Author: BBC

Not Like Us, released later that same day, is packed with accusations about Drake with lines such as “Certified Lover Boy, certified paedophiles” and “say, Drake, I hear you like ’em young, you better not ever go to cell block one” (the suggestion being that Drake would be the subject of physical abuse were he to go to prison).It was an incendiary record, but the world was listening and as of 11 May, Not Like Us was the number one song on Spotify’s global chart, with over 57 million streams since its release.  “Not Like Us is my favourite Kendrick diss…

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Chris Banatvala, former head of standards at Ofcom told The Media Show there is “a duty of care” whenever you make a programme dealing with potentially vulnerable people, “whether that’s Richard Gadd or Fiona Harvey”.”Has she been portrayed in a way that is unfair to her… did she or did she not go to prison?” He pointed out, for now, the streamer is not governed by Ofcom regulatory codes. “In traditional broadcasting, there’s a very good set of rules around fairness, what you can and can’t do”.The Doctor Who writer, Russell T Davies, said the BBC’s editorial compliance processes would…

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