“While we understand the clear potential for offence... this language was in line with audience expectations for this channel.” So, make your channel a sewer and you're free to pump out shite? Ludicrous by @ofcom.bsky.social. The clue is in the word "STANDARDS". bylinetimes.com/2025/08/21/o...
So if a liberal channel advocated for causes like Palestine Action that would be within the expectations for their audience. Disability discrimination, like Palestine Action, is illegal. Bet not.
Maybe someone at Channel 4 or the Beeb can commission a comedy panel show where all they talk about is executing people who work for GB News. "It's just a joke! People expect it."
Labour really need to replace a lot of people running these type of organisations including the bbc
Wow. That’s appalling.
As much use as a chocolate fireguard.
So, what’s Lisa Nandy going to do about this ludicrous and unacceptable situation?
The channel for the scum of society.
Extraordinary comment!
So there are no set rules or minimum standards any more. Just another enshitification of life in the UK.
Ofcom has honestly been captured at this point. A total fucking failure of an organisation
If you get the chance, some good horseshit to cover here to. UC claimants clear 30k after rent... x.com/SAshworthHay... www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Incidentally, I think Ofcom would never think they could get away with if the word had been f****t or n****r. It seems to me that a big part of this story is that there is now an established view that sees transphobia as fair game.
Disability discrimination is absolutely baked in as well.
Eamonn Holmes just grumbled his way through an apology for using the word Oriental. That shit wasn't ok when I was a kid!
Ofcom is fucking useless
Are there any of the the OF* quangos that actually do a decent regulation job?
"Useless" is an upgrade. They're actively destructive. Going after the BBC for anything and everything, while applying to others the yardstick "well, their audience expects no better".
They do seem to have taken a step back from regulating GB News since they lost the case last year. Coincidence, or a case of being "leaned on", I'm not sure.
It seems to be a deliberate effort to allow Fox style partisan right wing ‘news’ broadcasting in the UK - in total opposition, not just to our existing broadcasting culture, but to Ofcom’s own broadcasting code
Did you not interview the boss last year on your podcast? I have a memory of a self-assured person who had no grasp of her responsibilities.
I did not.
I think they're remembering The Newsagents. I listened to it and she was more or less saying they were going to do nothing about anything.
Melanie Dawes. Proving to be toothless. So disappointing.
They are remembering that! And that was exactly it. Apologies for my infidelity, Alex. I no longer stray.
It is really quite hard not to see this as intentional
Meanwhile I tried to report a site to OfCom for not implementing any form of age verification (even an are you 18) on exceptionally hard porn. The answer... sorry, we can't accept alerts with websites in them as we can't let our staff view NSFW content. Not fit for purpose on any of its duties!
Why are Ofcom so useless? It's really weird
Bizarre logic. So hypothetically a full-on holocaust-denying nazi-supporting channel would be immune from sanction for hate speech because that’s what the audience expected?
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Tory place-men should all be fired.
It’s the Privatised Water Company model. The more shit you pump out, the more shit you are allowed to pump out.
They're just cowards let's be honest.
That’s ridiculous. Mind you, says a lot about them all. Pumping shite to an audience that expects shite. It’s sad that that’s the aspiration.
Wut, @ofcom UK regulator gives the go ahead for GB news to give the go ahead to their audience to shoot members of our family and wider society? Did I get that right?
Well fantastic. As one of those benefits claimants I look forward to this kind of language being normalised. The Overton window keeps moving..
oh i see you're called bigot tv so of course it's just 24 hour bigots. that's fine that's absolutely fine. well done @ofcom.bsky.social
Audience expectations for that channel being a good guide to what?
I have stood in dog shit that has more moral fibre than @ofcom.bsky.social You'll be saying its was just for the "banter" But there is a clear line between being funny and being an arsehole and that line was clearly crossed. do your fucking job ofcom
They're far too busy pissing about with their new OSA powers. After all, someone has to protect the children from Wikipedia. Apparently.
GB News is a media human centipede stitched together creating swill interspersed by adverts for second hand gold.
So if somebody known for punching gits was invited opposite them, it would be fine to punch the gits because that was expected? Sounds good to me.
Shows where @ofcom.bsky.social allegiances truly lie. Not fit for purpose.
Wtf - get rid of all the of’s - they are not fit for purpose.
I suppose we could say that Ofcom’s performance is in line with our expectations for this regulator too.
The Tory appointed members of Ofcom need to go. The contract of the current Chair (Michael Grade) is due to expire next year. The organisation is completely dysfunctional, so there is good reason to move him on now.
So... the rules are only for those who don't break them...? Is this Wonderland?🐇
Hypocrites
They’re just unsure whose standards
Sounds like Ofcom needs the Ofwat treatment
Don't give Ofwat ideas
Great news for my new venture, 24-hour Live Kitten Killing
I guess GBNews gets cover from the view being a "comedian". Interestingly 96 complaints. Nobody was watching.
Will RT be back on air soon?
What is the point of ofcom?
Stage 1 Do nothing Stage 2 Say there isn't really a problem Stage 3 Say, yes but it's always been like that
Well put! So there's no problem with anything said as long as it's all consistently terrible. What happened to decency?
