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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Perhaps Ofcom have no jurisdiction over streaming services?

Ofcom say:

The Code only applies to broadcast television services. There is no equivalent watershed requirement
for on-demand programme services” or “ODPS”. This reflects the fact that whereas broadcasters are
in control of setting and scheduling when content is shown on their television services,
audiences of ODPS have full control of when they view content made available on-demand. Therefore, the
standards rules applicable to ODPS, which implement the minimum requirements of the Audiovisual
Media Services Directive place no restrictions on what time viewers can watch ODPS
content that might be unsuitable for children.

In practice however, most ODPS voluntarily provide a range of audience protection
measures to prevent children from accessing unsuitable material. For example, members of
the Commercial Broadcasters Association (“CoBA”) signed a voluntary Statement of Practice
in February 2016, committing to making child safety a priority on their VOD services and
provide viewers with a range of protections for their on-demand and catch-up services that
are accessed through a television. The Public Service Broadcasters (BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and
Channel 5), which are not members of CoBA, all also provide various parental controls
such as PIN protections which can be set up to restrict access to rated content on their
respective ODPS (BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All4, and My5)

(From https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/asse...sting-Code.pdf)