The BBC’s new director general Tim Davie has made it clear that he will have little or no patience for stars and staff who break the UK broadcaster’s strict impartiality protocols on so…
has made it clear that he will have little or no patience for stars and staff who break the UK broadcaster’s strict impartiality protocols on social media.
Giving evidence to British Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, the former BBC Studios CEO said the BBC will fire staff or strip them of their social accounts depending on the severity of the transgression. Asked how the BBC will part individuals with their Twitter or Facebook accounts, Davie said they will be given a choice between social media suspension or their future employment at the corporation.
The hardline comes as the new BBC director general intends to “renew our vows on impartiality” following a bruising few years for the broadcaster in which it has been accused of bias on issues including Brexit.
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