Advertising a lack of respect for privacy ASA disgracefully demands that advertisers snoop on people's browsing habits (with
dubiously obtained, if any, consent) so as to avoid serving some adverts to children
Ofcom
Ofcom's new Chief Internet Censor And one can guess on her political allegiance as she is currently a boss of NewsGuard, who famously
labelled the Daily Mail website as 'failing to maintain basic standards of accuracy and accountability'
Siege 1983 Canada crime thriller by Paul Donovan, Maura O'Connell, once cut by the BBFC, just released on US Blu-ray and DVD
UK Internet
Age Appropriate Censorship Facebook and Instagram announces far reaching changes ready for the start of the UK's Age Appropriate
Design code
West Europe
Taking offence at German censorship Google has announced legal action against the
German government for demanding that social media companies hand over person details of users accused of hate speech
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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.
The Boys Next Door 1985 USA crime thriller by Penelope Spheeris set for UK Blu-ray release on 6th September 2021, now presumably uncut and downrated to
15.
Cuts
and Bans
Suburbia 1983 USA thriller by Penelope Spheeris set for UK Blu-ray release on 6th September 2021, cut for animal
cruelty and with a newly uprated 18 rating
Advertising a lack of respect for privacy ASA disgracefully demands that advertisers snoop on people's browsing habits (with
dubiously obtained, if any, consent) so as to avoid serving some adverts to children
Ofcom
Ofcom's new Chief Internet Censor And one can guess on her political allegiance as she is currently a boss of NewsGuard, who famously
labelled the Daily Mail website as 'failing to maintain basic standards of accuracy and accountability'
UK Internet
Age Appropriate Censorship Facebook and Instagram announces far reaching changes ready for the start of the UK's Age Appropriate
Design code
West Europe
Taking offence at German censorship Google has announced legal action against the
German government for demanding that social media companies hand over person details of users accused of hate speech
UK News 27th Jul
Eavesdropping Edinburgh Festival Fringe production walks its audience through Edinburgh's lap dancing quarter
Classic Nudes Paris art galleries get wound up by Pornhub's guide to their nude art
World
17th Jul
Updated - Only Non-Fans at the BBC: Morning after regret OnlyFans adult creators are suffering from
viewers who change their minds and demand their money back
Wired Shut 2021 Canada horror thriller by Alexander Sharp set for UK DVD release on
6th September 2021
Coming Soon 27th Jul
A New World Order 2019 Germany action Sci-Fi film by Daniel Raboldt set for UK DVD release on 23rd August 2021
Cuts and Bans 25th Jul
The Boys Next Door 1985 USA crime thriller by Penelope Spheeris set for UK Blu-ray release on 6th September 2021, now presumably uncut and downrated to
15.
Cuts
and Bans
Suburbia 1983 USA thriller by Penelope Spheeris set for UK Blu-ray release on 6th September 2021, cut for animal
cruelty and with a newly uprated 18 rating
