Online services and PC games to be considered in Censorship Act review
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Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Censorship Act of 1986 is currently under review by the responsible agency, the Censorship Office, in partnership with the Constitutional Law Reform Commission (CLRC), to consider online services and computer or PC games among others, the Sunday Chronicle reports.
A stakeholders meeting was conducted last week to formalize a working committee, and Chief Censor, Steven Mala, said it has taken a long time to review the Act.
He said the act was primarily about the classification of films and publications, however, with the advent of the internet and electronic games, new ideas and provisions need to be included to cover these areas.
This was reiterated by Deputy Chief Censor, Jim Abani, who said the act is no longer applicable due to modernization, technological development and globalization.
Meanwhile CLRC Secretary, Dr Eric Kwa, said he was happy with the idea of a new Act and the commission is very supportive of the idea. They have also allocated K50, 000 to the Censorship Office for this particular activity.
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