Government unbans dirty vids but bans ‘legal highs’: “ Thatcher’s legacy – dirty DVDs for all Legislation introduced by Margaret Thatcher in 1984, which banned the sale of unclassified videos and computer games, is not…
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Government pipedreams on internet ratings doomed to fail: “ Secrecy, police censorship and no appeal are the norm Proposals by UK Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham, to introduce cinema-style ratings for websites across the globe might…
Frank Fisher: Freedom of speech on the internet should be protected Out of context, it would be easy to dismiss culture secretary Andy Burnham’s attack on the ‘dangerous’ internet as just another junior minister grabbing…
They must be joking but it is not even April yet! Rating is unworkable and and is an impossible task, the Culture Secretary is almost 10 years behind the “Internet content regulation debate”…. Website age…
IWF rethinks its role: “ Ministry of Justice misleads on extreme porn Anger at aborted attempts by net censor, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to block material hosted on Wikipedia earlier this week may lead…
Age verification, Cross media rating and classification and Social networking: “(Europa) The European Commission launched a public consultation on Age verification, Cross media rating and classification and Online social networking. Download summary report on social…
UK minister looks for delete key on user generated content: “ Burnham lets slip UK.gov real view of the net The UKCCIS is go, with the aim of making the internet safe for kids. But…
Video websites ‘must vet content’: “Online firms including YouTube need to do more to protect children from the ‘dark side’ of the internet, MPs have said.” (Via BBC News.)
May 21st 2008: BBFC Launches Download Classification Scheme in Partnership with the Home Entertainment Industry The BBFC’s widely recognised and trusted classification system is moving to the world of downloadable films, programmes and video games….
May 21st 2008: BBFC Download Classification Scheme to Include the Adult Industry The BBFC’s widely recognised and understood classification system is moving to the world of downloadable films and will include the ‘R18’ category which…