<p>NEW: ORG investigation reveals Meta enables vulnerable people to be targeted with disinformation and fraudulent ads.</p><p>With ads offering fake identity documents still running on Facebook, Meta is profiting from the global migrant crisis.</p><p>Read more about our report on Meta's surveillance capitalism advertising model ⬇️</p><p><a href="/tags/stopstalkerads/" rel="tag">#StopStalkerAds</a></p><p><a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/new-report-how-meta-is-monetising-the-migrant-crisis/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/new-report-how-meta-is-monetising-the-migrant-crisis/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.openrightsgroup.org/press-</span><span class="invisible">releases/new-report-how-meta-is-monetising-the-migrant-crisis/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/meta/" rel="tag">#meta</a> <a href="/tags/facebook/" rel="tag">#facebook</a> <a href="/tags/dataprotection/" rel="tag">#dataprotection</a> <a href="/tags/adtech/" rel="tag">#adtech</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#privacy</a> <a href="/tags/gdpr/" rel="tag">#gdpr</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#data</a> <a href="/tags/advertising/" rel="tag">#advertising</a> <a href="/tags/surveillancecapitalism/" rel="tag">#surveillancecapitalism</a> <a href="/tags/migrants/" rel="tag">#migrants</a> <a href="/tags/ukpolitics/" rel="tag">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#ukpol</a></p>
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<p>Outlook not so good 🎱</p><p>Police tech doesn’t predict crime. It predicts policing.</p><p>Based on biased data, it brings more of the same – racist policing and poverty punishment.</p><p>Read our latest blog on why crime 'predicting' police tech must be BANNED ⬇️</p><p><a href="/tags/safetynotsurveillance/" rel="tag">#SafetyNotSurveillance</a></p><p><a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/why-predictive-policing-must-be-banned/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/why-predictive-policing-must-be-banned/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/w</span><span class="invisible">hy-predictive-policing-must-be-banned/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/policing/" rel="tag">#policing</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/precrime/" rel="tag">#precrime</a> <a href="/tags/justice/" rel="tag">#justice</a> <a href="/tags/criminal/" rel="tag">#criminal</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#police</a> <a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#ukpol</a> <a href="/tags/ukpolitics/" rel="tag">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="/tags/surveillance/" rel="tag">#surveillance</a></p>
<p>💡 Encryption IS online safety 💡</p><p>Keeping data secure is key when hackers are skilled at unpicking accounts.</p><p>So why does the UK government want to make us unsafe by ordering a backdoor to Apple encrypted services?</p><p>✍️ Sign to save encryption this <a href="/tags/saferinternetday/" rel="tag">#SaferInternetDay</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/encryption/" rel="tag">#encryption</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#privacy</a> <a href="/tags/apple/" rel="tag">#Apple</a> <a href="/tags/cybersecurity/" rel="tag">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="/tags/ukpolitics/" rel="tag">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#ukpol</a> <a href="/tags/digitalrights/" rel="tag">#digitalrights</a> <a href="/tags/e2ee/" rel="tag">#e2ee</a> </p><p><a href="https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-our-apple-data-encrypted" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-our-apple-data-encrypted"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions</span><span class="invisible">/keep-our-apple-data-encrypted</span></a></p>
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<p>🚨 BREAKING 🚨</p><p>The UK is rogue in trying to order a backdoor to Apple encryption.</p><p>US lawmakers slam the UK's secretive order, calling it what it is:</p><p>🔥 'Dangerous' for global cybersecurity<br>🔥 'Effectively a foreign cyberattack'</p><p>The Home Office must back off ✋</p><p><a href="/tags/encryption/" rel="tag">#encryption</a> <a href="/tags/surveillance/" rel="tag">#surveillance</a> <a href="/tags/e2ee/" rel="tag">#e2ee</a> <a href="/tags/cybersecurity/" rel="tag">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="/tags/ukpolitics/" rel="tag">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#ukpol</a> <a href="/tags/apple/" rel="tag">#Apple</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#privacy</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/13/apple-uk-security-back-door-adp/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/13/apple-uk-security-back-door-adp/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.washingtonpost.com/technol</span><span class="invisible">ogy/2025/02/13/apple-uk-security-back-door-adp/</span></a></p>
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<p>Report: Global march to Gaza</p><p>Thousands of human rights activists, doctors, students, artists, & unionists from across continents are mobilizing for the Global March to Gaza, determined to break Israel's siege & deliver aid.</p><p>"This is no longer about borders. This is about humanity. Either we act now or history will record our silence as complicity.”</p><p>~International Coalition Against Israeli Occupation</p><p><a href="https://ilkha.com/english/world/global-solidarity-surges-activists-mobilize-by-land-and-sea-to-break-gaza-siege-460931" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ilkha.com/english/world/global-solidarity-surges-activists-mobilize-by-land-and-sea-to-break-gaza-siege-460931"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ilkha.com/english/world/global</span><span class="invisible">-solidarity-surges-activists-mobilize-by-land-and-sea-to-break-gaza-siege-460931</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a> <a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#UKPol</a> <a href="/tags/europol/" rel="tag">#EuroPol</a> <a href="/tags/globalmarchtogaza/" rel="tag">#GlobalMarchToGaza</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</a> @palestine .</p>
