Comments on: Free Speech Follies http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/06/05/free-speech-follies/ any technology distinguishable from magic is not sufficiently advanced Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Emily http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/06/05/free-speech-follies/#comment-79056 Emily Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:50:43 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/06/05/free-speech-follies/#comment-79056 You raise some good points in your post. Here are some facts that you might find interesting. An overwhelming majority of Americans (91%) object to government deciding what they are able to watch on television. When activists talk about protecting children instead of parents—here’s what they’re talking about: sixty-eight percent of the country’s 110 million television-viewing households do not include children under age 18 and households with children have different challenges to face due to the varying ages of kids within each family. Currently, there are 11 million households with children age 6-11, 15 million households with children age 0-5 and 9 million households with children 12-17. TV has come a long way from the days of three channels and rabbit ears antennas. Today’s TV audiences are putting to use broadband, DVRs, TV video on demand, iPods and cell phones to greatly expand their choices about what, when, where and how to watch TV. New technology means consumers have more selection than ever and more control than ever over what they see on TV. We all have more choices and parents have more tools to ensure their kids only see what’s right for them. Let’s let parents decide—not government, for all of us. There is more information to be found at www.TelevisionWatch.org You raise some good points in your post. Here are some facts that you might find interesting. An overwhelming majority of Americans (91%) object to government deciding what they are able to watch on television. When activists talk about protecting children instead of parents—here’s what they’re talking about: sixty-eight percent of the country’s 110 million television-viewing households do not include children under age 18 and households with children have different challenges to face due to the varying ages of kids within each family. Currently, there are 11 million households with children age 6-11, 15 million households with children age 0-5 and 9 million households with children 12-17.

TV has come a long way from the days of three channels and rabbit ears antennas. Today’s TV audiences are putting to use broadband, DVRs, TV video on demand, iPods and cell phones to greatly expand their choices about what, when, where and how to watch TV. New technology means consumers have more selection than ever and more control than ever over what they see on TV. We all have more choices and parents have more tools to ensure their kids only see what’s right for them. Let’s let parents decide—not government, for all of us.

There is more information to be found at http://www.TelevisionWatch.org

]]> By: What would George Carlin think? -- Alec Saunders .LOG http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/06/05/free-speech-follies/#comment-79043 What would George Carlin think? -- Alec Saunders .LOG Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:59:30 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/06/05/free-speech-follies/#comment-79043 [...] Hyndman picks up on the US Federal Appeals Court decision to toss out a recent FCC indecency ruling.  Hallelujah for free speech!  One wonders what George Carlin would think.  [...] [...] Hyndman picks up on the US Federal Appeals Court decision to toss out a recent FCC indecency ruling.  Hallelujah for free speech!  One wonders what George Carlin would think.  [...]

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