Yet in reality, apart from subscription paying channels, the great majority of countries maintain certain broadcasting objectives and a mentality that the more influence they can have, the better. This makes asking them to regulate themselves very difficult. Moreover, just as with most other kinds of international agreements and laws, organizations basically lack the power to impose sanctions, so their binding powers are weak.
然而實際上，除了付費頻道外，大多數的國家多存有傳播對象及影響力多多益善的心理，要求它們自律很難；而且，和其他大部分國際協約與法律一樣，這些組織本身缺乏制裁力，約束力也就相當微弱了。