Film censor the BBFC recommends list of five movies with transgender themes to ‘start conversations’

Film censor BBFC recommends watch list of five movies with transgender themes in bid to ‘start conversations’ among families about gender issues British Board of Film Classification compiled list of five films about transgender  Films suggested include A Kid Like Jake and Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth Hopes it will offer a ‘springboard’ to the … Read more

British film censor puts a warning on 1980s movie Flash Gordon

Viewers have been warned about an ‘outright offensive’ character in the iconic movie Flash Gordon.  The British Board of Film Classification has added a warning about Ming the Merciless, advising the audience that the character played by the late Swedish actor Max von Sydow is a ‘discriminatory stereotype’.  The 1980 movie was reclassified as a 12A … Read more

Twitter and Facebook censor Trump by slapping warnings on his posts on election eve

Twitter and Facebook censor Trump by slapping warnings on his posts about ‘dangerous’ Supreme Court decision to allow late mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania which he says will cause ‘violence on the streets’ Both Twitter and Facebook flagged Trump’s posts about Pennsylvania mail-in voting on Monday night The President called it ‘dangerous’ that mail-in voting was … Read more

‘The BBC trust me’: Gary Lineker denies being told to censor his social media

Gary Lineker has denied claims BBC‘s director-general Tim Davie ordered him to tone down his Tweets. The former England striker turned Match Of The Day presenter, 59, was the highest paid star on the BBC before he took a £405,000 pay cut, it was revealed this week. But he has denied ever being told to … Read more