MusicBC Changes Live Transmissions Rules after criticism from Bob Vylan The Israeli -Rapo showed Rap duo on Glastonbury, where the artists defended Palestine and questioned the Israeli Army’s role.

THE BBC issued a formal apology after the controversial presentation of the duo Bob Vylan at the festival Glastonburytransmitted by the station. During the show on Saturday, 28, the musicians shouted “Palestine free, free” and “death to Israel’s defense forces”.

“We deeply regret that such offensive and deplorable behavior appeared in the BBC and would like to apologize to our viewers and listeners, and in particular to the Jewish community,” the station said in a statement. “We are also unequivocal that there can be no place for anti -Semitism in the BBC.”

The broadcaster admitted that “errors” were made “both before and during the presentation of Bob Vylan“, claiming that the London Punk Rap duo show was” considered high risk ” – just like six other artists – after an assessment. Despite this classification, the artists were allowed to present themselves with” appropriate mitigations. “

“The decision was made that the risks of compliance could be mitigated in real time in live broadcast – through the use of language or content notices – without the need for delay [na transmissão]”Wrote the station.“ This was clearly not the case. During the presentation, live broadcast was monitored according to agreed compliance protocols and a number of problems were aggravated. Notices appeared on two occasions and the editorial team decided not to cut the broadcast. That was a mistake. ”

THE BBC He continued writing that the Director General instructed that the presentation would not be explored in any future coverage, without downloads offered. But live broadcast remained active until after 8pm, while working on a “technical solution.”

They have also announced immediate changes for the future: all future acts classified as “high risk” will not be transmitted live automatically, editorial policy support will always be at the event site “to improve the conformity processes and the speed of available guidelines” and they will provide “more detailed and practical guidelines on the limit for removing live transmission”.

Samir Shahfrom the BBChe released an additional apology “to all our viewers and listeners, and particularly to the Jewish community, for allowing the ‘artist’ Bob Vylan expressed inconceivable anti -Semitic opinions live in BBC”.

The declaration of BBC follows several other events since the controversy involving Bob Vylan. Own Glastonbury issued a formal statement after the presentation, with the festival director, Emily Eavisstating that the organizers were “dismayed” with the comments. The US State Department revoked US visas from the duo before the country tour, while they were removed from European festivals that will soon take place (the Festival radarin England, and the Kave festin France). British police also began an investigation into the presentation.

“We are not in favor of the death of Jews, Arabs or any other race or group of people,” the duo wrote in a statement. “We are in favor of the dismantling of a violent military machine,” he said. “A machine whose own soldiers were instructed to use ‘unnecessary lethal force’ against innocent civilians waiting for help. A machine that destroyed much of Gaza. We, like those who were under the spotlight before us, are not the story. Bob Vylanless time they spend responding for their criminal inaction. We are being targeted for talking openly. We are not the first. We will not be the last. ”

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