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| Eurovision changes privacy rule | Eurovision changes privacy rule |
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| Eurovision Song Contest organisers say they may ban countries from the competition if broadcasters disclose information about voters' identities. | Eurovision Song Contest organisers say they may ban countries from the competition if broadcasters disclose information about voters' identities. |
| It comes after a number of people in Azerbaijan were questioned by police after voting for a song by neighbouring Armenia in this year's contest. | It comes after a number of people in Azerbaijan were questioned by police after voting for a song by neighbouring Armenia in this year's contest. |
| Phone companies had been responsible for protecting voters' details, but now broadcasters will shoulder the burden. | |
| Sanctions against offending countries could be a ban of up to three years. | Sanctions against offending countries could be a ban of up to three years. |
| The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said the rule change was to ensure the protection of voters' privacy. | The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said the rule change was to ensure the protection of voters' privacy. |
| Last month, an Azerbaijani man told the BBC he had been accused of being unpatriotic and a "potential security threat", after he sent a text backing Armenia's song, Jan Jan. | Last month, an Azerbaijani man told the BBC he had been accused of being unpatriotic and a "potential security threat", after he sent a text backing Armenia's song, Jan Jan. |
| 'Totally unacceptable' | 'Totally unacceptable' |
| The country's authorities said people had merely been invited to explain why they voted for Armenia. | The country's authorities said people had merely been invited to explain why they voted for Armenia. |
| The two states fought over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in the 1990s. | The two states fought over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in the 1990s. |
| Armenia's Inga and Anush perform at the Eurovision Song Contest | Armenia's Inga and Anush perform at the Eurovision Song Contest |
| The EBU's director general, Jean Reveillon, said violating the privacy of voters "or interrogation of individuals... is totally unacceptable". | The EBU's director general, Jean Reveillon, said violating the privacy of voters "or interrogation of individuals... is totally unacceptable". |
| As it does not have the ability to penalise telephone companies, the body said it would impose sanctions against broadcasters "for any disclosure of information which could be used to identify voters". | As it does not have the ability to penalise telephone companies, the body said it would impose sanctions against broadcasters "for any disclosure of information which could be used to identify voters". |
| Banning a broadcaster would effectively stop a country from being able to take part. | Banning a broadcaster would effectively stop a country from being able to take part. |
| Norway's Alexander Rybak won the contest this year, smashing the record for the most points awarded during the competition with 387. | Norway's Alexander Rybak won the contest this year, smashing the record for the most points awarded during the competition with 387. |