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Janet Jacksons Super Bowl flash lasted less than three seconds, but the impact Rosetta Stone Outlet continues to ripple through Viacom, the media giant that broadcast the game. Congress, the Federal Communications Commission, right-wing radio commentators and outraged citizens are calling for stricter decency standards -- and the artists and executives who make a living from edgy music, performances and videos are in retreat.MTV in particular, which produced the Super Bowl halftime show, is in the midst of a wide-scale re-evaluation of its musical, news and dramatic content. Within a week of the game, MTV -- no stranger to criticism, most recently in response to the Britney Spears-Madonna kiss at the Video Music Awards -- bumped seven music videos out of prime time. One of the videos was singled out for political content: Incubus "Megalomaniac" included clips of Hitler and people drinking Cheap Rosetta Stone V3 oil. The six others contain sexual content: Spears see-through bodysuit in "Toxic"; two women kissing in Blink-182s "I Miss You"; a PG-13 roll in the sheets in Maroon 5s "This Love"; and general rump-shaking in Ludacris "Splash Waterfalls," Cassidys "Hotel" and the Ying Yang Twins "Saltshaker." (As of February 15th, MTV reintroduced six of these videos, including an alternate version of Blink-182s clip that doesnt show the same-sex kiss.) Incubus manager Steve Rennie says that he was disappointed by the decision to bump back "Megalomaniac" but understood that MTV was "responding to some very heavy political pressure." An MTV News segment on sexual politics has also been delayed until outrage over the Super Bowl dies down, according to MTV staffers. Californias Laguna Beach High School pulled out Rosetta Stone Greek of an agreement to let the network film a reality show based on students lives. And several record labels are toning down videos currently in production out of fear that they wont be shown, according to industry sources. "The current state of the culture is different," says one label executive who represents prominent hip-hop artists. "Its an election year, and no one wants to be made an example."MTV executives refused to comment for this article, even to describe programming changes. A spokeswoman would only say, "We have to pay attention to whats happening in the culture." Other Viacom companies are taking a similar stance. CBS instituted a five-minute tape delay for the Grammys, and now all of Viacoms broadcast properties -- thirty-nine television stations, and more than 185 Infinity Cheap Rosetta Stone V3 radio stations -- are being outfitted with the same capability.

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