The Use of the V-Chip
Insightful Tool or Blatant Censorship? Recently, there has been widespread debate over the use of a new form of technology that may be coming to a television set near you in the very near future. In fact, some say this new technology, known as the V-chip (the V stands for “violence”) may finally filter out the “trash” programming that infests the average television set and reaches millions of impressionable children each and every day. Many others, on the contrary, believe that the V-chip is nothing more than blatant censorship and in actuality just a form of parental passivity. Approved by the federal government about three months ago, the V-chip is works in a very simple way. About a year ago, most major television networks reluctantly agreed to put ratings on their programs which would indicate the presence of sexual content, violence, or inappropriate language, among other things. The ratings system, which consists of the following basic categories: TVY7—Directed to children 7 and older. TVPG—Parental guidance suggested. The last three ratings categories (TVPG, TV14,
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