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She wants government action against "deadly [[anti vaxxer]] [[conspiracy theories]] and [[disinformation]] on [[social media]].<ref>https://news.sky.com/video/lucy-powell-social-media-anti-vax-misinformation-matter-of-life-or-death-12506221</ref> | She wants government action against "deadly [[anti vaxxer]] [[conspiracy theories]] and [[disinformation]] on [[social media]].<ref>https://news.sky.com/video/lucy-powell-social-media-anti-vax-misinformation-matter-of-life-or-death-12506221</ref> | ||
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| + | ==BBC policy== | ||
| + | In March 2023, she announced a root and branch review of the BBC’s operations follow8ing the [[Gary Lineker]] controversy.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/26/labour-vows-to-secure-bbcs-independence-after-lineker-row</ref> | ||
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| + | The members of the panel are: | ||
| + | *[[Steve Morrison]], former Granada TV director of programmes and chief executive | ||
| + | *[[James Purnell]], former BBC director of strategy and culture secretary under Labour | ||
| + | *[[June Sarpong]], the BBC’s first director of creative diversity | ||
| + | *[[Lou Cordwell]], chair of the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership | ||
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| Born | Lucy Maria Powell 10 October 1974 Manchester, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Oxford University/Somerville College, King's College London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Labour Friends of Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interests | Internet censorship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labour MP, frontbencher under Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer. "Social media anti-vax misinformation is a matter of life or death"
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Lucy Powell is a Labour MP and member of the shadow cabinet since 2015.
She wants government action against "deadly anti vaxxer conspiracy theories and disinformation on social media.[1]
BBC policy
In March 2023, she announced a root and branch review of the BBC’s operations follow8ing the Gary Lineker controversy.[2]
The members of the panel are:
- Steve Morrison, former Granada TV director of programmes and chief executive
- James Purnell, former BBC director of strategy and culture secretary under Labour
- June Sarpong, the BBC’s first director of creative diversity
- Lou Cordwell, chair of the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership
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