1. A method for selectively obscuring portions of media content that is transmitted user equipment using a television widget, the method comprising: configuring, using processing circuitry, the television widget with user-specific obscuring configuration options; receiving, using the processing circuitry, information associated with portions of the media content to selectively obscure; and obscuring, using the television widget, the portions of the frame of the media content based on the received information, wherein the received information comprises: instructions for modifying the portion of the frame of the media content, and timing information for the modifying such that the modifying occurs at the same time as the portion of the frame of the media content is caused to be displayed on the user equipment, wherein the timing information accounts for delays associated with the transmission of the media content to the user equipment.