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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 20/06/2026
Full story: www.ft.com/content/7f14...
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Ministers to make YouTube and Meta boost prominence of UK news
Move expected in British government green paper would set stage for fresh battle with Big Tech over online misinformation
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 20/06/2026
If these rules are enacted, it will be disastrous for independent news channels and content creators, as the state news channels would be favoured in the algorithm, requiring people to make extra effort to access news and information from independent sources.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 20/06/2026
Big Tech companies are likely to oppose this approach because it goes directly against audience-driven algorithms that drive engagement on social media.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 20/06/2026
The rules could also be extended to include national and regional newspapers to ensure that news is more prominent, for example, at the top of a TikTok feed.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 20/06/2026
The government states that they are doing this to tackle misinformation on social media by forcing social media companies to prioritise news and information from publicly funded news channels.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 20/06/2026
This move marks a new battleground with Big Tech over online misinformation and illegal content. The government is expected to consult on rules as early as this month.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 20/06/2026
🚨 UK govt is planning to require social media and video platforms like YouTube and Meta to give greater prominence to news and content from public service broadcasters such as the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4 in their algorithms.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 01/06/2026
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 01/06/2026
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 01/06/2026
That's all for today, folks! I plan to do this every day from now on to give you a recap of the last 24 hours! Talk to you tomorrow! Adios until then.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 01/06/2026
The lead prosecutor responsible for overseeing former FBI Director James Comey's prosecution related to his alleged threat involving seashells, which the Justice Department claims was a threat against President Donald Trump, has withdrawn from the case without providing any explanation.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 01/06/2026
Today, Iran said it's pausing negotiations with the US after Israel announced it is going to attack Beirut. Donald Trump made a series of posts on Truth Social claiming he has achieved a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, and that talks with Iran are still ongoing. Crazy day in US-Iran drama.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 01/06/2026
The US and Iran traded strikes again while both sides said the ceasefire still holds. Iran shot down a US drone, and the US claimed it launched strikes on Goruk and Qashem Island in self-defence.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 01/06/2026
Hungary’s government will amend the constitution to remove the country’s president, part of a push by the new Prime Minister Péter Magyar to dismiss officials appointed under former PM Viktor Orbán. Magyar has repeatedly asked the President to resign, but so far he has refused.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 01/06/2026
Israel has captured a strategic Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon. It marks the deepest incursion of the Israeli army into Lebanon in over 25 years.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 01/06/2026
Ukraine has rejected Russia’s proposal to include abducted Ukrainian children in prisoner-of-war exchange lists. Ukraine’s foreign minister said this is unacceptable and that children should be released unconditionally.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 01/06/2026
The US has told its European allies that it will gradually reduce the number of strategic bombers, fighter jets, drones, submarines, & warships dedicated to NATO. This indicates growing tensions between the US & Europe. Another reminder for Europe that it needs to sort out its defense needs quickly.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 01/06/2026
Loads happened today across the globe, but the world didn’t stop, and the headlines were busy. Wars escalated, alliances shifted. Here’s what happened - without the noise. Let’s go 🧵
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 24/03/2026
What in the actual simulation is happening in the United States of America 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷‍♂️
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Andy Burge 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @andygjburge.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
This is a most informative column by @brownreporter.substack.com. Do have a read. brownreporter.substack.com/p/fitness-ap...
