Government confirms broadcast‑style regulation for Netflix, Disney+ and more

Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨okwithmydecay@leminal.space⁩ to ⁨unitedkingdom@feddit.uk⁩

https://news.sky.com/story/streaming-services-like-netflix-to-be-subject-to-same-regulation-as-broadcasters-in-uk-13511559

The UK’s biggest video-on-demand services will have to follow the same rules on content and accessibility as traditional broadcasters, under new legislation being implemented.

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UncleArthur@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Let’s see the Government apply those existing rules to GB News first, eh?

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- FishFace@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Why? Streamers are way bigger than GB News in terms of viewership.
  
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  - UncleArthur@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Because the rules should apply to everyone, obviously.
    
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Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
What about apply advertising regulations to youtube? That could be spicy.

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- IanTwenty@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  https://www.asa.org.uk/about-asa-and-cap/the-work-we-do/what-we-cover.html
  
  They do already don’t they? There are some caveats but broadly speaking it seems you can complain to them.
  
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  - Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Do they cover sponsorships built into videos that I am pretty sure often don’t meet UK advertising guidelines? Tbh I use sponsorblock so its years since I even saw one but I know VPNs at least used to push huge amounts of blatant false advertisement.
    
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