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IPSO Appointment Panel to be chaired by another politician: Hacked Off criticises role of politicians at complaints-handler
IPSO has announced that Lord Triesman has been appointed as Chair of the IPSO Appointment Panel. Commenting, Hacked Off Policy Director Nathan Sparkes said, The appointment of former Government Minister…
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Daniel Morgan Independent Panel report: Comment from Jacqui Hames
Commenting on the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel Report, published today, Hacked Off Board Director and target of News UK intrusion (as described in the Report) Jacqui Hames said, “Today’s Report confirms that…
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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…
