The UK's BBFC ratings board have announced plans for a voluntary rating system to regulate online content - including web-based or web-distributed games.

Online titles will be rated using U, 15 and 18 certificates, although the system is not legally enforceable, the BBFC hoping providers will sign-up voluntarily.

"Web stores and services that sign up to the new content ratings system, called BBFC Online, will apply the guidance labels to downloaded and streamed films, TV shows and computer games - whether distributed via the internet, TV set-top boxes, games consoles or mobile devices," says the board.

"The new online scheme features the eight familiar BBFC ratings symbols including U, 15 and 18 seen in cinemas and on DVD releases."

Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox and Disney have so far been recruited.

By Luke Guttridge

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