Editing V-chip (section)

==The Telecommunications Act==
The V-chip was an added provision in Bill Clinton's [[Telecommunications Act of 1996]]. He said, "If every parent uses this chip wisely, it can become a powerful voice against teen violence, teen pregnancy, teen drug use, and for both learning and entertainment," as he signed the law on February 8, 1996. "We're handing the TV remote control back to America's parents so that they can pass on their values and protect their children."<ref name="Montgomery, Kathryn C. 2007"/> The addition of the V-chip into the Telecommunications Act was helpful to attract American voters for the 1996 Clinton-Gore campaign.

The portion of the overall act that affects the V-chip is of Title V.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=McGeady |first1=Paul J. |last2=Godwin |first2=Michael |title=Issues in Internet Pornography |journal=Touro Law Review Touro Law Review |date=1997 |volume=14 |issue=1 |page=99}}</ref> This section, "Obscenity and Violence," addresses the influence parents may have over their children's viewing capabilities on cable television. Section 551, Parental Choice in Television Programming, outlines the effects that violence has on the youth of a nation and addresses how parents should exercise the control to limit and/or block what information their children are in fact viewing and what is being broadcast into their private homes. Also addressed is the inclusion of the implementation of a rating code for violence within television programming. Parents should be informed of the content of a program prior to its airing so that appropriate precautions may be made to protect their children from said material. The V-Chip technology would be employed in such an event.