<p>🚨 Time is Running Out to Save Encryption 🔐</p><p>Ofcom is consulting on implementing message scanning powers in the UK Online Safety Act.</p><p>This would break end-to-end encryption on the messaging apps we all use!</p><p>⏰ CLOSES Monday 10 March, 5pm.</p><p>Use our tool to tell Ofcom <a href="/tags/practicesafetext/" rel="tag">#PracticeSafeText</a> 💬</p><p>ACT NOW ⬇️ </p><p><a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/48-hours-tell-ofcom-practice-safe-text" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="action.openrightsgroup.org/48-hours-tell-ofcom-practice-safe-text"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.openrightsgroup.org/48-</span><span class="invisible">hours-tell-ofcom-practice-safe-text</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/e2ee/" rel="tag">#e2ee</a> <a href="/tags/encryption/" rel="tag">#encryption</a> <a href="/tags/onlinesafetyact/" rel="tag">#OnlineSafetyAct</a> <a href="/tags/ukpolitics/" rel="tag">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#ukpol</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#privacy</a> <a href="/tags/ofcom/" rel="tag">#ofcom</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#security</a> <a href="/tags/cybersecurity/" rel="tag">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="/tags/whatsapp/" rel="tag">#whatsapp</a> <a href="/tags/signal/" rel="tag">#signal</a></p>
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<p>Will the last small site turn off the lights?</p><p>The UK Online Safety Act imposes the same duties and penalties on blogs, forums and fedi instances as huge platforms.</p><p>Many small, safely moderated sites will shut down or block UK users.</p><p>Crushing competition is the last thing we need for a safer Internet!</p><p>Act now before 17 March ⬇️ </p><p><a href="/tags/saveoursites/" rel="tag">#SaveOurSites</a> 🌐</p><p><a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.openrightsgroup.org/sav</span><span class="invisible">e-our-sites-write-your-mp</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/onlinesafety/" rel="tag">#onlinesafety</a> <a href="/tags/onlinesafetyact/" rel="tag">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/ukpolitics/" rel="tag">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#ukpol</a> <a href="/tags/netplurality/" rel="tag">#netplurality</a></p>
<p>IN YOUR FACE FACISTS!</p><p>HANNAH SPENCER WINS!</p><p><a href="/tags/hannahspencer/" rel="tag">#HannahSpencer</a> <a href="/tags/gortonanddenton/" rel="tag">#GortonAndDenton</a> <a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#UKPOL</a> <a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#UKPOL</a></p>
<p>America sneezes. We catch a cold.</p><p>And the UK is overexposed.</p><p>As long as foreign tech runs our digital infrastructure, our systems can be used as leverage or disrupted on Trump's say so.</p><p>Tell your MP to support the motion for <a href="/tags/digitalsovereignty/" rel="tag">#DigitalSovereignty</a> ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-devise-uk-digital-sovereignty-strategy" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-devise-uk-digital-sovereignty-strategy"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.openrightsgroup.org/tel</span><span class="invisible">l-government-devise-uk-digital-sovereignty-strategy</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/sovereignty/" rel="tag">#sovereignty</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/nationalsecurity/" rel="tag">#nationalsecurity</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a> <a href="/tags/ukpolitics/" rel="tag">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#ukpol</a></p>
<p>"My numbers are tanking, my Party is in open rebellion, I really need a good policy that the public can get behind me on....."</p><p><a href="/tags/keirstarmer/" rel="tag">#KeirStarmer</a> <a href="/tags/starmer/" rel="tag">#Starmer</a> <a href="/tags/digitalid/" rel="tag">#DigitalID</a> <a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#UKPOL</a> <a href="/tags/ukpolitics/" rel="tag">#UKPOLITICS</a> <a href="/tags/labour/" rel="tag">#Labour</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/discord/" rel="tag">#Discord</a> age verification going about as well as was to be expected i see. </p><p>all your passport are belong to darkweb.</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/792032/discord-customer-service-data-breach-hack" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theverge.com/news/792032/discord-customer-service-data-breach-hack"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theverge.com/news/792032/d</span><span class="invisible">iscord-customer-service-data-breach-hack</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/infosec/" rel="tag">#infosec</a> <a href="/tags/cybersecurity/" rel="tag">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="/tags/ageverification/" rel="tag">#ageVerification</a> <a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#Ukpol</a> <a href="/tags/eupol/" rel="tag">#eupol</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#uspol</a> <a href="/tags/hacking/" rel="tag">#hacking</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a></p>
