FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION VS FOX TELEVISION STATIONS

On different occasion the Federal communications commission has attempted to target different broadcasters to pay fines or be more regulated because of the content or language used. It is not the first time that the FCC (Federal communications commission attempts to do such thing), Fox has already got 2 court cases for the same reason and it is not the only broadcaster that has been targeted by the FCC , other broadcasters like Pacifica Foundation,The Midwest Video corporation , American Broadcasting co. among others.

Why is this important?

It is clear that TV as many other services shape society and its development, therefore the freedom to choose what vocabulary and content you want to expose, when the FCC attempts to ban these rights , the freedom of speech not only of the broadcasters but also the people that have such services and the people that are invited as guest to such TV agencies. It is merely an attempt of the government to change the behavior of the masses to their beliefs.

The Case itself:

In 2012 the case Federal Communications commission Vs Fox televisions stations

got to the supreme court of the Unites States, the claim was made on the ground that fox had broadcast indecent content and inappropriate language during the billboards awards on past years, and even though the supreme court ruled ''the regulations at the time did not cover "fleeting expletives" and "unconstitutionally vague" Under due process clause therefore the supreme court favored the fox television stations.