Netflix won’t have to remove films and TV shows from its platform to stay on the right side of new UK streaming laws, according to the chair of Ofcom.
The UK media regulator is set to be handed new powers under the Media Bill to police content on streaming services and hold them to standards on impartiality and accuracy.
Speaking at a Voice of the Listener & Viewer conference in London on Wednesday, Ofcom chair Michael Grade said the likes of Netflix and Disney+ should have “no fears” about what’s coming.
He argued that the streamers were attempting to “frighten the life out of everybody” by claiming that they will need to purge content from their platforms to avoid falling foul of the new laws.
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