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It's not perfect, but it's better than most news sources.
Other news companies don't send hired goons round my house to harass me for not paying for their services
But look, if our democracy, which you have a vote in, has decided that the BBC is funded by universal subscription, then the BBC does obviously have to make sure this is enforced. I feel like you’re complaining about speed checks on a 30 road, IMHO.
I am fine with the subscription, just leave me the fuck alone if I don't want it. Netflix don't come to your house demanding payment and threatening you with potential fines because they think you might have been watching is it cake without paying them.
You just need to confirm that you don't have a TV and they stop.
The TV license isn't for owning a display panel, its for watching live broadcast TV and BBC iplayer. You could probably watch it on your smart toaster if you are into stupid products.
You shouldn't have to confirm anything, I don't want your product, fuck off. Plus they don't even necessarily stop as you may well get them coming back at some point.
Are we sure about that? In the states they kind of ruined our country and run it now.
I would have just liked the service fee instead.
Yes, very sure. It is only the BBC (or they hire capita to do it for them) that harass people over not having TV licenses. You could argue BBC vs BBC news but they are all under the same BBC umbrella and I don't actually give a shit about the distinction between them, the company as a whole are responsible for harassment.
Neither does BBC news.
Aye, sure. If we just ignore their coverage of The Troubles, Scottish Independence, Israel and Palestine, the monarchy, and Nigel Farage's party of the day, among a myriad of other topics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_BBC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_controversies
No, we don't need to ignore those problematic aspects, because it's still a damn sight better than anything else going. Cuts to the BBC will not improve any other outlets, it'll just make it easier for GB News and the rest to expand their influence.
Than anything else going?
https://feddit.uk/comment/24122875
I don't know all of those but I do know that Novara media and the canary are absolute dogshit. Having less right wing bias by having an extremely left-wing editorial bias and zero objective reporting is not a good substitute.
Have you seen what happens in country where there is no channels with enforced impartiality channels?
You get the US media picture. It’s clear that the BBC has problems. But you can’t remove those problems and then have no problems. Instead you get a different set of problems.
LMMFAO.