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‘Game Of Thrones’ Censured By UK Regulator Ofcom Over Swearing

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Sky has been censured by UK regulator Ofcom over its failure to protect under-18s from watching episodes of Game of Thrones broadcast in the daytime.

A repeat episode of the Sky/HBO mega-hit aired at 7.35 a.m. GMT on August 19 but Sky Atlantic viewers were not required to enter a pin code due to a technical fault with Sky’s system for around 40 minutes before the show was taken off air.

Under-18s were therefore able to easily access an episode “which contained multiple use of offensive language including ‘c**t’, ‘f**ck’ and ‘s**t’, according to Ofcom’s ruling this morning, which found Sky to be in breach.

UK broadcasters are only allowed to show programing with swearing prior to the 9 p.m. GMT watershed if said programing is password protected.

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