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> Edit: Oh, and as long as censorship never becomes a thing. It is literally illegal to say certain words on television....

• cypher543 12y ago
  It is literally illegal to say certain words on free-to-air television between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
  • greggyb 12y ago
    So, are we disagreeing about the degree to which there is censorship on a media platform regulated by the government or the existence?
• obsurveyor 12y ago
  It is literally NOT illegal. There are no laws censoring certain words on television in the United States, free air or otherwise. It is against FCC regulations and you can be fined though. All of the laws and rulings have to do with the FCC being able to enforce these regulations and levy fines for breaking them.
  • greggyb 12y ago
    "It is a violation of federal law to air obscene programming at any time. It is also a violation of federal law to broadcast indecent or profane programming during certain hours."[0] " In addition, a federal district court may impose fines and/or imprisonment for up to two years on those who are convicted of criminal violations of the law."[0] (Emphasis mine) [0]http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/oip/ http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/oip/
• TheHypnotist 12y ago
  Right. I was thinking more in line with censorship of certain content. I honestly don't know where to make the comparison between profanity censorship on TV to any degree of censorship on the web.