LOVE Island has announced a massive overhaul of the show’s rules ahead of the new series.
The family and friends of the next group of islanders are now banned from posting on their social media accounts during the show, instead the accounts will be inactive.
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In previous series, the islanders’ teams used their accounts to encourage viewers to vote for them and grow their viewership.
However, they were often subjected to despicable abuse by trolls and there were even occasional quarrels between family and friends of the contestants.
Love Island is also cracking down on gaslighting following incidents such as Jacques O’Neill and Paige Thorne’s ill-fated romance that viewers found uncomfortable to watch.
The new rules package reads: “As part of expanded measures to protect both islanders and their families from the harmful effects of social media, participants will be asked to suspend handles and accounts on their social media platforms. social media for the duration of their time on the View. Islanders’ accounts will remain inactive during their stay at the Villa, so nothing is posted on their behalf.
He goes on to say, “Participants will be offered links to resources to read, before meeting their fellow islanders, to help them identify negative behaviors in relationships and understand behavioral patterns associated with controlling and controlling behaviors. coercive.”
Duty of care measures are overseen by Dr. Paul Litchfield and Dr. Matthew Gould.
Dr Paul said: “Duty of care provisions for Love Island continue to evolve in light of advances in scientific knowledge and awareness of the pressures young people face to form healthy relationships.
“This culture of continuous improvement ensures that islanders are well placed to benefit from their experience of being on one of the UK’s most popular TV shows.”
Dr Matthew said: “The enhanced safeguards introduced for Love Island 2023 demonstrate ITV’s commitment to evolving due diligence protocols to minimize harm, where possible. The bold decision to suspend the islanders’ social media activity during the new series is a testament to ITV’s serious intent, especially as the contribution is both a benefit to the program’s appeal and a source potential for mental health problems.
“Balancing this ‘tightrope’ requires both the identification of guarantees that have the greatest positive impact on the well-being of participants and the professional partnership, established by ITV, in particular between producers and their well-being teams. -be, and above all, the contributors themselves. .”
Diversity training, which was rolled out ahead of this year’s series, will return.
It will be chaired by BCOMS (Black Collective of Media in Sport) founder Leon Mann MBE, along with DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) consultant Hayley Bennett, disability specialist Shani Dhanda and broadcaster Sean Fletcher.
ITV is also promising all contestants full psychological support, social media training, financial management and a comprehensive aftercare program following past complaints that the islanders were left alone after the show.
Love Island returns to screens on January 16.
