BBC boss says disinformation ‘trust crisis’ putting social fabric of UK at risk

Tim Davie pitches BBC as unifying force as he announces plans to make more news content for YouTube and TikTokBritain’s status as a cohesive, democratic society is at risk for the first time in a generation as the rise of social media platforms and disinformation fuel a “trust crisis”, the BBC’s director general has said.In a wide-ranging address about the future of the corporation, Tim Davie said BBC News would start to make special content for platforms such as YouTube and TikTok, where disinformation can go unchecked, as he couched the broadcaster as a “precious national asset” preventing the UK from becoming a society in which there were no shared facts. Continue reading...

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