Examines the pros and cons of the Federal Communication Commission and the laws on obscenity for television and radio programs and questions why it doesn't cover other media, including the Internet.
Content Note
Introduction : free speech, the media, and indecency -- Point : government should protect young people from indecent broadcasts -- Counterpoint : the broadcast indecency rule is arbitrary and unjust -- Point : the broadcast indecency rule should apply to all media -- Counterpoint : indecency standards should be abolished for all media -- Point : government should encourage the rating and filtering of content -- Counterpoint : rating and filtering are dangerous -- Conclusion : the future of indecency regulation.