BBC 'determined to fight' any Trump legal action, chairman tells staff (news.sky.com)
from LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to world@lemmy.world on 17 Nov 17:01
https://piefed.blahaj.zone/c/world/p/412820/bbc-determined-to-fight-any-trump-legal-action-chairman-tells-staff

It comes after the US president confirmed on Saturday he would be taking legal action against the broadcaster over the editing of his speech on Panorama - despite an apology from the BBC.

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blave@lemmy.world on 17 Nov 17:46 next collapse

Well, thank fucking God. I don’t often like cheering for the BBC, but the fact that they’re actually openly gonna stand up and fight against Trump’s absurd unfairness really gives me some level of hope.

AntiBullyRanger@ani.social on 17 Nov 17:57 next collapse

Fight a convicted con artist to follow the law…

then_three_more@lemmy.world on 17 Nov 18:16 next collapse

Good. Morally they have to, he’s picked a public funded organisation to pick on. It’s not like he’ll be taking profits or revenue off shareholders. Any penny they’d give him would be from the public.

Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works on 17 Nov 19:50 next collapse

I’m actually quite happy to see the BBC in hot water over this, there was some very underhanded editing done in that segment to make it look like Trump said something he didn’t, and that should absolutely be called out.

No idea if it meets the threshold for defamation though.

then_three_more@lemmy.world on 17 Nov 21:03 collapse

If it did it’s passed the statute of limitations in the UK and it was never broadcast in the states so it doesn’t count there.

Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works on 17 Nov 21:47 collapse

I wonder if letting the statute of limitations lapse before making a stink was deliberate?

then_three_more@lemmy.world on 17 Nov 23:31 collapse

Wouldn’t surprise me one bit.

rustydrd@sh.itjust.works on 17 Nov 23:20 collapse

I’m gonna be the cynic here and predict they’ll still accept a settlement at some point and they’re mostly sending ‘fight’ signals now for strategic reasons.