Press Complaints Commission (PCC)
This is a voluntary organisation for newspapers and magazines to join. Not all newspapers and magazines sign up to the commission. The commission do not cover advertisements, books, blogs or content on the web. People who submit a complaint to the commission have to be connected to the story in some way, in order for the commission to investigate.
Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)
The ASA is an authority which makes sure that all advertisements which are to be broadcasted on air, are legal, decent, honest and truthful. The the authority deals with both Broadcasted and Non-Broadcast activity.
British Board Of Filming Classification (BBFC)
The BBFC is an independent, non-governmental board which classifies films, videos and DVDs. The BBFC class films into certificates such as '15' and '18', this disallows anyone lower than the age on the certificate to watch the film. Film and television companies such as the BBC often produce period dramas which are then put onto DVDs and purchased by other countries. With consideration to the content of the drama, they will then attach a certificate before allowing the DVDs to be sold abroad.
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