<p>The UK is awash with tradition. And one of the great traditions of <a href="/tags/ukpolitics/" rel="tag">#UKpolitics</a> <a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#ukpol</a> is the <a href="/tags/mandelsonresignation/" rel="tag">#MandelsonResignation</a>. </p><p>But the fourth departure of <a href="/tags/mandelson/" rel="tag">#Mandelson</a> will probably be the last great one.</p><p>Which is YOUR favourite Peter Mandelson <a href="/tags/resignation/" rel="tag">#resignation</a>?</p><p>1998, as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry</p><p>2001, as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland</p><p>2025, as British Ambassador to the United States</p><p>2026, as a member of the UK's so-called <a href="/tags/labourparty/" rel="tag">#LabourParty</a></p>
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<p><a href="/tags/breaking/" rel="tag">#BREAKING</a> | 🇬🇧 — UK High Court Rules Ban on 'Palestine Action' as Terrorist Group Unlawful</p><p>The UK High Court has ruled that the government's decision to proscribe pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was unlawful and disproportionate, citing breaches of rights to freedom of expression and assembly.</p><p>Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood expressed disappointment and confirmed the government will appeal the judgment.</p><p>The ban remains in force pending a further hearing on February 20, meaning membership or support for the group continues to be a criminal offence for now.</p><p>In May 2025, 'activists' broke into RAF Brize Norton and damaged two military aircraft with spray paint, causing around £7 million in damage.</p><p><a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#UKpol</a> <a href="/tags/palestineaction/" rel="tag">#PalestineAction</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/justice/" rel="tag">#Justice</a> <a href="/tags/activism/" rel="tag">#Activism</a> <a href="/tags/genocide/" rel="tag">#Genocide</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</a></p>
<p>Putting VPNs behind an age wall threatens our privacy.</p><p>They keep young people safe from harassment. Business networks secure. Journalists, campaigners and whistleblowers shielded from harm.</p><p>Privacy is online safety ✊️</p><p>Sign the petition to protect VPN use in the UK ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protect-vpn-use-uk" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protect-vpn-use-uk"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.openrightsgroup.org/tel</span><span class="invisible">l-government-protect-vpn-use-uk</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/vpn/" rel="tag">#vpn</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#privacy</a> <a href="/tags/cybersecurity/" rel="tag">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="/tags/ageverification/" rel="tag">#ageverification</a> <a href="/tags/ukpolitics/" rel="tag">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#ukpol</a></p>
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<p>UK : Green Party win Gorton and Denton by-election!</p><p>Results: Votes / % / (% change) <br>🟢 Green 14,980 40.7% (+27.5)<br>🔵 Reform 10,578 28.7% (+14.7) <br>🔴 Labour 9,364 25.4% (-25.3) <br>🟦 Conservative 706 1.9% (-6.0)<br>🟠 Lib Dem 653 1.8% (-2.1) </p><p><a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#UK</a> <a href="/tags/ukpolitics/" rel="tag">#UKpolitics</a> <a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#UKpol</a> <a href="/tags/gortonanddenton/" rel="tag">#GortonAndDenton</a></p>
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<p>🚨 ID checks to get online could become the new norm 🚨</p><p>A new amendment would give the UK government sweeping powers to block access to lawful information and communications.</p><p>That's unless we submit our identification to a bounty of providers.</p><p>Tell your MP to stop this broad and repressive law ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/no-id-checks-web-access" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="action.openrightsgroup.org/no-id-checks-web-access"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.openrightsgroup.org/no-</span><span class="invisible">id-checks-web-access</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#privacy</a> <a href="/tags/freedomofexpression/" rel="tag">#freedomofexpression</a> <a href="/tags/ageverification/" rel="tag">#ageverification</a> <a href="/tags/digitalid/" rel="tag">#digitalID</a> <a href="/tags/onlinesafety/" rel="tag">#onlinesafety</a> <a href="/tags/ukpolitics/" rel="tag">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#ukpol</a></p>
<p>Trump threatens allies with retribution for not bending the knee.</p><p>UK digital infrastructure can be used as leverage or disrupted on his say so.</p><p>We need interoperable open-source systems, so we're not locked in to services owned and controlled by foreign tech firms.</p><p>Sign the petition for <a href="/tags/digitalsovereignty/" rel="tag">#DigitalSovereignty</a> ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-trump-s-kill-switch-secure-our-digital-sovereignty" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-trump-s-kill-switch-secure-our-digital-sovereignty"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions</span><span class="invisible">/stop-trump-s-kill-switch-secure-our-digital-sovereignty</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/starmer/" rel="tag">#starmer</a> <a href="/tags/ukpolitics/" rel="tag">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="/tags/ukpol/" rel="tag">#ukpol</a> <a href="/tags/petition/" rel="tag">#petition</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#opensource</a></p>