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Why subliminal messages were banned from television

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Following massive public paranoia regarding unseen corporate mind control, extensive federal legislation strictly prohibited television networks from intentionally flashing hidden visual commands. Even though modern psychologists generally agree that these rapid secret messages barely influence actual human behavior, the strict preventative broadcast laws aggressively remain on the books.

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