[Brekkie]

The EBU are just making the situation worse for all concerned by being so over zealous about it - seems they've now cancelled all press conferences, basically silencing anyone who might say anything remotely critical. As you refer to David when there were issues in the past it didn't feel like there was the censorship of acts we've been seeing this week.

Personally I don't equate a person representing their country as the equivalent if them condoning the actions of their government and arguably not removing Israel from the contest has kept the plight of those in Gaza in the spotlight rather than it being out of sight, out of mind, which might have been more convenient. It just feels like organisers have made things far worse and positioned themselves into a corner by actively censoring imagery, controlling artists and playing fake audio rather than letting things play out naturally. As is so often the case censorship has only served to magnify the issue rather than hide it.

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RTVE in Spain have released a statement reminding the EBU of their responsibility to protecting the freedom of the press.

The Spanish delegation from @eurovision_tve has conveyed to @EBU_HQ its commitment to freedom of the press and opinion and has demanded that @Eurovision ensure its respect."

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