Netflix is funded by a subscription paid by owners of TV reception equipment.
The BBC is funded by a mandatory licence, i.e. a tax.
> Lineker didn't express his opinion on the BBC's platform. He used his personal account on Twitter, which is clearly separate from the BBC
Not according to the policy that Lineker agreed to, in order to work at the BBC.
> Personal Activity
> Disclaimers written in biographies such as ‘my views not the BBC’s’ provide no defence against personal expressions of opinion on social media that may conflict with BBC guidelines.
> They should not:
> express support for any political party express a view for or against any policy which is a matter of current party political debate
https://www.bbc.com/editorialguidelines/guidance/social-medi...