The Hacked Off Campaign was established in 2011 in response to the phone-hacking revelations and campaigns for a free and accountable press for the public.

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Jacqui Hames: The Mail has not been exonerated. Evidence of unlawful behavior remains, and the need for Leveson 2 is as strong as ever.
To people like Paul Dacre, and his colleagues at the Daily Mail and The Telegraph, press freedom means the freedom to publish falsehoods, disinformation and private information about anyone whose lives, they believe, will titillate their readers and sell them more newspapers.
8/7/2026
Hacked Off comment on outcome of ANL case
A judgment has found in favour of the defendants in the ANL case
7/7/2026
With so little regard for the facts, The Spectator is treating its readers with contempt
The latest misinformed attack on press standards comes from The Spectator
2/7/2026

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