BBC Bitesize criticised over immigration game rewarding open borders

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 08:43 · Archive

BBC Bitesize, an educational website used by millions of UK pupils, features a game that rewards players for choosing open borders and granting amnesty to illegal migrants.

BBC Bitesize, an educational platform recommended by most state schools across the UK and accessed by nearly 1.7 million pupils each week, has been criticised over its content on migration policy. An investigation found the website features a game called Increasing Immigration, in which players are presented with policy choices and their economic, public health and environmental impacts.

In the game's scenarios, players who choose to grant amnesty to migrants living in the country without proper visas receive positive feedback and gain points across multiple categories. Those who select deportation options lose points and are warned the action "can be potentially dangerous for them". The game's instructions state that attracting migrant workers is necessary because "we don't have enough people of working age to keep our society running smoothly".

Critics have called the content a form of "brainwashing" and demanded an inquiry into whether the platform is promoting specific political viewpoints to young people. The BBC has not yet responded to the criticism.

How it is being reported

• Fury as pupils 'brainwashed' by BBC as website encourages pupils to back open bordersAn investigation found that the educational website, accessed by millions of pupils, has been promoting increased migration.Daily Express · 18 Oct, 08:28
• School children 'brainwashed by left-wing BBC': Demand for inquiry as education website used by millions encourages pupils to back contentious open borders and Net Zero policiesBBC Bitesize encourages children to play an online game called Increasing Immigration, in which they are rewarded for choosing 'open borders' and granting an amnesty to illegal migrants.Daily Mail · 17 Oct, 23:29

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