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NEW YORK TV Watch, an organization that promotes parental control as opposed to increased governmental regulation of television, slammed a new Parents Television Council study for using “faulty analysis, biased methodology and suspect omissions to influence the debate and raise money.”

Said TV Watch: “Over the years, the PTC has released numerous studies aimed at influencing lawmakers and regulators to believe that parents aren’t competent enough to make television viewing decisions for their own families.” The group said its data shows that 65 percent of parents monitor their children’s TV use and parents believe they have more influence over their children than the media does.

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