BBC journalists told not to 'virtue signal' in social media crackdown

BBC journalists have been told to avoid any online “virtual signalling” that could indicate a personal political view, as part of a crackdown on their social media accounts by the new director general, Tim Davie.

The rules announced on Thursday explicitly state that all BBC employees’ social media accounts – even if labelled as a personal account – should be considered to be subject to public scrutiny.

Staff working in the BBC’s news division have been told to avoid expressing a view on any policy that is a matter of...