UK: New criminal offences for journalists due to Digital Economy Bill 2016-17
by Tobias RaabOn 5 July 2016, then culture secretary John Whittingdale, who was replaced as culture secretary by Karen Bradley on 14 July 2016, introduced the Digital Economy Bill 2016-17 to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Bill includes numerous provisions. In terms OFCOM, it allows the communications sector's regulator, to penalize financially communications providers for failing to comply with license commitments and gives OFCOM oversight over the BBC. In terms of online pornography, it aims at creating an age-verification regulator to publish guidelines about how pornographic websites should ensure their users are aged 18 or older. The…
