Australia: New rules for restricting access to age restricted content

New rules for restricting access to age restricted content (commercial MA15+ content and R18+ content) either hosted in Australia or provided from Australia will commence from 20 January 2008.
The new rules made by ACMA on 20 December 2007 are specified in the Restricted Access System Declaration 2007 (PDF 38 kb, Word 127 kb), and […]

Ofcom takes over PhonepayPlus

Broadcasting - News - Ofcom to direct PhonepayPlus - Digital Spy
Ofcom is to take a more active role in regulating the premium rate telephony services industry.
Effective immediately, existing regulator PhonepayPlus - previously known as ICSTIS - will “act as the agency which carries out the day-to-day regulation of the PRS market on Ofcom’s behalf”.
All appointments […]