By The Conversation

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Between January and August 2025, Ofcom received 33,108 complaints, and the BBC received 9,602.

Ofcom complaints were predominantly about ITV programming (71.7 per cent), with more than 50 per cent related to Love Island, all of which were rejected.

BBC complaints were largely driven by entertainment and music, particularly the Glastonbury performance by Bob Vylan (52 per cent), and overwhelmingly concerned impartiality (72.9 per cent).

The BBC’s complaints unit found Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury performance broke harm and offence guidelines, but cleared the BBC of impartiality breaches.

Despite thousands of complaints, very few were upheld; Ofcom upheld 0.03 per cent and the BBC upheld 4.6 per cent, highlighting a significant gap between public concern and official breaches.