Charleston, SC — Last week the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recognized that blocking technologies, including the V-chip, "have empowered viewers to make their own choices about what they do, and do not, want to see on television." And since then the appropriate regulation of television content has been a hot topic in the news. From coast to coast many editorials are saying the same thing:

“Modern television include technology to keep bad language out of the home more effectively than the FCC. Some people just need help understanding how to use it.”

--Roanoke Times, June 8, 2007

“Parents should not depend on the government to protect their children from offensive language on television. They should decide for themselves what is appropriate for the family.”

--The Republican, June 8, 2007

“In truth, the FCC faces an impossible task, trying to regulate certain speech given changing mores and an industry itself is in constant flux…and filtering and blocking technologies provide a better chance to protect children from adult language.”

--Rocky Mountain News, June 7, 2007

“The F.C.C. should return to the more reasonable approach it once took to regulating live broadcasts and focus on more important issues than Cher's and Ms. Richie's colorful language.”

--New York Times, June 6, 2007

“If there is too much sex, too much violence, too much vulgar speech on TV or in movies, viewers can let the producers of such entertainment know by staying away. Parents can exercise more control over what their children see in prime time. Networks can and do exercise control over what they choose to put on the air.”

--Times Herald-Record, June 7, 2007

“The FCC would be better served by confronting some of the difficult issues facing 21st century America — including consolidation of media outlets — and leaving the hand that holds the remote to decide what is decent.”

--Berkshire Eagle, June 8, 2007

TV Watch was launched in May 2005 and is the leading national organization to promote parental controls and individual choices as an alternative to increased government regulation of TV content. TV Watch is a nonpartisan coalition of 27 individuals and organizations including legal and entertainment experts and political and consumer organizations representing more than four million Americans. For more information about TV Watch, visit TelevisionWatch.org or contact Emily Tyner at (843) 722-9670.