Ofcom chief calls to regulate Netflix over Jimmy Carr Gypsy joke

The head of Ofcom has said there would be 'real value' in the media watchdog regulating Netflix after Jimmy Carr made a joke about the Holocaust. The Health Secretary also urged people to send streaming service Netflix a 'very strong message' by 'not watching or listening' to the stand-up star Meanwhile a petition, labelled 'The Genocide of Roma is Not a Laughing Matter', had been signed by more than 15,000 people Jimmy Carr's Terribly Funny Tour. Dame Melanie Dawes said she 'would welcome any chance to work on' regulating Netflix after the comedian was slammed for mocking murdered Gypsies Downing Street says Jimmy Carr's Holocaust joke is 'deeply disturbing' but matter for Netflix Downing Street has said Jimmy Carr's joke about the Holocaust was 'deeply disturbing' but it is a matter for Netflix whether the comedian's show should remain on its streaming service. The petition states: 'In Netflix comedy special 'His Dark Material', Jimmy Carr 'jokes' that the Romani and Sinti genocide is ignored when people discuss the Holocaust because people don't want to 'focus on the positives'.