BBC错误地威胁养老金领取者在圣诞节使用电视牌照检查, BBC mistakenly threatens pensioners with TV license checks on Christmas Day, sparking backlash.

英国广播公司在错误地向英国养老金领取者发信后道歉,威胁没有执照的电视执照执法官员在圣诞节访问英国。 The BBC has apologized after mistakenly sending letters to UK pensioners, threatening visits from TV license enforcement officers on Christmas Day if they lacked a license. Silver Voices运动团体批评这些信件为「暴徒」且针对弱势群体。 Campaign group Silver Voices criticized these letters as "thuggish" and targeting vulnerable groups. TV Licensing 证实圣诞节当天不会有访客，并表示 BBC 的资金在过去十年中实际减少了 30%。 TV Licensing confirmed there will be no visits on Christmas Day and said the BBC's funding has decreased by 30% in real terms over the past decade.