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Employees working on British BBC news can participate in Pride Parades, according to CEO Tim Davie. Stock Photography.
News employees at the British BBC can take part in gay pride parades, but are otherwise asked not to take part in any political demonstrations or speak out for charities and other forms of initiative.
This was announced on Friday by the head of the British utility giant, Tim Davie, in a clarification after the company’s management announced the day before that new rules will be introduced to ensure the impartiality of employees, writes BBC. The guidelines are primarily aimed at current affairs and management staff and company program managers.
Under the new rules, employees are encouraged, among other things, not to express personal opinions on politics or controversial issues on social media and not to be influenced by any form of government initiatives, campaigns or charities.
Criticisms of LGBTQ organizations
However, the fact that the clarification of the new rules has been delayed is criticized by both LGBTQ organizations and Pride London, as well as company employees, who say that Tim Davie’s statement on Thursday generated a huge concern.
“On social media, many have wondered why the BBC took so long to offer this guarantee to employees and the public,” said Ben Hunte, BBC LGBTQ correspondent.
Tightening promises
Tim Davie already promised when he took over as CEO in September to ensure that BBC presenters who spoke biased on social media were fired.
Several company presenters have also come under fire in recent years for expressing personal opinions on social media, including Gary Lineker, who runs the soccer show “Match of the Day,” but often tweeted about unrelated topics. football.
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