The Film and Publications Board has published three new guidelines on sharing content online in South Africa.
The Film and Publications Board has published three new documents that serve as industry codes and guidelines on how to handle “harmful content” on various online platforms and peer-to-peer networks in South Africa.The first document serves as an industry code for the prevention of online harm, which is applicable to all roleplayers in the online space.
“Due to the proliferation of child sexual abuse material cases that the FPB is dealing with on a daily basis, and the amount of harmful content distributed online, as the content regulatory authority of South Africa, the FPB is obligated to enhance the way it regulates such prohibited and or harmful content distributed online,” it said.
This includes all role players, such as commercial online distributors, social media platforms and service providers.Where they become aware of such content, they must immediately suspend access to the content.Consumer support must be made easily available through any means of communication Specifically, the sharing of private sexual content without consent is strictly prohibited in South Africa, the FPB said, as is the sharing of copyrighted content you do not hold permission to.
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