Rap group Kneecap were "placed in a higher category of risk" than Bob Vylan by the BBC, prior to its coverage of the Glastonbury festival, according to a letter from the corporation's director general Tim Davie to a committee of MPs. The BBC has previously said it should have cut away from a live broadcast of Bob Vylan's performance at Glastonbury.

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) claims previous highly publicized incidents involving both acts violate "Canadian hate speech laws"

BBC staff who had authority to cut Bob Vylan livestream ‘were at Glastonbury’ - The director-general of the BBC, Tim Davie, said it was an ‘option open to those on the ground’ to cut the livestream.