OFCOM set the rules for what can be shown on TV, Mobiles, and postal services. In terms of TV, a line called the watershed has been drawn, which is at 9pm at night - after this, children are expected not to watching TV by themselves, and more adult content can be shown - this includes adult themes, nudity, swearing. However, sometimes programmes receive complaints.
Here is a link to viewer complaints from the drama series, Jekyll and Hyde, which received over 800 complaints for its level of violence.
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/oct/29/itv-jekyll-and-hyde-investigation-complaints-ofcom
The following information about Top Gear presenter, Jeremy Clarkson, that people complained about to ofcom is from this link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/10810332/Ofcom-investigates-Top-Gear-after-complaint-of-casual-racism.html
"Top Gear is to be investigated by Ofcom following complaints presenter Jeremy Clarkson used a racist term, it has been announced.
An episode of Top Gear, broadcast on BBC Two on March 16, showed Clarkson using the word "slope", as an Asian man walked over a bridge in Burma.
The scene led to a complaint of ''casual racism'', with Clarkson accused of referring to "people of different races in pejorative terms".
The complaint will now be investigated in full by watchdog Ofcom, which will consider whether the broadcaster breached its codes.
The show's producer has already issued a statement expressing "regret" after broadcasting the ''light-hearted'' joke by Clarkson, saying it was intended as "word play".
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