October 25, 2009

NEWS: FCC Looks Into Serving, Protecting Kids in New-Media Landscape

Inquiry aims to empower parents, change regulations where necessary.

The Federal Communications Commission is kicking off its promised study of the impact of television and internet advertising on children with a public notice today seeking comments on the broad range of issues and asking whether existing FCC rules go far enough.

In a formal notice, the FCC asked whether its current requirement that TV stations run three hours a week of informational programming for children needs to be altered; whether sexual situations, language or violence in TV shows hurt kids; and, if so, what the government should do about it.

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