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What a colossal waste of time. At this point, just unplug the undersea cables, and turn the UK into a big intranet. It's clearly what Ofcom wants.
by encom 1y ago
What a colossal waste of time. At this point, just unplug the undersea cables, and turn the UK into a big intranet. It's clearly what Ofcom wants.
- ceayo 1y agoMaybe they can take some inspiration from North-Korea, I heard their intranet is great!
- toyg 1y agoOfcom does what the government tells it to do. And the government does what people tell them to do. You underestimate the popular support for censorship laws in the UK - the country still had a legally-empowered "Board of Film Censors" in 2010...
- deejaaymac 1y agoMy government doesn't seem to be listening to me, did you have yours professionally trained or something?
- doublerabbit 1y ago> did you have yours professionally trained or something? It's rather simple really; the secret is money. Only then can you tame a politician.
- EarlKing 1y agoOne no more tames a politician than one tames a dog. When you stop feeding either their slab of meat, you become their next meal.
- subscribed 1y agoYou just need to donate to the ruling party or pay for the lunch and then you're good. https://www.vice.com/en/article/fujitsu-uk-sues-department-health-simon-blagden-tory-donor/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/fujitsu-uk-sues-department-h...
- toyg 1y agoThe fact that it's not listening to you does not mean it's not listening to anyone. Our MPs are listening to the faith-based organizations bankrolled by American interests. They are listening to the Catholic Church, the Church of England, and their equivalents in the other faiths (they all condemn "vice"). They are listening to anti-porn organizations. They are listening to "think of the children" groups. They are listening to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch. They are listening to Mumsnet. They are listening to censorship-enabling companies. They are listening to anyone with money and an interest in defining power structures to further entrench themselves. They are listening, just not to the apathetic, individualistic know-it-alls who don't engage in politics and then complain that it's all shit.
- like_any_other 1y ago> And the government does what people tell them to do. HAHAHAHAHAHA
- joe463369 1y agoThe BBFC still exists today and serves pretty much the same purpose as the MPA in the land of the free. Is there any practical difference between the two?
- jsmith45 1y agoBBFC's rulings have legal impact, and they can refuse classification making the film illegal show or sell in the UK. over in the US, getting an MPAA rating is completely voluntary. MPAA rules do not allow it to refuse to rate a motion picture, and even if they did, the consequences would be the same as choosing not to get a rating. If you don't get a rating in the US, some theatres and retailers may decline to show/sell your film, but you can always do direct sales, and/or set up private showings.