Well the FCC uses the stick of regulation to force industry to police themselves. Although the ratings are voluntary, without them, then content would have the

Well the FCC uses the stick of regulation to force industry to police themselves. Although the ratings are voluntary, without them, then content would have the be limited because there are laws on the books requiring the ability of parents to filter content. So yes, they could get rid of ratings, but then they also couldn’t publish certain content. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Decency_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Decency_Act https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-19-120A1.pdf https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-19-120A1.pdf