Section B - Contemporary media Regulation

Question 1

How many complaints did the BBFC get about The Woman In Black?

Accepted Answer

134

Question 2

In what year did the BBFC change the C from 'censorship' to 'classification'?

Accepted Answer

1984

Question 3

Approximately how many Twitter followers does Rihanna have?

Accepted Answer

72 million

Question 4

How many people mentioned Ched Evans' rape victim's name online and what were their punishments

Accepted Answer

9 people - fined £624 each

Question 5

What are the rules called that the ASA have?

Accepted Answer

CAT Codes, CAP Codes

Question 6

How many active users does Facebook have worldwide?

Accepted Answer

2.19 billion

Question 7

How many new employees did Mark Zuckerberg say he was going to employ to tackle regulation?

Accepted Answer

3000

Question 8

What did Tom Six say when his film The Human Centipede 2 was temporarily refused a certificate?

Accepted Answer

He was upset as he considered his films to be 'art'

Question 9

Who is the film critic that thinks the BBFC is doing a reasonably good job?

Accepted Answer

Charlie Brooker, Mark Kermode

Question 10

What year was the BBFC formed?

Accepted Answer

1912

Question 11

Why wasn't A Serbian Film shown at the London Fright Fest event as planned?

Accepted Answer

The festival didn't want to screen a censored version

Question 12

What happened with A Clockwork Orange?

Accepted Answer

It got voluntarily withdrawn from cinemas by the director

Question 13

What was the name of the man who posted about blowing up Robin Hood airport

Accepted Answer

Paul Chambers

Question 14

Approximately how many complaints did the KFC advert receive?

Accepted Answer

1600

Question 15

In what year was Freaks FINALLY granted a film certificate?

Accepted Answer

1963

Question 16

How many members of the public do the BBFC consult on average during reviews of regulations?

Accepted Answer

10,000

Question 17

Who did Sally Bercow accuse of being a paedophile on Twitter?

Accepted Answer

Lord McAlpine

Question 18

Which company used Facebook data to create fake accounts and influence the US election?

Accepted Answer

Cambridge Analytica

Question 19

Who were the vloggers who posted the now banned Oreo Lick race video on You Tube?

Accepted Answer

Dan and Phil

Question 20

What was the sentence given to those who retweeted Sally Bercow's tweet about Lord McAlpine?

Accepted Answer

£25 fine to be paid to Children In Need

Question 21

What did 14yo Nakia Venant do in Jan 2017, which was the same as 12yo Katelyn Nicole Davis

Accepted Answer

Live Streamed her suicide on Facebook

Question 22

What year did the ASA ban the KFC singing / eating advert?

Accepted Answer

2005

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