Child Safe Viewing Act

[Leaky Eye]

The Federal Communications Commission shall consider advanced blocking technologies that--

1. may be appropriate across a wide variety of distribution platforms, including wired, wireless, and Internet platforms;
2. may be appropriate across a wide variety of devices capable of transmitting or receiving video or audio programming, including television sets, DVD players, VCRs, cable set top boxes, satellite receivers, and wireless devices;
3. can filter language based upon information in closed captioning;
4. operate independently of ratings pre-assigned by the creator of such video or audio programming; and
5. may be effective in enhancing the ability of a parent to protect his or her child from indecent or objectionable programming, as determined by such parent.
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