There’s a huge censorship debate raging in the UK this week.
Gary Lineker who has ~4m viewers on his TV show and 9m followers on Twitter, has basically been deplatformed by the BBC and asked to sign a new contract that bans him from making political statements on Twitter.
He very publicly compared the government’s new immigration policy to 1930’s Germany, as illegal immigrants can no longer claim asylum here. Can only come in legally through channels that some European governments typically admin bottleneck by design.
I believe Lineker has some Ukrainian refugees living at his house under some program to support refugees fleeing the war. Not 100% sure what the program is.
Government have said his platform is provided by public funds and therefore he must be impartial. Can’t use public funds for things that boost one political party over others.
It’s basically a big mess.
Lots of contradictions because of a media landscape that is ill-conceived and has emerged haphazardly.
nostr fixes this. 😂
Stu / ⚡️🌱🌙
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