UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said the policy is "verging on disgraceful".
A BBC spokesperson noted it was a long-standing position for its reporters not to use the term themselves unless attributing it to someone else.
Veteran BBC foreign correspondent John Simpson said "calling someone a terrorist means you're taking sides".
Daisy McAndrew says: “Sky News, ITV News, The Times and The Independent all have the same editorial policy - but they don’t get any criticism for it!"
Isabel Oakeshott responds: “That’s because we don’t get forced to pay for them”.
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