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Deepfake queen prompts 200-plus complaints to Ofcom Published image captionThe deepfake queens Christmas video More than 200 people have complained to the UKs media watchdog Ofcom about Channel 4s alternative Christmas message, which featured a deepfake of the Queen. The broadcaster said its intention had been to give a "stark warning" about fake news in the digital age. But commentators said the jokes made in the show were "disrespectful" and in "poor taste". The watchdog is now deciding wheth...

UK Media Watchdog Fines Arnab’s Republic Bharat £20,000 for Hate Speech Against Pakistanis According to Ofcom, the September 6, 2019, discussion hosted by Arnab Goswami featured "comments made by the host and some of his guests that amounted to hate speech against Pakistani people, and derogatory and abusive treatment of Pakistani people." Arnab Goswami on Republic TV. Photo: PTI Media22/Dec/2020 New Delhi: British TV regulatory authority Ofcom has imposed a £20,000 fine on Republic ...

New Ofcom duty of care rules to protect TV show participants will apply to news in exceptional circumstances The new rules have been brought in to help safeguard participants in TV shows after the suspected suicide of a man who appeared on the Jeremy Kyle Show in 2019 and the deaths of former participants on ITV’s Love Island. Timeline However, the regulator did provide reassurances that the new requirements would be unlikely to be strictly applied to news programming. Ofcom is adding require...

by Stephen Chapman It comes following a “steady rise” in complaints about the welfare of guests. The safeguards come following consultation with broadcasters, programme-makers, healthcare professionals, and former programme participants and their representatives. “People taking part in TV and radio programmes deserve to be properly looked after,” said Adam Baxter, Ofcom’s Director of Standards and Audience Protection. “Our new protections set a clear standard of care for broadcaster...

Ofcom offers more protection for radio participants People taking part in radio and TV programmes must be properly looked after by broadcasters, under new rules introduced by Ofcom. Ofcom launched a review of protections for participants in programmes in recognition of the growing openness and concern in society about mental health and wellbeing. There has also been a steady rise in complaints about the welfare of people taking part in programmes in recent years. So today, new, str...