi Fliess was charging me. So fuck you very much the FCC, for proving that free speech just isn't free. Clear Channel's a dear channel so Howard Stern must go. Attorney General Ashcroft doesn't like strong words and so. He's charging twice as much as all the drugs for Rush Limbo, so fuck you all so very much.

  2. Re:The FCC is useless. by TraumaFox · · Score: 3, Funny

    The FCC thoroughly investigated Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction because when it happened, the skies darkened, thunderous roars of a hundred thousand demons echoed across the countryside, a rain of blood flooded the land, and the most unspeakable horrors imaginable swept the United States into the most ridiculous debacle of overreaction in recorded history. What was the FCC supposed to do, just ignore the millions of Americans crying foul about their psychologically damaged children? No, we -demanded- they do something about it, because Janet Jackson's apocalyptic misdeed was more important than Clear Channel or SiriusXM.

    The FCC is making smart moves with this and, recently, the net neutrality topic as well. They're asking for opinions, because they ultimately serve the American people. If they are indeed "useless", it's through no fault of their own, it's because the people they serve made them that way.

  3. Re:Opinions? by Megane · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ok, I've been looking but I don't see anywhere on the FCC website to actually give them feedback.

    That's because they're in control of their own Electronic Media.

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