A new media control law that seeks to protect children from obscene content has been accepted by the Icelandic parliament.
It will be supervised by a government-controlled media committee in order to protect press freedom
Though the law has honourable intentions, it is proving controversial, partially because it does not cover the national broadcaster, RUV.
A petition signed by 2,000 people calls on the president to veto the law and thereby send it to a public referendum.
Source: Ice News
