Until now, only licensed TV channels had to comply with Ofcom's broadcasting code and accessibility requirements - and some popular streaming services in the UK were not regulated at all.

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.

      • UncleArthur@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        1 month ago

        Because the rules should apply to everyone, obviously.

        Edit: and because GB News has been breaking them for ages now.

        • FishFace@piefed.socialEnglish
          11·
          1 month ago

          Seems then like there’s no real reason to block applying the rules to streamers while trying to prosecute GB news.

          What I didn’t realise when writing my first comment was that GB News has already been fined for breaching Ofcom rules.