Use controls: Tools like the V-Chip or services offered by your cable provider let you block content you don't want your kids to see on TV.

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The V-chip, imposed on TV makers in 1996 to let parents block raunchy shows, is a flop in the marketplace (parental groups claim the rating system is inaccurate, rendering the chip moot).

FORBES: Filth and the FCC