1. A method for selectively obscuring portions of media content that is provided on user equipment using a television widget, the method comprising: configuring the television widget with user-specific obscuring configuration options; receiving, at the television widget, information associated with portions of the media content to selectively obscure, wherein the information is based on the configuration options; and obscuring, using the television widget, the portions of the media content based on the received information, wherein the received information provides timing information for the obscuring that accounts for system delays, such that the obscuring occurs at the same time as the portions of the media content are provided on the user equipment.