paidContent UK: Government considers plans to remove ugc sites

August 1st, 2008Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick

The House of Commons media and culture select committe has proposed the creation of a Council For Child Internet Safety to monitor user-generated content sites for offensive material. The self-regulation by users of sites such as YouTube is not sufficient according to the committee. Full story...

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