{"id":128716,"date":"2023-08-26T13:10:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T13:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irideat.com\/?p=128716"},"modified":"2023-08-26T13:10:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T13:10:14","slug":"bbc-advised-to-tighten-social-media-rules-after-gary-lineker-tweet-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irideat.com\/world-news\/bbc-advised-to-tighten-social-media-rules-after-gary-lineker-tweet-row\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC advised to tighten social media rules after Gary Lineker tweet row"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>BBC advised to tighten social media rules for freelance presenters on its &#8216;crown jewel&#8217; shows after Gary Lineker tweet row<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Comes after a review ordered by the BBC Director-General after Lineker debacle\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tighter social media restrictions have been recommended to the BBC for freelance presenters of so-called &#8216;crown jewel&#8217; shows, following the embarrassing Gary Lineker debacle.<\/p>\n<p>An independent review was set up in the wake of the broadcaster&#8217;s disastrous handling of the Match of the Day host, 62.<\/p>\n<p>Lineker responded to a Twitter user who took issue with him commenting on immigration and refugees arriving in the UK by saying: &#8216;This is just an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people, in language not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s and I&#8217;m out of order?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Public outcry from some quarters led to Lineker being suspended as host of Match of the Day in March.<\/p>\n<p>But that sparked a &#8216;walk-out&#8217; from BBC&#8217;s football pundits on the corporation&#8217;s programming.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/21\/07\/74547445-12427871-image-a-1_1692600177075.jpg\" height=\"650\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>An independent review was set up in the wake of the broadcaster&#8217;s disastrous handling of the Match of the Day host Gary Lineker<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/21\/07\/74547451-12427871-image-a-2_1692600201369.jpg\" height=\"217\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The furore was sparked when the 62-year-old tweeted about refugees and government policy<\/p>\n<p>Director-General Tim Davie was forced to make a humiliating and Lineker returned to screens the following weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Davie appointed former ITN chief executive John Hardie to review how the BBC&#8217;s guidance on Twitter use applied to freelancers.<\/p>\n<p>The Times reports this morning that he has proposed heavy impartiality restrictions on social media posts should stay for senior leaders and staff in the news and factual division.<\/p>\n<p>But he has apparently also recommended a new tier affecting &#8216;crown jewels&#8217; presenters that would also be stricter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/21\/07\/74547447-12427871-image-a-3_1692600209536.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A BBC spokesman refused to comment on the report on its contents and recommendations<\/p>\n<p>Those on non-news programming will have looser guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>It is not clear whether Linker would follow any new rules \u2013 as he has previously said that he believed he follow the rules.<\/p>\n<p>Sources said: &#8216;You will have to be more careful if you are an individual working on a show that is synonymous with the BBC brand, rather than if you just pop up once a year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The crown jewels shows will include Match of the Day and the question will be whether his attitude has changed.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A BBC spokesman said: &#8216;We will not be commenting on speculation in relation to the review.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12427871\/BBC-advised-tighten-social-media-rules-freelance-presenters-crown-jewel-shows-Gary-Lineker-tweet-row.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC advised to tighten social media rules for freelance presenters on its &#8216;crown jewel&#8217; shows after Gary Lineker tweet row Comes after a review ordered by the BBC Director-General after Lineker debacle\u00a0 Tighter social media restrictions have been recommended to the BBC for freelance presenters of so-called &#8216;crown jewel&#8217; shows, following the embarrassing Gary Lineker debacle. An independent review was set up in the wake of the broadcaster&#8217;s disastrous handling of the Match of the Day host, 62. Lineker responded to a Twitter user who took issue with him commenting on immigration and refugees arriving in the UK by saying: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BBC advised to tighten social media rules after Gary Lineker tweet row - irideat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/irideat.com\/world-news\/bbc-advised-to-tighten-social-media-rules-after-gary-lineker-tweet-row\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BBC advised to tighten social media rules after Gary Lineker tweet row - irideat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"BBC advised to tighten social media rules for freelance presenters on its &#8216;crown jewel&#8217; shows after Gary Lineker tweet row Comes after a review ordered by the BBC Director-General after Lineker debacle\u00a0 Tighter social media restrictions have been recommended to the BBC for freelance presenters of so-called &#8216;crown jewel&#8217; shows, following the embarrassing Gary Lineker debacle. 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