Category: BBC

Elon Musk Accuses Major Media Outlet of Spreading COVID Misinformation, Ignoring Vaccine Injuries

Elon Musk has defended Twitter’s decision to terminate a policy where posts on the platform would be accompanied by a “misleading information” warning label if the content related to COVID-19, saying the pandemic “is no longer an issue.” The microblogging service, which was taken over by the billionaire industrialist last year, said in a report…


‘That’s a Lie’: Musk Blasts BBC Reporter on Twitter Hate Speech Issue

Twitter CEO Elon Musk ripped into BBC reporter James Clayton during an interview after the journalist consistently tried to insist that Twitter was enabling the proliferation of hate speech, but then failed to provide any proof of such content. In the interview on April 11 at Twitter headquarters, Clayton insists that hate speech content has risen on…


Poilievre Asks Twitter to Label CBC as ‘Government-Funded Media’

Public broadcaster CBC should be labelled as “government-funded media” on Twitter, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre told the social media company in a letter. Poilievre wrote to Twitter on April 11 saying that CBC should receive a label based on its practice of identifying accounts of this type. In recent days, the British Broadcasting Corporation…


Twitter Labels BBC as ‘Government-Funded Media’

The BBC has raised objections to being referred to as “government-funded media,” facing a row with Elon Musk’s Twitter. On Monday, the BBC pushed back against Twitter’s decision to label its main BBC account with a “government-funded media” designation. A label now links through to a page on Twitter’s help centre which says “state-affiliated media”…


BBC Urges Staff to Delete TikTok from Corporate Phones

The BBC has urged its staff to delete TikTok from their corporate phones over privacy and security concerns about the Chinese-owned video-sharing app. The BBC is the first British media organization to issue this kind of guidance regarding TikTok—and just the second in the world after Denmark’s public service broadcaster did the same earlier this…


Gary Lineker to Return as BBC Reviews Social Media Guidelines

The BBC said Gary Lineker will return to host “Match of the Day” next weekend and has agreed to steer clear of commenting on controversial issues while an independent review of the corporation’s social media guidelines is carried out. The BBC’s Director General Tim Davie apologised for “potential confusion caused by the grey areas” of its social…


BBC Crisis Escalates as Players, Stars Rally Behind Lineker

LONDON—The BBC scrambled to stem an escalating crisis Saturday over its suspension of former soccer star and program host Gary Lineker for comments criticizing the British government’s new asylum policy. As a growing number of Premier League players and presenters rallied to Lineker’s support, Britain’s national broadcaster was forced to rip up its radio and…


BBC Forced to Pull Sport Shows After Hosts, Pundits Side With Gary Lineker in Impartiality Row

The BBC has apologised to sports fans for having to cancel shows after more than a dozen presenters and commentators refused to appear. The TV personalities are boycotting the shows in support of colleague Gary Lineker, who was told to temporarily step back from hosting flagship football programme “Match of the Day (MOTD)” over a…


BBC’s Gary Lineker to ‘Step Back’ From Match of the Day Amid Twitter Row

Gary Lineker will step back from presenting Match Of The Day until he and the BBC have an “agreed and clear position on his use of social media,” after he posted a tweet criticising the government’s migrant policy. The BBC is temporarily standing Gary Lineker down from hosting duties on its flagship football show after…


Tax Officials Search BBC’s India Offices After Government Blocked Modi Documentary

India’s income tax officials searched the BBC India offices in Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday, just weeks after the government blocked the airing of a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The authorities conducted “surveys” on the UK-based broadcaster to probe its “violation of the transfer pricing rules and diversion of profits,” The Indian…