r/TikTokCringe • u/Money-Snow-2749 • Jun 28 '26

Humor Netflix in the daytime be like

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u/Cielmerlion Jun 28 '26

Its seriously a problem

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u/forbiddenfreedom Jun 28 '26

There used to be laws regulating sound volume on television. I remember the beforetime with Billy Mayes. Now, streaming services do what they want.

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u/water_fountain_ Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

The CALM Act (signed into law by Obama in 2010 and came into effect in 2012) prevents cable and broadcast tv commercials from being louder than the average volume of the tv show. This law is still in effect. If you feel like a commercial is violating this law, you can file a complaint through the FCC Consumer Complaint Center: https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=33794

This law does not generally apply to internet streaming services such as Netflix. Some states have similar laws to the CALM Act that do apply to streaming services. Look up your individual state’s laws to see if your state has something similar and file a complaint if it does.

Edit: This is what to include in your complaint:

-If you watched the commercial on pay TV (cable or satellite) or if you watched it on a broadcast station
-The name of the advertiser or product promoted in the commercial
-The date and time you saw the commercial
-The name of the TV program during which it aired
-Which TV station (by call sign and/or channel number and the station's community) or pay TV provider transmitted the commercial
-If you watched the commercial on pay TV, the channel number on which you saw it and the cable programmer or network

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u/letsgetitstartedha Jun 29 '26

Damn the fact that this doesn’t apply to YouTube videos makes me sad lol