Parental control of television broadcasting

The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Roberta Angelilli (UEN, Italy) on parental control of television broadcasting. Parliament expressed its dismay at the rising wave of television violence to which children are exposed, and felt that all television operators should agree a code of self-regulation in respect of the protection of minors. It emphasised the need to ensure the availability to all families of television filtering devices at an affordable price, and called on the Member States to ensure this objective. The Commission is called upon to conduct another study to identify ways in which people in all age groups can be prepared for coping in an aware fashion with the growing volume of television offerings in the digital age.