Epic Games store, video streaming services, and e-commerce platform fined in South Africa

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Epic Games store, video streaming services, and e-commerce platform fined in South Africa

The Film and Publications Board has issued fines ranging from R50,000 to R750,000 against 21 distributors that failed to comply with local content distriubution regulations.

 

[OCP]

Who is going to enforce the fines?

What will happen if they don't pay (considering they don't have a license to revoke)

If they start blocking IP's people will just use VPN's

 

[Ninja'd]

Distributors were found to be in contravention of the provisions in the Films and Publications Act, and as a result, fines were imposed,” the FPB said, listing the following distributors:

• Aylo t/a Redtube
• 
  
• Brazzers
• 
  
• Reality Kings

Johnny Sins will have to get more jobs for them to pay that off.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Why is BobShop in that list?

 

[RaptorSA]

Who is going to enforce the fines?

What will happen if they don't pay (considering they don't have a license to revoke)

If they start blocking IP's people will just use VPN's

Our spineless slapgat private sector got them used to people falling over their own feet, apologizing and paying up when told to.

 

[G.A.S]

Does the regulator want people to return to the high seas?

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

I'm thinking it might be cheaper to just pay the fines than actually pay for all the compliances

 

[Smiggles]

Why is BobShop in that list?

Selling Kurt Darren CD's on there https://www.bobshop.co.za/kurt-darren-kurt-darren-cd/p/690494260

 

[Fulcrum29]

Ignoring the penalties, I don't understand why they use this wording,

The FPB said its Enforcement Committee is independent, impartial, and performs its functions without fear, favour, or prejudice, and acts in accordance with the law.

when institutions like the FPB are lobbied.

 

[My_King]

Ek wil nie hulle vokken stiekers he ne

 

[DarkStarMonday]

'Wtf is "Adult Epic " Lilly Philips gaming platform ?

 

[Rickster]

Why is BobShop in that list?

Is a typo, boobshop adult site.

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Lol, those are overseas sites, the ANC thinks they can fine those companies...
F0kken dom ANC..

 

[thestaggy]

'Wtf is "Adult Epic " Lilly Philips gaming platform ?

I'm on the work network, so I'm not Googling that.

 

[PowerFactor]

Are any of these sites aware of South Africa and its stupid FPB? They probably think it's a scammer asking for money.

 

[cavedog]

Does the regulator want people to return to the high seas?

Technically already on the list with Watchlist-Pro...

This whole fines that has already been issued by the FPB sounds like an April fool's joke

 

[PeekNPoke]

FPB is a waste of taxpayer money. Just fire the lot and close it down.

 

[stefan9]

I sure Tim will get to filing his lawsuit against the fpb as soon as he is done with Google and apple.

Presume Gabe and the others registered and paid the bride.