Ofcom Says It Is Treating Bob Vylan Glastonbury Controversy 'As A Matter Of Urgency'
Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan performing at Glastonbury on Saturday
TV watchdog Ofcom has responded to the controversy surrounding punk rap duo Bob Vylan’s set at Glastonbury over the weekend, which was streamed live on BBC iPlayer.
On Saturday afternoon, the band made headlines when frontman Bobby Vylan led the crowd in a chant of “free Palestine”, before he began another chant of “death to the IDF”, referring to Israel’s army.
Since then, UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, the BBC and Glastonbury organisers have all spoken out to condemn the performer’s actions.
Meanwhile, after Starmer raised his personal concerns about how Bob Vylan and the crowd’s chant came to be broadcast on the BBC, Ofcom has now made it clear that they also have questions.
A statement from the media regulator published in © HuffPost
