According to a Harris Poll released last week , 65% of U.S. adults watched a video on YouTube.com within the last year up from 42% in the previous year (50% increase). In the same Harris Poll 43% of U.S. Adults said they watched a TV show or a video on a TV Network site, and 35% on a Network News site. Not surprisingly, the younger the age group, the more lightly they were to watch their … [Read more...]
Australia Take a Crack at Regulating the Web
A new law in Australia take effect January 20, 2008, which imposes age verification on publishes either online or mobile content. Here are the rules Sexually explicit content is prohibited (X18+, and Refused Classification content). R18+ content (non-sexually-explicit, but restricted) must be hidden behind a verification service that checks for ages 18 and up. So-called "Mature … [Read more...]