How effective is Film and TV regulation in the Netflix era?

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Online streaming services, such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime, are not legally covered by BBFC ratings. The BBFC only covers British media allowing them to control what can be seen and distributed. They give classifications and ratings to films so they are properly distributing to the correct demographic. Real-time TV-shows and movies, for example; House of Cards and The Foreigner, are digitally streamed online to be viewed all over the world. Although Netflix can submit its products to the BBFC for classification. In the case or House of Cards, Netflix gave all the episodes a 15 rating, except one, which featured a graphic suicide and got an 18. Currently, if Netflix’s original content produced something distasteful or explicit and the BBFC doesn’t not award it a classification, Netflix could still distribute it. The BBFC has no jurisdiction on content distributed on the Internet, therefore, content can be view by all ages. This lack of classification on online content may bother some people, as there is no categorisation or organisation, for parents or guardians to determine what their children should watch. It can be said that Film and TV regulations are becoming obsolete in a world where most media are streamed or downloaded. Maybe it is time for a regulatory body covering online content.

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