Netflix has said it may have to to pre-emptively remove movies and TV shows from its UK library to avoid breaching new internet censorship laws being introduced by the British government. UK ministers are pushing for the internet censor, Ofcom, to be
able to censor streaming services in a similar way to which it already does for traditional broadcasters. The Media Bill states that major streamers must consider impartiality in the context of contemporary events, pointing specifically to current
public policy and matters of political or industrial controversy. In a submission to UK Parliament's Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Netflix addressed the plans to introduce due impartiality rules, calling the draft legislation nebulous and
potentially onerous for services to enforce. There were still a number of areas where it would welcome greater clarity. Netflix said staying on the right side of the proposed rule would require it to keep its giant catalogue of content under
continual review, ensuring that it is removing titles on a regular basis regardless of when a show or film premiered. The range and variety of Netflix's content, generally considered a strength of our offering in terms of maximising choice for British
viewers, could equally become a potential source of risk from a compliance perspective if it fell within Ofcom's remit, it said. Without considerably greater clarity around the scope and application of these provisions, it would inevitably be
easier to remove content pre-emptively from our UK catalogue than risk an onerous compliance burden and potential liability. | 
