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FCC To Review Parental Control Technology PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 05 March 2009 00:00

The Federal Communications Commission has announced that they will be re-examining parental control devices aimed at protecting children from indecent content on television, video games and other video devices. Legislation that requires this review, called the Child Safe Viewing Act, was first introduced by Senators Mark Pryor (D-Ark) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex) and was passed by Congress last year.

Both senators are applauding the efforts of the FCC, according to a press release on Senator Pryor's web site:

“This law empowers parents with more tools to choose appropriate programming for their families,” said Senator Mark Pryor.  “I’m pleased the FCC is taking a fresh look at how market-inspired technology can effectively control the sounds and images our young children are continuously exposed to through the media.”

“I am pleased that the FCC has taken steps to begin a comprehensive review of existing blocking and filtering technologies.  It is a critical step toward developing the next generation of parental control tools,” said Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.  “As a mother of two young children I know how important it is to have options to monitor and protect children from inappropriate or harmful material, and I am committed to working with my colleagues and the FCC to spur new technologies.”
For more information, visit www.fcc.gov.

 
 
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