Who are the BBFC?
The BBFC is an organisation funded by the film industry and they are responsible for the film classification in the UK. The BBFC also have the power to censor and even ban films in the UK within reason. Although this may be a pain to people who want to see a film, but are underage, it does indeed protect the general public. It protects the public as it will prevent children from watching harmful inappropriate content. With this system in place, parents can always be satisfied about what sort of content their child is watching due to the film rating. In order to rate content, the BBFC have to watch it first, and then review it coming up to a final conclusion on what the film should be rated as. For example, if a film was rated U, it'd mean there was absolutely nothing inappropriate or offensive in the feature, and it is safe for everyone to watch. If a film got an 18 rating, then it would probably contain violence, drug use and sexual related content in the feature, basically content that is inappropriate for children.
However, these ratings can also be argued too. An example very recently in the news was about the film Paddington. The BBFC gave the film a final rating of PG due to 'mild language' yet quite a lot of people disagree and believe it should be rated a U.
In my opinion the BBFC are a very important organisation as they protect everyone from unsuitable content. Without their organisation, film ratings wouldn't exist in the UK so the film industry would be a mess. It would exist with lots of inappropriate and offensive content with no restrictions on anything, meaning even children could gain access to highly inappropriate and highly offensive content easily. So the BBFC play a huge role in the act of protecting the public when it comes to film.
In my opinion the BBFC are a very important organisation as they protect everyone from unsuitable content. Without their organisation, film ratings wouldn't exist in the UK so the film industry would be a mess. It would exist with lots of inappropriate and offensive content with no restrictions on anything, meaning even children could gain access to highly inappropriate and highly offensive content easily. So the BBFC play a huge role in the act of protecting the public when it comes to film.
Who are Ofcom?
Ofcom is the communications regulator in the UK which protect the UK public when it comes to communication services. These are the people you speak to if you want to make a complaint about a TV show. So for example, if you were offended by a TV news broadcast, you'd get in contact with Ofcom if you wanted to complain about it. To make sure broadcasters do not offend people who could complain, they implement a broadcasting code that all broadcasters must follow for legal reasons (http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/broadcast-codes/broadcast-code/). Breaking the code is illegal so if a broadcaster breaks this code they could be sued.
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