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Ofcom website crashes due to flood of Celeb BB complaints - BR Bulletin - Advertising, Marketing, Media and PR news by Email - Brand Republic: "Ofcom website crashes due to flood of Celeb BB complaints
by Mark Banham Brand Republic 19 Jan 2007
LONDON - The number of complaints registered by the public to Ofcom over allegedly racist comments directed towards 'Celebrity Big Brother' contestant Shilpa Shetty by other housemates has caused the media regulator's website to crash.
The number of viewers complaining about the show to Ofcom reached more than 20,000 today, many of them online, causing Ofcom to publish an announcement on its website.
It said: 'Ofcom are currently receiving very high volumes of complaints alleging racism in Celebrity Big Brother 7. Visitors may experience delays or intermittent problems when trying to submit complaints.'"