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Hacked Off: Government plan to regulate your nan’s Facebook more stringently than the Mail Online branded utterly absurd
Hacked Off criticises a Minister's evidence that the Online Harms regime would apply to private citizens' posts but not to national newspaper websites.
14/5/20
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Hacked Off finds reader comments on The Sun website were broadcasting 5G “fake news”/disinformation for at least two weeks
Hacked Off finds reader comments under a Sun article on 5G mast locations falsely claimed 5G was unsafe and stayed online for at least two weeks.
13/5/20
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Hacked Off research reveals extent of relentless intrusion on singer Jesy Nelson
Hacked Off research finds 57 articles covered singer Jesy Nelson's private life in seven days, months after she spoke about mental health in a BBC documentary.
7/5/20
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have told the editors of British tabloid newspapers that they won’t engage with their outlets
Hacked Off Policy Director Nathan Sparkes responds to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex telling four tabloid editors they will not engage with their outlets.
20/4/20
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Response to comments from DCMS Committee Chair Julian Knight MP: Newspapers and their websites must be held accountable over spread of false information on COVID-19
Hacked Off responds to DCMS Committee Chair Julian Knight, saying newspapers and their websites must also be held accountable for false COVID-19 information.
6/4/20
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VAT relief for online publications: Government announces “Murdoch tax-break”
Kyle Taylor criticises the Budget's abolition of VAT on online publications as a tax break for the newspapers that harm victims.
11/3/20
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The Sun newspaper accused of “blackmailing” Phillip Schofield over sexuality
Hacked Off reports allegations that The Sun pressured Phillip Schofield into disclosing his sexuality by threatening to publish it, as revealed by Byline Investigates.
10/3/20
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