Watching the censors watch what we watch http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/ Mon, 25 Mar 2019 01:08:59 GMT Sun, 24 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT The Guardian suggests that the start of internet porn censorship will be timed to help heal the government's reputational wounds after the Brexit debacle http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/uk_internet_censors.htm#No_theyre_not_thinking_of_the_children_13926 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/uk_internet_censors.htm#No_theyre_not_thinking_of_the_children_13926 Sun, 24 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT New Zealand's chief censor bans Brenton Tarrant's murderous manifesto http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inap.htm#Objectionable_6364 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inap.htm#Objectionable_6364 Sun, 24 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Latest classification decisions http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/bbfc_latest.htm#Daily_UK_Ratings_from_the_BBFC_3098 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/bbfc_latest.htm#Daily_UK_Ratings_from_the_BBFC_3098 Sun, 24 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT 1976 UK romance by Paul Humfress and Derek Jarman, just released on UK DVD (Shopping) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.htm#Sebastiane_6012 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.htm#Sebastiane_6012 Sun, 24 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Singer banned from performing after demonstrating that Egypt does not respect free speech http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inme.htm#Case_proven_8276 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inme.htm#Case_proven_8276 Sun, 24 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Tens of thousands of people across Europe staged protests on Saturday against the upcoming EU internet censorship in the name of copyright law (Offsite Article) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/eu.htm#No_Brexit_does_not_have_the_copyright_on_mass_protest_13017 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/eu.htm#No_Brexit_does_not_have_the_copyright_on_mass_protest_13017 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Pet Sematary http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/bbfc_latest.htm#Daily_UK_Ratings_from_the_BBFC_1199 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/bbfc_latest.htm#Daily_UK_Ratings_from_the_BBFC_1199 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT 1957 UK Sci-Fi horror by Val Guest set for US Blu-ray release on 14th May 2019 (Shopping) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/bbfc_cuts_hammer_films.htm#Quatermass_2_5563 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/bbfc_cuts_hammer_films.htm#Quatermass_2_5563 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT 1987 US horror by John Carpenter just released on UK 4k Blu-ray (Shopping) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.htm#The_Prince_Of_Darkness_5012 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.htm#The_Prince_Of_Darkness_5012 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Studio wants director of Elton John biopic to delete 40s of nudity for a PG-13 rating http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/us_mpaa.htm#Rocketman_banned_from_Uranus_7036 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/us_mpaa.htm#Rocketman_banned_from_Uranus_7036 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Russia extends repressive state censorship to news deemed to be fake and to insulting politicians, even when justified http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inee.htm#An_Iron_Curtain_for_the_Internet_10807 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inee.htm#An_Iron_Curtain_for_the_Internet_10807 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT ICO and Ofcom survey public opinion on online advertising targeted from snooping on browsing history http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/ow.htm#Advertising_your_private_data_9336 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/ow.htm#Advertising_your_private_data_9336 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Amsterdam to ban guided tours of its red light area http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inp4p.htm#Reputation_management_4498 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inp4p.htm#Reputation_management_4498 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT A report from a Westminster eForum to discuss ideas for internet censorship http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/parl.htm#Next_Steps_for_Online_Regulation_6970 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/parl.htm#Next_Steps_for_Online_Regulation_6970 Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Latest classification decisions http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/bbfc_latest.htm#Daily_UK_Ratings_from_the_BBFC_3098 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/bbfc_latest.htm#Daily_UK_Ratings_from_the_BBFC_3098 Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT 1995 USA crime sport biography by Scott Kalvert, once cut over Dunblane sensitivities, just released on UK Blu-ray (Shopping) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.htm#The_Basketball_Diaries_9783 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.htm#The_Basketball_Diaries_9783 Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT New Zealand's film censor bans video by the New Zealand mosque murderer http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inap.htm#Objectional_censorship_6350 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inap.htm#Objectional_censorship_6350 Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Australian