The internet is unregulated, its hard to control but we have to accept it for what it is. To me the role of Ofcom has never been more important in the UK to ensure we have rules on impartiality and false information.
In 1987 Reegan revoked the Fairness Doctrin, this paved the way for Fox News...
Its debatable whether they should been granted a licence in the first place. At least Murdoch has give up on Talk TV.
But remember this is a time when Johnson tried to appoint Paul Dacre as chair of Ofcom and Charles Moore as Chair as Chair of the Beeb. Then there was the attempt to privatise...
Think what is important to remember is the Daily Mail, The Guardian, the Canary & say Guido are not bound by Ofcom. GBN News is.
Either play by the same rules as Sky News, ITV, BBC, C4 or f**k off to the internet where anything goes...
The Mail Online is profitable., GBN isn't
GBN doesn't get many viewers but gets a fair bit of traction via social media. It won't make money, but that isn't the objective. Its more about trying to gain influence as a right wing propaganda tool.
If Labour get in, they need to toughen up Ofcom...
Time to give Geebies a 7 days broadcast suspension.
Get your house in order or join RT, Press TV and other propaganda vehicles on Youtube
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68596973
Opinions are one thing but promoting disinformation is another. If they want to leave the Ofcom framework do so, put yourself on Youtube and become the UK's answer to Newsmax
Poor Nadine...
"The PM knew what he was doing when he put me in here, he knows I'm not someone to do the hard yards"
Yeah like you didn't even understand the difference between between EU Customs Union and Single market, you didn't bother to research how Ch4 was funded.