All streaming services are straight up ignoring FCC broadcast standards. The last sentence in the article shows the totals. Audio levels aside, they show ads for gambling, unlawful “stuff” ads, ads for ICE recruitment, and mixing G-rated kids content with PG content. Whatever excuse they are giving to not paying FCC fines may continue forward with the adage-- “hey, you can’t do business in California… unless users want it by staying with the service”, and possibly expect a new checkmark box notification in the future again.
All streaming services are straight up ignoring FCC broadcast standards. The last sentence in the article shows the totals. Audio levels aside, they show ads for gambling, unlawful “stuff” ads, ads for ICE recruitment, and mixing G-rated kids content with PG content. Whatever excuse they are giving to not paying FCC fines may continue forward with the adage-- “hey, you can’t do business in California… unless users want it by staying with the service”, and possibly expect a new checkmark box notification in the future again.
streaming isn’t broadcast, ergo they don’t have to follow broadcast standards, so of course they’d ignore them.
another thing that frustrates me in FCC discourse is people claiming equal time used to be enforced for cable—Cable isn’t broadcast either!