Anyone remember the V-chip? That wondrous addition to televisions which would automatically keep televised Yucky Bad Stuff from entering our homes? Does anyone actually use it? And why does the FCC still think it needs to be a nanny now that every TV owner can automatically filter out “filth?”
From the cradle to the grave, the gov’t must protect us from us.
We get junk like the V-chip so that entertainment providers don’t have to pretend that they care about the quality of the shows they provide. The purpose of the rule is to remove any responsibility for content from the business interests. “Hey you didn’t have to turn the tv on and besides you can filter the content with the v-chip!”