An Appeals court in the US has ruled that the rule to ban profanity broadcasting was unconstitutional and thus struck it down.

Through the policy that came up in 2004, broadcasters were under the threat of being fined in case there were indecent words aired by them. In the judgment, the court expressed that the Federal Communications Commissions or FCC did have a rather “chilling effect” to many broadcasting entities.

Media outlets that had been challenging the 2004 rule were very happy and satisfied that the appeals court did that.

The appeals court in the ruling expressed that to ban all types of “offensive” entities referring to sexual organs, excretion or sexual organs devoid of defining it clearly, what offensive really means, was chilling speech and creating an environment full of fear across the American Media.

Michael Coops, FCC commissioner said that the decision of the court was bad news to the family, saying that his commission would be try to make a clarification while strengthening the framework of indecency.
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