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Fitness App, Lie Detectors & a 99.99% Democracy 🗳️
Iran reveals hidden missile range by striking at Diego Garcia, Denmark secretly prepared to blow up Greenland’s runways, and Cuba tells the U.S. Embassy to find its own fuel.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 17/03/2026
US govt is running on vibes these days 😂
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 16/03/2026
at this point wouldn’t be surprised to see that headline 😂
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 14/03/2026
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 13/03/2026
Attended a meeting with the ministers of Ethiopia and Uganda governments on the state of refugees and learned that little girls (6-8 y/o) are being raped in schools in masses.. What is this world. What are we doing. Also, this ⬇️
IRAN WAR
$11.3B
Six days of war in Iran

TREATING MALNUTRITION
$4B
Treating every acutely malnourished child on Earth
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 14/03/2026
i don’t think knowing law is their strong suit… its all about memes and reels 🤷‍♂️
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 10/03/2026
So Reform UK are spending funds to subsidise fuel prices by 25p per litre for a day at a pump in Derbyshire, while also calling for the UK to join the Iran war, which will further increase fuel prices. Hypocrisy at its finest 🤷‍♂️ via @bethrigby.bsky.social
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 04/03/2026
The White House claimed Spain agreed to cooperate with its military campaign in the Middle East but Spain’s government has now publicly denied this, saying its position “has not changed” and that no such agreement exists.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 02/03/2026
the govt of u turns 🤷‍♂️
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 15/02/2026
he should be charged with treason 🤷‍♂️
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 15/02/2026
🚨 NEW: The US National Cyber Director has pushed back against the EU’s bid for tech autonomy, urging Europe to wean itself off China rather than America. “There is a clean tech stack. It is primarily American. And then there is a Chinese tech stack,” he said. www.politico.eu/article/eu-b...
politico.eu
Washington pushes back against EU’s bid for tech autonomy
Suggesting US tech is as risky as Chinese tech is ‘a giant false equivalency,’ top US cyber official says.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 07/02/2026
The most interesting thing about this Epstein saga: there are calls for the UK PM to resign over appointing an ambassador with dodgy links, but in the US it looks like business as usual 🤷‍♂️
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 07/02/2026
Source: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 07/02/2026
🚨NEW: UK Parliament will debate a petition on March 16 requiring automatic by-elections when MPs switch parties. The petition argues constituents should have the right to approve or reject their MP’s party defection through a vote. Over 126,000 signatures triggered the parliamentary debate.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 06/02/2026
His voters don't care, his base doesn't care! It plays right into their culture war rhetoric... unfortunate indeed
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 01/02/2026
This book should be added to school curriculums teaching kids media literacy in today’s polarised world… fantastic work @eliothiggins.bsky.social !
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LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit @catanonim.me · 29/01/2026
I've subscribed to Brown reporter's RSS feed, because this sort of thing ↓ seems to be in the right place for me.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 29/01/2026
Grateful to @bearlypolitics.co.uk for the space to explore this: What happens when governments prioritize deportation numbers over accuracy? My piece on the Reform UK’s ICE-inspired enforcement plans and why the risks go beyond immigration 👇
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 20/01/2026
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 13/01/2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK
There will still be digital checks on those starting a new job, but people will not need to hold a digital ID.
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 13/01/2026
🚨BREAKING: The government has dropped plans requiring workers to sign up to its digital ID scheme in order to prove their right to work in the UK
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 13/01/2026
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 12/01/2026
A cage fight at the White House, and a country wants all the data in your phone. Just a normal week in global politics. The world is shifting fast. Don't get left behind. Make sense of the madness in 4 minutes or less. 👇 open.substack.com/pub/brownrep...
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Cage Fight, Gamer Army & The Housing Ban 🏠
Plus: Multiple countries ban Elon Musk's Grok AI, Finland is back to using anti-personnel mines, and much more
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 12/01/2026
🚨 NEW: Former Tory chancellor Nadhim Zahawi says UK is ‘sick’ as he defects to Reform UK His party was in power for around 14 years and he is also cofounder of YouGov (polling firm)
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 11/01/2026
Source: www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/…
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 11/01/2026
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham backs Conservative call to ban social media for under-16s as pressure mounts on No 10 to protect children @theguardian.com
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 11/01/2026
Source: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/…
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 11/01/2026
🚨 NEW: EU demands 'Farage clause' in Brexit reset talks Brussels wants compensation if a future UK government tears up Starmer's deal @theguardian.com
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 09/01/2026
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 09/01/2026
NEW: UK govt considering banning X? As per PM, all options are on table, including boycott of govt ministers from X
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brownreporter @brownreporter.substack.com · 07/01/2026
🚨BREAKING: Venezuela to buy ONLY American products with new oil money!
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