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"How far do changes to the regulation of media reflect broader social changes?" Regulation is about protection and control. In the United Kingdom an independent non-statutory body called the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) are the official regulators for film. Set up and run by the film industry. Some of the regulatory practices include, censorship, which is completely banning making it unavailable. Classification, where an age rating is enforced. Or cuts are made, to reduce the age rating or make it acceptable for some sort of viewing. Social changes have affected film regulation, by desensitisation. Over the past 30 years society have become less sensitive to things such as violence, sex and other forms of media that is considered harmful. I also believe that the BBFC have become more liberal over the years. The British board of film classification, have become more liberal over the past 30 years. I believe that the dominant reason for this is because a

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1)       How effective is film & tv regulation in the Netflix era? In this new era of entertainment, we ca see that mediums such as Netflix have risen. Thus, making it harder for regulators to regulate. Some may ask is Film and TV regulation necessary especially within the Netflix era. Because Netflix is a available worldwide, it is hard for a single country to decide what should happen etc. Therefore, regulating film and tv may not be effective, as this would mean all the countries would have to decide on a regulation system to take place, or they can simply just not allow Netflix to be shown in their country. Although Netflix does use classifications, there is still problems, because it is easy to access regardless of your age. So, I will say that regulation isn’t as effective anymore, especially during this Netflix era where anyone can watch anything they want. I recommend letting people self-regulate more. As it is becoming more of a choice to the individual and t