Post by cjm on Oct 9, 2019 6:51:59 GMT
The Film and Publication Board (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.
While it stops short of naming Netflix directly, the international streaming company has been a vocal opponent of the FPB’s attempts to charge content distributors who operate online an annual “licence fee”.
The FPB issued a statement on Friday welcoming President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signing of the Films and Publications Amendment Bill.
Also known as the “Internet censorship bill”, the president signed the controversial bill into law on 2 October along with three other bills.