US EditionGlastonbury Festival: Why BBC Must Make Amends over Bob Vylan 'Death ...
SOMERSET, ENGLAND, JUN 29 – The BBC faces calls for accountability after live airing Bob Vylan's chants at Glastonbury, with police reviewing potential hate speech violations and political leaders demanding explanations.
- On Saturday at Glastonbury Festival, English punk duo Bob Vylan led chants including 'death to the IDF' during a live-streamed performance on the West Holts Stage.
- The chants and broadcast sparked widespread condemnation and political scrutiny, with calls for the BBC and festival to explain how the performance was allowed live.
- BBC displayed a warning about extremely offensive and discriminatory language during the iPlayer live broadcast and confirmed that the performance will not be accessible for on-demand viewing.
- Police and Ofcom are reviewing video evidence to determine if offences occurred and whether a criminal investigation is needed, while Bob Vylan defended his remarks stating, 'I said what I said.'
- The controversy has intensified pressure on the BBC's leadership to apologize and ensure editorial controls prevent similar live broadcasts of hate speech in the future.
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'Very concerned': Regulator investigates BBC over Glastonbury death chant broadcast
The body responsible for overseeing the UK’s media has said it is ‘very concerned’ over the BBC’s coverage of Glastonbury, and why the Corporation continued to broadcast an “incitement to violence” to attack Israel’s military.
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