I notice that often in the middle of afternoons they screen films full of
the F word and apparently sexual content. I was under the impression that
Offcom had some say on this sort of thing? It does not bother me, but it
seems a bit odd.
Brian

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On 05/12/2022 17:01, Brian Gaff wrote:
> I notice that often in the middle of afternoons they screen films full of
> the F word and apparently sexual content. I was under the impression that
> Offcom had some say on this sort of thing? It does not bother me, but it
> seems a bit odd.
> Brian
>

channels delivered via the internet are not held to ofcom standards.
they often even give an onscreen disclaimer saying as much when you
click on them.

The world has changed since our youth. These days the F word is treated
as normal language and much of the time has no link to sexual content.

On 05/12/2022 17:01, Brian Gaff wrote:
> I notice that often in the middle of afternoons they screen films full of
> the F word and apparently sexual content. I was under the impression that
> Offcom had some say on this sort of thing? It does not bother me, but it
> seems a bit odd.
> Brian
>

Well if they do, my Samsung voice does not read that.
This would also explain why not one of the channels has Audio Description
as well.
So who is responsible, as it makes a bit of a mockery of these parental
controls or stuff like that.
Sometimes there are good films, but with no AD they are difficult to follow
in audio.
Brian

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"the dog from that film you saw" <dsb@REMOVETHISbtinternet.com> wrote in
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> On 05/12/2022 17:01, Brian Gaff wrote:
>> I notice that often in the middle of afternoons they screen films full of
>> the F word and apparently sexual content. I was under the impression
>> that
>> Offcom had some say on this sort of thing? It does not bother me, but
>> it
>> seems a bit odd.
>> Brian
>>
>
>
> channels delivered via the internet are not held to ofcom standards.
> they often even give an onscreen disclaimer saying as much when you click
> on them.

I think there is a watershed though. IE it seems to be around 9PM in the UK.
Back in the days of analogue TV though, when I could see, it was nothing
out of the ordinary to see naked women on some Italian channels even in
advertisements. I guess they had perhaps a more healthy attitude to us
repressed British!

Brian

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"MikeS" <MikeS@fred.com> wrote in message
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> The world has changed since our youth. These days the F word is treated as
> normal language and much of the time has no link to sexual content.
>
> On 05/12/2022 17:01, Brian Gaff wrote:
>> I notice that often in the middle of afternoons they screen films full of
>> the F word and apparently sexual content. I was under the impression
>> that
>> Offcom had some say on this sort of thing? It does not bother me, but
>> it
>> seems a bit odd.
>> Brian
>>
>

On 06/12/2022 09:01, Brian Gaff wrote:
> I think there is a watershed though. IE it seems to be around 9PM in the UK.
> Back in the days of analogue TV though, when I could see, it was nothing
> out of the ordinary to see naked women on some Italian channels even in
> advertisements. I guess they had perhaps a more healthy attitude to us
> repressed British!
>

Bring back Mary Whitehouse !

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On Mon, 5 Dec 2022 17:33:03 +0000, the dog from that film you saw
<dsb@REMOVETHISbtinternet.com> wrote:

>On 05/12/2022 17:01, Brian Gaff wrote:
>> I notice that often in the middle of afternoons they screen films full of
>> the F word and apparently sexual content. I was under the impression that
>> Offcom had some say on this sort of thing? It does not bother me, but it
>> seems a bit odd.
>> Brian
>>
>channels delivered via the internet are not held to ofcom standards.
>they often even give an onscreen disclaimer saying as much when you
>click on them.

The philosophy behind this appears to be based on an assumption that
youngsters are less likely to be watching online, despite the reality
that youngsters are often the only ones who know how to. It's similar
to the thinking that gave rise to the so-called "watershed" based on
an asumption that all youngsters are in bed by 9pm. The ostensible
purpose of all this nonsense is to protect the little darlings from
hearing words that most of them almost certainly already know. Or
maybe it's just to enable the polititians to avoid blame by signaling
that they're doing something about a problem that isn't really a
problem, even though they're not really achieving anything at all.

Rod.

On 06/12/2022 09:01, Brian Gaff wrote:

> I think there is a watershed though. IE it seems to be around 9PM in the UK.

So when does the watershed end? What about 5 in the morning?

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Dunno, but these channels were transmitting adult and f word stuff at 3pm
on a Sunday afternoon.

Brian

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> On 06/12/2022 09:01, Brian Gaff wrote:
>
>> I think there is a watershed though. IE it seems to be around 9PM in the
>> UK.
>
> So when does the watershed end? What about 5 in the morning?
>
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On 05/12/2022 17:01, Brian Gaff wrote:
> I notice that often in the middle of afternoons they screen films full of
> the F word and apparently sexual content. I was under the impression that
> Offcom had some say on this sort of thing? It does not bother me, but it
> seems a bit odd.
> Brian
>
You ought to tell us which channels so we can discuss how offended we
were when we checked them :-D

On Mon, 5 Dec 2022 21:47:59 +0000
MikeS <MikeS@fred.com> wrote:

> The world has changed since our youth. These days the F word is treated
> as normal language and much of the time has no link to sexual content.
>
> On 05/12/2022 17:01, Brian Gaff wrote:
> > I notice that often in the middle of afternoons they screen films full of
> > the F word and apparently sexual content. I was under the impression that
> > Offcom had some say on this sort of thing? It does not bother me, but it
> > seems a bit odd.
> > Brian
> >
>

I haven't heard the word "federation" since 2016.
Even if it was I wouldn't be offended.
We're out!

alan

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