Of course GB news is legal, but its USP is that it presents a particular view of the world that is based on prejudice and dislike of "others", fronted by scammers like Farage. I don't think anyone would argue with that (including GB news supporters; it's why they watch it!)
Sainsbury's are very keen to publicise their inclusive and non-discriminatory corporate policies, so it seems entirely appropriate for customers to ask them how they square that with providing ad revenue to GB news, and Sainsbury's are free to ignore those customers if they calculate it doesn't harm their bottom line.
I think you also have to question whether every voice deserves equal weight. Let's be honest, no one would be worse off without Farage. He can squeak away in the corner, but he's not providing anything that deserves a national platform.
(, Fri 6 Aug 2021, 11:48, Reply)
' it presents a particular view of the world that is based on prejudice and dislike of "others"
Doesn't that apply to just about any news outlet that isn't explicitly centrist?
(, Fri 6 Aug 2021, 12:32, Reply)
"I think you also have to question whether every voice deserves equal weight"
That's the problem right there. As soon as a group sets itself up as judge and jury over whose voices should be heard, things start to go very wrong. You decide whether someone's voice is worth listening to by choosing whether to listen to it, not by preventing others from making the same decision.
As for GB News, if it is doing anything illegal or prejudiced it will get shut down for it. If it isn't and you don't like what they say, switch it off. Easy.
(, Fri 6 Aug 2021, 13:48, Reply)
"As soon as a group sets itself up as judge and jury over whose voices should be heard, things start to go very wrong. You decide whether someone's voice is worth listening to by choosing whether to listen to it, not by preventing others from making the same decision."
A "group" setting itself up as "judge and jury"? That's very dramatic. I'm talking about basic editorial judgements about who gets airtime, which is unavoidable unless you are suggesting that we should hear from everyone in the world about every subject?
The BBC famously gave Nigel Lawson a national platform to comment on climate change, despite the fact he's just a shill for the climate sceptic lobby who has repeatedly been caught peddling false information. If you're going to present an alternative climate sceptic viewpoint, he wasn't the person to do it, and didn't deserve the platform he was given.
Farage is just pandering to the prejudiced to earn himself some cash. He's not contributing anything to the debate on immigration, so we lose nothing if he's not on national TV.
(, Fri 6 Aug 2021, 16:45, Reply)