For starters, according to the pair, they weren’t permitted to watch television of any kind. Although every room of The Circle apartments have TV sets in them, including the bathrooms, they’re meant solely for communicating with other players in the game.

And, it seems, most players are expected to accept incoming messages from other competitors, even if they don’t want to chat with them.

Source: https://www.distractify.com/p/the-circle-rules-for-contestants