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

The Film and TV regulation is partially ineffective in the regulation towards the Netflix era. This is due to the fact that Netflix are independent regulators. So they are able to do what they want. In some cases, Netflix will take the Film and TV regulation into consideration, however they do not have to act on these cases due to the fact that they regulate their own Content. "We're not about censorship and haven't been for a long time," said Mr Dawson. "We're about giving people the information they need." This conveys the fact that the Film and TV regulation are ineffective, as Netflix want to please the audience, so they don’t use censorship and they haven’t used it for a long time. Netflix debuted Hemlock, which has been created by Eli Roth, who is the director of Human Centipede 2, which is currently banned in the United Kingdom, due to the fact that it has been refused classification, as it consists of inappropriate and its sexually graphic content. However, 250,000 films have been classified for online consumption, and Netflix ae using the films ratings. The Film and TV regulation to have some effect on the Netflix era, but they are mainly ineffective.

Should society or the individual or an educated elite decide what is an appropriate level of sex and violence to expose children to?



An Educated Elite should make the decision of what an appropriate level of sex and violence Children are exposed to. This is due to the fact that they have experience and they are qualified to do so. If the individual is a child, then they would be unable to self regulate their selves, this is due to their lack of knowledge and understanding the difference between right and wrong. Professor George Gerbner, developed the cultivation theory, which means peoples view on reality has been Blurred.

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