The FCC

The Federal Communications Commission is an independent Government agency that is in charge of regulation TV, radio and telephone in the United States. Similar to the MPAA, but instead of choosing what is played on the big screen, they regulate your radio and TV. Unlike the MPAA which has a uniform guideline lettering system, the FCC operates differently, the rules of the FCC vary depending on the type of broadcast. There are a lot of controversial issues where the FCC has stepped in and fined organizations. The FCC also lets viewers file complaints if they do not like what they saw on TV.

After Superbowl 54, the FCC received over 1,300 complaints after the J.lo and Shakira halftime performance. Viewers felt the singers were not dressed appropriately and doing sexual dances that children may see. You can read more about it here.

In 2004, during a Superbowl halftime show Janet Jackson had a wardrobe malfunction that lead to one of the most controversial FCC cases in history. The wardrobe malfunction is a huge violation of FCC guidelines about nudity on television during certain hours, on certain channels. This was a huge case that made it all the way to the supreme court, want to know what happened? Read more about it here.