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Foreign secretary’s call comes after group releases video of British-Israeli hostage it says died after being wounded in Israeli airstrike

David Cameron has urged the BBC to describe Hamas as a terrorist organisation, reviving an accusation that the corporation shies away from a valid description of the Islamist group that is holding Israeli hostages.

The UK foreign secretary told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that the organisation should reconsider its guidelines in light of a video released by Hamas showing the British-Israeli hostage Nadav Popplewell, who the group said had died in Gaza.

Hamas released a statement on Saturday saying the 51-year-old had died after being wounded in an Israeli airstrike a month ago. The video showed him with a black eye.

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[-] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

I’m not questioning that they’re regulated and never have - you absolute ham sandwich. I’m correcting you in your mistaken belief that the regulator is the government. Ofcom is not the government - regardless of what you want to believe. It doesn’t matter how loud you shout - you’re wrong when you say the BBC is regulated by the government. It is regulated by Ofcom. Please do some research.

[-] Murvel@lemm.ee 0 points 7 months ago

Ofcon, British government agency

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofcom?wprov=sfla1

First fucking words of the article.

Lmao ffs dude. The only reason I keep going is to see where this will take us. You cannot have this fragile an ego...

[-] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

You definitely need to work on your reading comprehension… but try the bit further down your quoted article where it says that Ofcom is a “statutory corporation”. And then read the article on that phrase. Still convinced Transport For London is a government agency? Hell, with your (incorrect) argument that would make the actual BBC a government agency as it itself is a statutory corporation. So why would the government need Ofcom? Hmmmm

[-] Murvel@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

It says it a government agency on the wikipedia page, in the summary no less! Are you really this petty, my god dude!

[-] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

To quote your own source again: “…government-approved regulatory and competition authority…” If you think that is synonymous with being a part of the UK government then that is on you and no amount of help will change that. On a side note - are you interested in replacing Ofcom with an industry approved regulator instead?

[-] Murvel@lemm.ee 0 points 7 months ago

Your ego really don't allow you to be wrong once?

[-] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

The irony of that comment has really tickled me. Thanks internet stranger. Best of luck to you for the future. Good bye. 👋

[-] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

The Office of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom, is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting… looks like it says government-approved to me. That’s different to being a part of the government.

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