and New Zealand ISPs blocked multiple websites which hosted the video by the New Zealand mosque murderer http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inau.htm#Overreaction_10540 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inau.htm#Overreaction_10540 Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT New law in South Africa will appoint the film censors as the arbiters of internet hate speech http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inafrica.htm#Internet_Censorship_Law_8288 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inafrica.htm#Internet_Censorship_Law_8288 Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Wikipedia protests against the EU's disgraceful new copyright laws favouring US conglomerates over European people http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/eu.htm#Dark_Days_10719 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/eu.htm#Dark_Days_10719 Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Backlash speculates that the UK's upcoming porn censorship will play into the hands of foreign tube site monopolies (Offsite Article) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/uk_internet_censors.htm#Britains_Pornographer_and_Puritan_Coalition_10486 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/uk_internet_censors.htm#Britains_Pornographer_and_Puritan_Coalition_10486 Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Aggressive social justice warrior inevitably falls victim to his own kind. By Barrett Wilson (Offsite Article) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/pc_news.htm#I_Was_the_Mob_Until_the_Mob_Came_for_Me_8457 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/pc_news.htm#I_Was_the_Mob_Until_the_Mob_Came_for_Me_8457 Wed, 20 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Latest classification decisions http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/mpaa_latest.htm#Weekly_US_Ratings_from_the_MPAA_3098 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/mpaa_latest.htm#Weekly_US_Ratings_from_the_MPAA_3098 Wed, 20 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT The Grand Duel http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/bbfc_latest.htm#Daily_UK_Ratings_from_the_BBFC_1271 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/bbfc_latest.htm#Daily_UK_Ratings_from_the_BBFC_1271 Wed, 20 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT 1972 Italy / West Germany / France western by Giancarlo Santi set for UK Blu-ray release on 6th May 2019 with BBFC cuts for a horse fall (Shopping) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.htm#The_Grand_Duel_10573 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.htm#The_Grand_Duel_10573 Wed, 20 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT 1963 USA comedy romance by Billy Wilder, once cut by the BBFC, just released on UK Blu-ray and DVD (Shopping) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.htm#Irma_La_Douce_7823 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.htm#Irma_La_Douce_7823 Wed, 20 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Education secretary pushes payment companies to act as moral policemen http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/gcnews.htm#The_Governments_Pal_6569 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/gcnews.htm#The_Governments_Pal_6569 Wed, 20 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Carlisle City Council moralists reject application for a new gentlemen's club in Carlisle http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/ssnews.htm#UnPC_8148 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/ssnews.htm#UnPC_8148 Wed, 20 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Thai political party proposes the legalisation of sex toys http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/ss_sex_toys.htm#Exciting_policies_5443 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/ss_sex_toys.htm#Exciting_policies_5443 Wed, 20 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT We should be stripping away curbs on speech -- not adding more. By Andrew Tettenborn (Offsite Article) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/uk_internet_censors.htm#Why_an_internet_regulator_is_a_bad_idea_7236 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/uk_internet_censors.htm#Why_an_internet_regulator_is_a_bad_idea_7236 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Cannibals and Carpet Fitters, Curse of the Scarecrow, The Order http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/bbfc_latest.htm#Daily_UK_Ratings_from_the_BBFC_5564 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/bbfc_latest.htm#Daily_UK_Ratings_from_the_BBFC_5564 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT 1993 USA action film by Robert Radler, once cut in the UK and US, just released on US Blu-ray (Shopping) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.htm#Showdown_7349 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.htm#Showdown_7349 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT 1988 Italy action crime horror by Antonio Climati just released on UK Blu-ray (Shopping) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.htm#The_Green_Inferno_AKA_Cannibal_Holocaust_2_6490 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.htm#The_Green_Inferno_AKA_Cannibal_Holocaust_2_6490 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Strip Nude for Your Killer, The Witches http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/shopping_recent_releases.htm#Weekly_US_DVD_and_Blu-ray_Releases_3503 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/shopping_recent_releases.htm#Weekly_US_DVD_and_Blu-ray_Releases_3503 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Someone said 'fuck Jesus' and that was that http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inus.htm#Uncensored_No_Shame_Theatre_event_censored_and_shamed_3658 