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BBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move (www.leicester.news)
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Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

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[–] 14 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Another perspective: this is how Ireland’s national chat show handled an unplanned display of Palestinian emblems (skip to 1min 30sec) https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=f5pgd1Ab53I

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 5 hours ago* (1 child)

    That was refreshingly uncensored. They called out Israel's genocide, called for Palestine to be free, and advocated for a workers' revolution too. The BBC would have been in a total panic to get them off the screen. More likely it wouldn't have let them on in the first place, or it would be one of those aggressive interviews where the interviewer willfully misrepresents their views then talks over the top of them.

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