Hicham Yezza, former prisoner who lionised Hamas and accused Israel of ‘apartheid’, gets hired by BBC to advise on AI use
The BBC has hired Hicham Yezza, a former prisoner with a history of anti-Israel social media posts and defending Hamas, to guide its AI news output.
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- Sunday, 18 October 2026, 7:27 pm IST
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