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.

We work closely with victims
of press abuse.

No, ‘More Freedom’ is NOT ‘handed to new arrivals than British citizens’
As misleading front page headlines go, this one from the Express has to be up there with some of the worst! A guest fact-check by Emma Monk of Monk Debunks.
24/9/2026
A year and two days: the story of one complaint to IPSO
Guest blog: Chris Goodall's complaint about fifteen errors in a Daily Mail article took IPSO a year and two days to decide. Here he publishes the full timeline — more than 80 emails, hundreds of hours of work, and one correction.
22/9/2026
SLAPPs and the press: why the Anti-SLAPP Bill is the wrong answer
The private members Bill promoted by Baroness Stowell and Sir John Whittingdale would apply to any claim touching a matter of public interest, however meritorious and however properly brought. Hacked Off sets out why it would harm victims of press abuse, and why section 40 was the better answer.
21/9/2026

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Jason Arday died after being relentlessly hounded by the press. Demand an inquiry into press culture now.

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A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for the Better Media Bill

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Watch Britain’s Press: Power Without Responsibility? and email your MP to demand action on press misconduct, as exposed in this powerful new documentary.

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together, we're changing the press

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Newspapers are now independently regulated

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Of MPs have been briefed on press standards

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Letters have been sent to the Secretary of State on Leveson Pt 2