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Statement on the death of Max Mosley: “Max’s mission was to ensure that others would not suffer the same mistreatment as himself and his family”
Max Mosley, who was a leading campaigner for a free and accountable press over the last decade of his life, has died today. Commenting, a spokesperson for Hacked Off said, Hacked…
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Loophole in Online Safety Bill would create “safe havens for those responsible for racism, hate and abuse online”
The Government has today published the first draft of the Online Safety Bill. The draft bill sets out a regime for some social media platforms to be regulated by OfCom. Newspaper-operated…
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Meghan Markle wins remaining copyright claim against the Mail on Sunday
Commenting, Hacked Off Board Director & journalist Emma Jones said, Today’s judgment completes Meghan Markle’s victory against the Mail on Sunday, after the newspaper unlawfully published a private and deeply personal letter…
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Claims that private investigator employed by The Sun illegally spied on Meghan Markle: Hacked Off response
Byline Investigates has reported today that a private investigator who was paid by The Sun to access personal information about Meghan Markle did so unlawfully. This alleged conduct would appear to…
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Society of Editors’ half-retraction not good enough
The Society of Editors has today partially retracted their statement of Monday March 8th, which dismissed concerns of racism in the press. Responding, Hacked Off Policy Director Nathan Sparkes said: This statement…
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Hacked Off and anti-racism NGOs call for Society of Editors retraction
Hacked Off and several leading anti-racism NGOs have written to the Society of Editors, calling on them to retract their claim that the press is “not racist”. The Society’s wholesale denial…
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Summary judgment issued in Duchess of Sussex v The Mail (Associated Newspapers)
Commenting on the summary judgment issued today in the Duchess of Sussex’s privacy and copyright claims against Mail publisher Associated Newspapers, Hacked Off Policy Director Nathan Sparkes said, No-one should have…
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IPSO responds to The Fake News Ferret report on Covid-19 discrimination
IPSO’s response claims that the evidence used for the report is not publicly available. Hacked Off Policy Director Nathan Sparkes said, “The damaging allegation that Hacked Off did not make the evidence…
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Hacked Off report identifies 55 fake news stories about Covid-19 published in National Newspapers in 2020. IPSO failed to uphold a complaint on any of the stories included in the report.
IPSO has failed to take action over more than 50 national newspaper articles containing dangerous conspiracy theories and disinformation about Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic – a Hacked Off report…
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Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd: Murdoch media “political equivalent of a mafia operation”, Hugh Grant accuses of Boris Johnson of lacking “the stomach” to stand up to Murdoch
Kevin Rudd, the 26th Prime Minister of Australia, has exclusively spoken to Hacked Off in a revealing 40 minute interview about the influence and power of Rupert Murdoch & his media empire.…
