Anyone watching the Senate decency hearing? (live video link) - GoFuckYourself.com

mardigras · 01-19-2006, 10:00 AM

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FROM CAPITOL HILL
Regulating Media Decency
Sen. Commerce Cmte. Chair. Ted Stevens (R-AK) convenes a full committee hearing on decency in the media. Sen. Stevens has indicated that he prefers industry self-regulation before increased government controls. Representa-
tives of cable industry and broad-
cast media, along with parents groups, attend the hearing.

Tom_PM · 01-19-2006, 10:02 AM

Evidently there is a hearing on internet pornography live at 2:30pm EST too.

mardigras · 01-19-2006, 10:20 AM

Some guy on there just claimed that 75% of Americans want a government crackdown on television content.

Tom_PM · 01-19-2006, 10:31 AM

Who is the Attorney for the adult industry who's going to be on at 2:30? Cambria?

mardigras · 01-19-2006, 10:35 AM

The chairman just before the break referred to the session coming up this afternoon as a hearing on "protecting children on the internet".

Might be a good one to pay attention to. My TV's been on CNN for awhile, no mention of these hearings...

Tom_PM · 01-19-2006, 10:39 AM

Yep I noticed that too. Perhaps they'll try to figure out a proper age-verification system, since credit cards never have been. And our standard warning pages are nothing more than a good faith effort (hey it's all we've got!).

It should be interesting anyway, everyone should be up on this stuff.

mardigras · 01-19-2006, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by PR_Tom

Who is the Attorney for the adult industry who's going to be on at 2:30? Cambria?

Not sure, there's no witness list on the committee's website.

01-19-2006, 10:02 AM	#2
Tom_PM Porn Meister Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,443	Evidently there is a hearing on internet pornography live at 2:30pm EST too. __________________ 43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

01-19-2006, 10:31 AM	#4
Tom_PM Porn Meister Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,443	Who is the Attorney for the adult industry who's going to be on at 2:30? Cambria? __________________ 43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

01-19-2006, 10:39 AM	#6
Tom_PM Porn Meister Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,443	Yep I noticed that too. Perhaps they'll try to figure out a proper age-verification system, since credit cards never have been. And our standard warning pages are nothing more than a good faith effort (hey it's all we've got!). It should be interesting anyway, everyone should be up on this stuff. __________________ 43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

01-19-2006, 10:20 AM	#3
mardigras Bon temps! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: down yonder Posts: 14,194	Some guy on there just claimed that 75% of Americans want a government crackdown on television content.

01-19-2006, 10:35 AM	#5
mardigras Bon temps! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: down yonder Posts: 14,194	The chairman just before the break referred to the session coming up this afternoon as a hearing on "protecting children on the internet". Might be a good one to pay attention to. My TV's been on CNN for awhile, no mention of these hearings...