The FPB is gunning for Netflix in South Africa
The FPB has said that the new Films and Publications Amendment Bill will let it take action against distributors who do not comply with its regulations.
View ArticleWe are not blocking YouTube Premium videos in South Africa – FPB
The Film and Publication Board of South Africa has told MyBroadband that it is not delaying the release of Google's original content on YouTube Premium in South Africa.
View ArticleNetflix must now follow FPB ratings rules
The Film and Publication Board (FPB) has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Netflix.
View ArticleNetflix and Prime Video on DStv – The video streaming endgame
If you can't beat them, join them.
View ArticleSerious concern over South Africa’s Internet censorship bill
Hopes were dashed that new regulations would clarify and untangle the mess of the Films and Publications Amendment Bill, also referred to as the Internet Censorship Bill.
View ArticleFPB website blocked by Firefox
The security certificate for the website of the Film and Publications Board is flagged as revoked, causing Firefox to block access to the website.
View ArticleConcerns over super-regulator for media and telecoms in South Africa
The Internet service provider association of South Africa (ISPA) has raised concerns over the proposed merger of ZADNA, the FPB, and ICASA into a "super-regulator".
View ArticleSouth African game developers won’t publish in their own country — here’s why
Interactive Entertainment South Africa recently met with the Competition Commission to discuss the state of South Africa's video game industry and the challenges it currently faces.
View ArticleRadical rule changes for putting videos on social media in South Africa...
The FPB has proposed that the distributors of a film, game, publication or online content explicitly include persons that stream content through the Internet, social media or other electronic media.
View ArticleRamaphosa puts Internet censorship law into operation
President Cyril Ramaphosa and communications minister Khumbudzo Nthsavheni have enacted the controversial Film and Publications Amendment Act, previously nicknamed the "Internet Censorship Bill."
View ArticleSouth Africa implements Internet censorship law — Think of the Children!
Government officials have highlighted the capabilities of the new Film and Publications Amendment Act to deal with sexual abuse material, while glossing over the sweeping powers it grants to the Film...
View ArticleFPB goes after online streaming service over graphic sex scene
The FPB is flexing its new censorship muscles after President Cyril Ramaphosa put the Film and Publication Amendment Bill into operation two weeks ago — and MultiChoice's Showmax streaming service is...
View ArticleTop government executive salaries — Roads agency CEO takes home R9.4 million
MyBroadband analysed the annual reports from several state-owned entities to determine how much their top executives earn.
View ArticleSouth Africa’s rules for social media video age restrictions — children...
The Film and Publications Board has updated its content classification guidelines, pushing through sweeping changes to South Africa’s age restriction regime.
View ArticleSouth Africa’s Internet censorship rules for all online content — including...
Regulations also mandate that all Internet service providers must register with the Film and Publications Board.
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