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- noun Any
censorship technology that allows parents to control the level of objectionable content that their children may see on television.
Etymologies
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Examples
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You will find similar language in President Clinton's 1996 SOTU where he called for parents to take greater responsibility and then called for the v-chip.
Mark Penn: State of the Union: Did Obama Win His Future? Mark Penn 2011
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You will find similar language in President Clinton's 1996 SOTU where he called for parents to take greater responsibility and then called for the v-chip.
Mark Penn: State of the Union: Did Obama Win His Future? Mark Penn 2011
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You will find similar language in President Clinton's 1996 SOTU where he called for parents to take greater responsibility and then called for the v-chip.
Mark Penn: State of the Union: Did Obama Win His Future? Mark Penn 2011
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After Penn came on board he caved on welfare, dropped health care, and then dropped all domestic issues except school uniforms and v-chip.
Hillary Pollster Mark Penn: Bill Did Fundamentally Change The Country 2009
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Just to point out, your “As for depictions of activity, again, the only rationale that possibly holds up is the protection of children.” falls flat with the advent of the v-chip.
The Volokh Conspiracy » FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Part IV: The FCC’s new standards in action. 2009
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There is no reason that an adult cannot set the v-chip to prohibit mature content and lock himself out of it.
The Volokh Conspiracy » FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Part IV: The FCC’s new standards in action. 2009
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All we need now is for Brown to endorse school uniforms and the v-chip.
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And while technology has an important role to play in protecting kids online, it's as important that parents implant a symbolic "v-chip" in their children's minds to guide them when it comes to deciding what online content is and is not appropriate.
Archive 2007-12-01 2007
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We know that technologies like the "v-chip" can be used to keep kids from seeing inappropriate content on TV.
Archive 2007-12-01 2007
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All we need now is for Brown to endorse school uniforms and the v-chip.
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