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The Ofcom headquarters in London, England. (Getty/ Bruno Vincent) Britain’s media watchdog Ofcom has been widely criticised for cutting ties with LGBT+ rights charity Stonewall because of a “risk of perceived bias”. The Office of Communications, a communications regulator otherwise known as Ofcom, announced that it would be pulling out of the Stonewall diversity champions
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Melanie Dawes, the head of UK communications regulator Ofcom (Civil Service/Open Government Licence) The head of UK communications regulator Ofcom has said it is “extremely inappropriate” for broadcasters to seek to “balance” appearances by transgender people with activists from anti-trans pressure groups. Ofcom chief executive Melanie Dawes made the comments before parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media
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Sam Smith performs on stage during Lollapaloosa Sao Paulo, 2019. (Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images) Sam Smith was “ridiculed” by a Sunshine Radio presenter last year in a programme that regulator Ofcom says was a breach of the broadcasting code. Paul Ellery, who has since resigned from Sunshine Radio, made the comments in his breakfast show on
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