[Aardwolf]

> swears (illegal in the US)

What's actually keeping that beeping thing still alive in the US? Just inertia of the existing law with no reason to perform the work needed to remove it, or are there people who genuinely feel actual emotional pain upon hearing such language in the US and they are the majority voters?

[argiopetech]

Many like to listen to the radio (etc.) with children present. Many would prefer their children not be exposed to cursing on a regular basis.

[mikepurvis]

I think this is the biggest one, particularly if you're listening in the car and just scanning up and down the dial— it's easy to stumble across whatever station and not really be aware what it is or who is talking.

If there was a way to send "ratings" metadata then that would change a lot, as you could trivially configure your car radio to just skip those channels (same as how the playstation profile my kids use unsupervised hides M-rated titles).

[_aavaa_]

> If there was a way to send "ratings" metadata then that would change a lot, as you could trivially configure your car radio to just skip those channels.

I image that it should be possible. Many channels already send song information, perhaps that same functionality could be used.

[Aardwolf]

But there's no such law in European countries, yet radio/TV is not a continuous swear-fest. Bleeps don't exist (except when on purpose making it look like the US, or imported). I'm sure there are some guidelines here too, but the US system just gives such condescending impression and the bleep, if anything, draws more rather than less attention to it

[dessimus]

One of the biggest ironies is how puritanical we Americans are regarding swearing and the naked body, but extreme violence such as showing people brutally murdered, that's fine.

[callalex]

Yes, the religious voting bloc that still cares about such things for some reason is very powerful.