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Written question asked by Nick Fletcher (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 March 2024. It was answered by Julia Lopez (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 March 2024 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.


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Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to ensure that Ofcom's review of video-on-demand services' (a) age ratings and (b) other audience protection measures, as required by section 32 of the draft Media Bill, is sufficiently thorough.

Answer

The Media Bill will give Ofcom an enhanced ongoing duty to assess all video-on-demand providers’ audience protection measures – such as age ratings, content warning, and parental controls – to ensure that the systems put in place are effective and fit for purpose, as they have done with broadcast television.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
17208
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Streaming
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk