British public don't worry much about on-screen swearing anymore, Ofcom research says

The British public are no longer offended by on-screen swearing, research carried out by Ofcom has revealed.

The television and radio watchdog found that Britons are now more concerned about hateful content than mild or accidental cursing, which they generally easily forgive.

Complaints relating to offensive language have halved in five years, falling from 993 in 2015 to 551 in 2019.

Whereas, complaints about racial and gender discrimination rose by 224% and 148% respectively over the same period.
Foreign language satellite stations aimed at minority audiences in the UK that incite religious hatred were also ranked highly as a cause of public concern.

Channel 44, a UK-based Urdu language news channel, was last year fined £75,000 after broadcasting hate speech about the Ahmadi community, a minority sect of Islam.

The report found that British audiences were worried about stumbling upon offensive content on unregulated streaming sites such as YouTube, which are largely free from Ofcom's broadcasting code.

The adults who were surveyed raised particular concern about offensive programmes that could be accidentally encountered by children.

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