Maybe there's
an explanation? If Ofcom deem the 'in-breach' broadcast material to be R18 eqivalent then, by virtue of the live TV stream on the website, Ofcom can also claim this to be a source of child exposure (if it wasn't after midnight then maybe but...).
However, Ofcom also have research that shows 11-17 year olds claim to know their parents' creditcard numbers (so they can buy PPV porn of course). Ofcom probably believe a creditcard subscription isn't a guranteeed means to prevent under age access. That's stretching the bounds a bit. I mean I usually check my creditcard bill - make sure there's no signs of ID theft and cyberthieves nicking yer credit - "Err, what's that?"
It still smells like week old kippers to me.
Its certainly odd that BangBabes just admitted the allegation. I dont rememer seeing anything worthwhile on the odd occasions I've looked in. Perhaps BangBabes are intimidated by Ofcoms bullyboy tactics. They are on record as saying accepting fault is a mitigating factor. Also coming down harder to channels that deny breaking rules. Seems they would prefer a repentant sinner to a channel that genuinely thought it was following the rules. H-H
ReplyDeleteThis related to the "old" bangbabes.tv website, not the "tease me tv" website, (that bangbabes.tv now recently redirects to)
ReplyDeleteThe old bangbabes.tv site was run by a third party, who paid Bang Media a monthly share from revenue gained via the site. This agreement had been in place since '05 (when Bang Media had no web operations).
The site did feature hardcore R18 strength flash videos to advertise PRS numbers.