In The Line Of Fire 1993 USA action crime mystery by Wolfgang Petersen just released on UK 4K Blu-ray
Liberty
Prison Island Holidays Thailand is proposing covid quarantine where tourists have the freedom to roam
about a holiday island... but must wear a prison GPS bracelet to alert police should they try to escape
West Europe
Promoting repression Hungary's parliament passes law banning gay content that may be accessed by under 18s
US News
Jailed without consent Porn producer jailed for failing to obtain proper consent from performers for the wide
distribution of the videos
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The Digital Economy Act 2017 threatened to introduce strict age verification for internet porn access coupled with ISP blocking for websites that don't comply.
However the legislation was fundamentally flawed by its voluntary approach to privacy and security. After a series of delays, the age verification section of the bill was put out of its misery in October 2019.
The censorship of internet porn will now
be carried over into the Online Harms Bill which has wider ambitions on the censorship of the whole internet. This bill will be discussed during 2020. An interesting foible is that if the censorship rules are a bit tough for US internet giants then these
may become a negotiating point in the upcoming trade talks with the US.
Prior to the Online Harms Bill will be consideration of the extension of EU VoD censorship under an updated AVMS directive. Ofcom had previously mirrored censorship
arrangements as proposed for the Digital Economy Act but now may need to reconsider as age verification services will not be so readily available. Also there is the issue that any onerous censorship/age verification requirements would only apply to
websites run from Britain so onerous rules may prove very unfair.
Meanwhile the Information Commissioner's Office has published wide ranging age verification requirements for most websites in the name of data protection for children, Eg Amazon
shoppers may have to prove being 16+ before being allowed to hand over personal details to online checkouts. Since the draft, ICO downgraded 'age verification' to 'age assurance' suggesting that less rigorous age checking may be sufficient. ICO have
probably created a difficulty for companies to earn a living, as the no data slurping requirement for kids may prove attractive to adults too. Users may prove a little reluctant to 'assure' their age.
Cuts and Bans 15th Jun
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children 2005 Japan children's action animation by tetsuya nomura released on UK 4K Blu-ray in its Complete
Version
Movies 13th Jun
You can't film that! Generating hype for a US film about the Christchurch mosque killings
South Asia 11th Jun
Absurd and ridiculous Bangladeshi film directors want to set themselves up as an additional body of censors
Prison Island Holidays Thailand is proposing covid quarantine where tourists have the freedom to roam
about a holiday island... but must wear a prison GPS bracelet to alert police should they try to escape
Chinese apps Joe Biden issues decree to review the security and privacy issues of foreign based apps
Movies
Offsite Article:
Oops! In the 1970s US Lutherans decided to commission a movie about mistreating the
elderly. They chose a promising young filmmaker George A Romero to direct. They then banned the resulting film for 50 years
West Europe 15th
Jun
Promoting repression Hungary's parliament passes law banning gay content that may be accessed by under 18s
US News
Jailed without consent Porn producer jailed for failing to obtain proper consent from performers for the wide
distribution of the videos
Ofcom 12th Jun
Popular porn Ofcom surveys the most popular porn sites
Double standards Strippers comment on the sexist Bristol City Council which celebrates gay sexual entertainment whilst condemning straight sexual
entertainment
