Twitter: Bbc Objects To 'Government Funded Media' Label

[Roobaba]

Twitter: BBC objects to 'government funded media' label - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65226481

The BBC is objecting to a new label describing it as "government funded media" on its main Twitter account.

The corporation has contacted the social media giant over the designation on the @BBC account to resolve the issue "as soon as possible".

"The BBC is, and always has been, independent. We are funded by the British public through the licence fee," it said.

Roobaba says "The BBC is, and always has been INDEPENDENT and UNBIASED."

[Peter Pedant]

But it IS government funded as its funding model is enforced by law.

weirder and weirder - but it IS easter monday on AB !

so when we had dog licences, dogs were govt funded....
interesting.... ( thx to Arty Johnston on Rowan and Martin)

[vulcan42]

Call it any name you want but the licence money is a tax paid by the British people decreed by government. The BBC is wrong to say they are independent, without the intervention of parliament ensuring the public pay the licence by law, the BBC couldn't exist.

[Zacs-Master]

without the intervention of parliament ensuring the public pay taxes, the Govt couldn't exist.

[webbo3]

\\without the intervention of parliament ensuring the public pay taxes, the Govt couldn't exist.//

without the intervention of parliament ensuring the public pay taxes, any Govt couldn't exist.

[Zacs-Master]

Indeed.

[youngmafbog]

The licence (enforced by threats of jail) should be abolished. In this day and age being restricted on the technology you may use and what you may watch without paying this bunch is ridiculous.

Mind you, I dont pay it.

[Peter Pedant]

Call it any name you want but the licence money is a tax paid by the British people decreed by government.

complete non starter: they say yo flew aeroplanes, did you crash them a lot?

I got into a long correspondence ( we agree to differ) about govt paying doctors great big fat pensions.
Well the govt employs the doctors, and their pay goes to their pensions, and so..... the govt pays FOR their pensions.

I explained to the fella, he was employed by a charity and the law said he had to have a pension, So DISGUSTING, my charity lulu paid for HIS pension. ( and was therefore unlawful). He didnt get it. He got his pension OK tho ter daah