The BBC was hit with nearly 500,000 viewer complaints in just 12 months amid concerns at 'perceived bias'. Chair of the BBC's Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee Ian Hargreaves said: 'The volume of complaints to the BBC remains a concern. This financial year has seen another sharp increase in the number of complaints received.' The BBC was hit with nearly 500,000 complaints in just 12 months as viewers expressed their anger at 'perceived biases'The BBC's annual report stated: 'In the age of disinformation, echo chambers of opinion, and noisy partisan media outlets, a trusted, universal BBC has surely never been more important. Ofcom received 142,660 complaints in 2020/21 - a sharp rise on the previous year's total of 34,545.

Source: Daily Mail July 10, 2021 01:07 UTC