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inus.htm#Uncensored_No_Shame_Theatre_event_censored_and_shamed_3658 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Georgia's ethics commission director resigned over a supposed lack of ethics http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inus.htm#Those_without_sin_that_cast_the_first_stone_6975 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inus.htm#Those_without_sin_that_cast_the_first_stone_6975 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Amazon removes some books peddling vaccine misinformation. (Offsite Article) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/me_internet.htm#Censorship_or_social_responsibility_5480 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/me_internet.htm#Censorship_or_social_responsibility_5480 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Latest classification decisions http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/bbfc_latest.htm#Daily_UK_Ratings_from_the_BBFC_3098 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/bbfc_latest.htm#Daily_UK_Ratings_from_the_BBFC_3098 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT 2018 China / USA family animation comedy by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier just released on UK Blu-ray and DVD with BBFC cuts for a U rating (Shopping) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.htm#The_Grinch_11627 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.htm#The_Grinch_11627 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Irma La Douce, The Basketball Diaries, Prince of Darkness http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/shopping_recent_releases.htm#Weekly_UK_DVD_and_Blu-ray_Releases_4974 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/shopping_recent_releases.htm#Weekly_UK_DVD_and_Blu-ray_Releases_4974 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Parliamentary group calls for Ofcom to become the UK internet censor http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/uk_internet_censors.htm#Mental_health_issues_6258 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/uk_internet_censors.htm#Mental_health_issues_6258 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Reporters Without Borders condemns Chinese censorship pressure from its embassy in Sweden http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/eu.htm#Censors_Without_Borders_8493 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/eu.htm#Censors_Without_Borders_8493 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Nintendo removes console game Super Real Mahjong PV from its eShop http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inap.htm#Seeing_the_Light_6061 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inap.htm#Seeing_the_Light_6061 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT The Daily Mail highlights the dangers of identity checks for porn viewers and notes that the start date will be announced in April but could well be several months before is fully implemented (Offsite Article) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/uk_internet_censors.htm#Dont_be_a_verified_idiotget_a_VPN_17084 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/uk_internet_censors.htm#Dont_be_a_verified_idiotget_a_VPN_17084 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Months after a series of concert cancellations, the country's underground subcultures have reached an uneasy truce with authorities (Offsite Article) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inee.htm#After_a_crackdown_on_live_music_in_Russia_artists_are_asking_whats_next_12116 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inee.htm#After_a_crackdown_on_live_music_in_Russia_artists_are_asking_whats_next_12116 Sat, 16 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Latest classification decisions http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/bbfc_latest.htm#Daily_UK_Ratings_from_the_BBFC_3098 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/bbfc_latest.htm#Daily_UK_Ratings_from_the_BBFC_3098 Sat, 16 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT 1969 Greece crime film by Dimis Dadiras just released on US Blu-ray with 2 versions (Shopping) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.htm#The_Wild_PussycatThe_Deserter_6784 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/latest.htm#The_Wild_PussycatThe_Deserter_6784 Sat, 16 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Sky New Zealand pulls Sky News Australia over mosque attack videos http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inap.htm#Sky_vs_Sky_6114 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/inap.htm#Sky_vs_Sky_6114 Sat, 16 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Get a VPN. The Guardian outlines some of the dangers of getting age verified for porn (Offsite Article) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/uk_internet_censors.htm#Dont_be_a_verified_idiot_7402 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/uk_internet_censors.htm#Dont_be_a_verified_idiot_7402 Sat, 16 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT Marine Le Pen could be jailed for sharing graphic images of ISIS violence. By Fraser Myers (Offsite Article) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/eu.htm#Is_it_a_crime_to_tell_the_truth_about_ISIS_7886 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/eu.htm#Is_it_a_crime_to_tell_the_truth_about_ISIS_7886 Sat, 16 Mar 2019 00:00:01 GMT An in your face debate was sparked online this week in the adult-entertainment community. (Offsite Article) http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/ssvod.htm#Is_It_Time_for_Porn_to_Retire_the_Money_Shot_7964 http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/ssvod.htm#Is_It_Time_for_Porn_to_Retire_the_Money_Shot_7964