NEWSWATCH: 'The Film and Publications Board has selectively released a contentious draft policy for original content distributed online in South Africa', reports Mail & Guardian...
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Mail & Guardian: Spectre of an online content censor looms... According to the Mail & Guardian report, "the Film and Publications Board (FPB) plans to extend its regulatory reach to the digital space and, in a draft policy document, proposes that all online content distributed in South Africa must be classified by March 2016.'It is unlikely, however, that the move will be simply accepted, as it appears, according to the report, that the "agency has drafted this online regulation policy without consulting stakeholders and the breadth of its ambit could invite abuse".
