WIKIBritish Board of Film Classification
British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is the principle "censor" for UK media including films and, to some extent, video games.
Porn censorship and Age Verification
The Digital Economy Act 2017 legislates that an Age Verification Regulator is created to oversee the use of Age verification tools by UK adults to access pornography.
They are also granted enforcement powers including administrative blocking powers to force UK ISPs to hinder access to non-compliant sites based overseas.
The BBFC was given this role in 2016[1], but it was revoked[2] in October 2019 when the government suspended plans to enact the age verification parts of the legislation.
Mobile Content
In July 2013 the BBFC took over from the Independent Mobile Classification Board in providing the framework for mobile operators to apply filter classification.[3]
| Period | Sites assessed | Restrictions upheld |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2013 - Feb 2014 | 15 | 2 |
| Mar 2014 - May 2014 | 12 | 3 |
| Jun 2014 - Aug 2014 | 5 | 1 |
| Sep 2014 - Nov/Dec 2014 | 10 | 5 |
| Dec 2014 - May 2015 | 12 | 3 |
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References
- ↑ New blocking powers to protect children online, GOV.UK, 2016-11-20
- ↑ Deposited paper DEP2019-1013, Parliament.uk, 2019-10-31
- ↑ BBFC replaces the Independent Mobile Classification Board (IMCB) as the regulation framework provider for mobile internet content, BBFC, 2013-07-01