classification
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Every Game Getting Banned In Australia (And Why It Doesn’t Matter)
In the last three months, the Australian Classification Board has “refused classification” for at least four video games – effectively banning them in Australia. The latest is zombie-survival shooter DayZ. Despite being previously available on digital storefronts with an MA15+ rating, it was banned when its developers tried to get a retail version of the…
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Ask LH: Has Foxtel Been Censoring ‘Game Of Thrones’ For Classification Purposes?
Dear Lifehacker, I know Foxtel doesn’t always show fully-uncut films on its movie channels. I’m wondering whether it also trims “inappropriate” content from TV shows? The reason I ask is because Game of Thrones is classified R18+ on DVD but only MA15+ on Foxtel’s Showcase channel. What’s going on? Is Foxtel editing the episodes to…
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The ABC Has Changed Its Classification Rules: Does That Really Matter?
In line with its status as a multi-channel broadcaster, the ABC has changed the times at which it’ll broadcast certain types of programs on its channels. But do age-related timings have much of a future anyway?
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Internet Filter Delayed Until At Least 2013
We’ve known since mid-year that the ludicrous Internet filter concept was on the backburner pending a classification review. Based on current plans, that means there’ll probably be no chance to introduce it before 2013.