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A guest (Jeremy Irons) on a morning programme on BBC Radio 2, in telling an anecdote, used the word “fuck”. The presenter immediately said, “You can’t say that”, apologised to listeners, and asked Irons to apologise too - which he did. The presenter then reminded other guests not to use offensive language. Ofcom received one complaint about the use of the word at that time of day. Ofcom decided to mount an investigation on the basis of issues raised under Section 2.3 of the Broadcasting Code: “In applying generally accepted standards broadcasters must ensure that material which may cause offence...

The Catalan audiovisual regulatory authority, the Consell de l'Audiovisual de Catalunya (Catalonian Audiovisual Council, CAC) has launched a project entitled “Protecció dels menors a Internet” (Protection of Minors on the Internet). The project aims to provide users, especially children and teenagers, with a set of tools and resources to ensure greater protection from harmful content online. The aim of this Internet awareness campaign is to educate and provide families, teachers and children with tools and resources, which supplement the work that CAC already carries out to monitor and analyse...

On 11 May 2016 the President of the Republic of Belarus signed into law the Statute earlier adopted by the national Parliament that aims to protect children from harmful information. Most of its provisions come into force on 1 July 2017. The Statute significantly amends the 1993 Statute О правах ребёнка (On the Rights of the Child) (see IRIS Plus 2006-3) through the addition of Chapter (4-bis), “Protection of Minors against information harmful to the health and development”. The Statute prohibits the dissemination among minors (persons of below 18 years of age) of 12 categories of information....

On 25 May 2016 the European Commission published a proposal to amend the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). As the Commission noted in its press release, the aim of the proposal is: “to achieve a better balance of the rules which today apply to traditional broadcasters, video-on-demand providers and video-sharing platforms, especially when it comes to protecting children. The revised AVMSD also strengthens the promotion of European cultural diversity, ensures the independence of audiovisual regulators and gives more flexibility to broadcasters over advertising”. The main changes pertain...

By a decree of 27 February 2016 the Government of Russia adopted “Rules on issuance, denial of issuance and reclaiming of an exhibition permit for a film”. The new rules supersede the current ones, which were issued in 1993. The permit is obligatory for film exhibition in a cinema, for rental of films in hard copy, or for both exhibition and rental. The Ministry of Culture is the governmental office in charge of the process. Within ten working days of submission it reviews applications together with copies of a set of documents related to the applicant and the film itself (including starting date...