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Born out of the UK tabloid phone hacking scandal. We fight for press accountability, for justice for victims still denied and for a responsible press that protects the public, upholds democracy, and defends free expression. linktr.ee/hackedoff

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Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Three hours until doors at the Rally for Justice. Camp and Furnace, 67 Greenland Street, Liverpool L1 0BY. Doors 6pm, speeches followed by live music until 11pm. Still without a ticket? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillsborou...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Tonight. Hillsborough Law & Press Reform: A Rally for Justice. Doors 6pm, Camp and Furnace, 67 Greenland Street, Liverpool L1 0BY. Speeches, then live music until 11pm. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillsborou...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Final call for tomorrow's Rally for Justice. Camp and Furnace, Liverpool. 6–11pm. Speeches on the Hillsborough Law and press reform, then live music. Apply for a ticket tonight: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillsborou...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Tomorrow night: Hillsborough Law & Press Reform: A Rally for Justice. Camp and Furnace, Liverpool. Doors 6pm, music until 11pm. Last chance to apply for a ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillsborou...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“IPSO is not an effective restraint on the activities of the British press and misinformation about the climate crisis fills the newspapers.” Climate misinformation and press regulation www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/c...

Climate misinformation and press regulation

Chris Goodall took a complaint to IPSO over fifteen factual errors in a Daily Mail article on wind power. Almost a year later, the regulator ordered a single sentence to be amended.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"IPSO is not an effective restraint on the activities of the British press and misinformation about the climate crisis fills the newspapers." Climate misinformation and press regulation www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/c...

Climate misinformation and press regulation

Chris Goodall took a complaint to IPSO over fifteen factual errors in a Daily Mail article on wind power. Almost a year later, the regulator ordered a single sentence to be amended.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Two days to go. Hillsborough Law & Press Reform: A Rally for Justice — Monday 28 September, 6–11pm, Camp and Furnace, Liverpool. Speeches from campaigners, survivors, Ministers and well-known supporters, then live music. Apply: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillsborou...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Three days to go. Tickets for the Rally for Justice are allocated by application and demand is high — apply now rather than on the night. Monday 28 September, 6–11pm, Camp and Furnace, Liverpool: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillsborou...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Climate misinformation and press regulation Fifteen factual errors in a Daily Mail piece on wind power. Almost a year at IPSO. The result: one sentence amended. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/c...

Climate misinformation and press regulation

Chris Goodall took a complaint to IPSO over fifteen factual errors in a Daily Mail article on wind power. Almost a year later, the regulator ordered a single sentence to be amended.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A duty of candour for public bodies. Real accountability for the press. Two demands, one principle: people harmed by the powerful are entitled to the truth. Rally for Justice, Camp and Furnace, Liverpool, Monday 28 September, 6–11pm: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillsborou...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“that can never happen. We would never let that happen” — a pollster, secretly filmed, on a paper learning who commissioned its front-page poll. How commissioned polling is laundered into the press: www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/h...

How commissioned polling is laundered into the press

The Times and The Telegraph reported polls secretly arranged by Reform UK without telling readers who commissioned them.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"Presented instead as a newspaper exclusive, it can look like independent evidence of public opinion." How commissioned polling is laundered into the press www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/h...

How commissioned polling is laundered into the press

The Times and The Telegraph reported polls secretly arranged by Reform UK without telling readers who commissioned them. Ben Phillips on why polling transparency matters.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Leveson Part Two was promised to the victims of press abuse. It has still not happened. The Hillsborough Law proves that unfinished business can be finished when people keep pushing. Rally for Justice, Liverpool, Monday 28 September, 6–11pm: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillsborou...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Who you will hear from at the Rally for Justice: campaigners who won the Hillsborough Law, survivors, Ministers and well-known supporters — followed by live music from Liverpool artists. Monday 28 September, 6–11pm, Camp and Furnace, Liverpool: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillsborou...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

How commissioned polling is laundered into the press Polls secretly arranged by Reform UK ran in The Times and The Telegraph — readers were never told who commissioned them. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/h...

How commissioned polling is laundered into the press

The Times and The Telegraph reported polls secretly arranged by Reform UK without telling readers who commissioned them. Ben Phillips on why polling transparency matters.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

How commissioned polling is laundered into the press. The Times and The Telegraph reported polls secretly arranged by Reform UK, without telling readers who commissioned them. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/h...

How commissioned polling is laundered into the press

The Times and The Telegraph reported polls secretly arranged by Reform UK without telling readers who commissioned them.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

One week today: Hillsborough Law & Press Reform: A Rally for Justice. Camp and Furnace, Liverpool. Monday 28 September, 6–11pm. Speeches from campaigners, survivors, Ministers and well-known supporters, then live music. Apply for tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillsborou...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Hillsborough Law shows what happens when families refuse to give up in the face of institutions that close ranks. Press reform is the same fight, and it is unfinished. Rally for Justice, Liverpool, Monday 28 September, 6–11pm: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillsborou...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hillsborough Law & Press Reform: A Rally for Justice. Monday 28 September, 6–11pm, Camp and Furnace, Liverpool. Hosted by Hacked Off and Hillsborough Law Now. Apply for tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillsborou...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Dr Corinne Fowler writes about the media abuse that preceded Jason Arday's death. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/w...

When media abuse of academics becomes the norm in HE

Following the death of Jason Arday, Corinne Fowler writes on the toll of media abuse on academics and what universities must do to protect their staff.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

According to the press, everyone is to blame for Jason Arday's death — except them. Nathan Sparkes on a press reaction that has been defensive, evasive and hypocritical: www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/p...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

IPSO says what counts as "state regulation" can differ depending on your point of view. From a body that claims to uphold editorial accuracy. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/i...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The Times, Telegraph and Spectator say the press did nothing wrong over Jason Arday. If so, an inquiry and an independent regulator would exonerate them. Yet they campaign against both. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/p...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

"Media abuse is disproportionately directed at academics of colour, women and others with protected characteristics." Dr Corinne Fowler, for Hacked Off. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/w...

When media abuse of academics becomes the norm in HE

Following the death of Jason Arday, Corinne Fowler writes on the toll of media abuse on academics and what universities must do to protect their staff.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Jason Arday died on 14 August, aged 41, after a fierce campaign of press hostility. Instead of reflection, the press has offered defensiveness and self-justification. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/p...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

IPSO contradicts itself in chaotic handling of Telegraph complaint: www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/i...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

IPSO has the power to investigate its own members' standards. It has never used it. Membership is voluntary. Use the power, lose the members. Professor Paul Wragg on the regulator that cannot afford to regulate: www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/p...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Labour peer Lord Watts, writing for PoliticsHome: democracy depends on a trusted press, but self-regulation isn't working. His verdict on IPSO is blunt — it's not fit for purpose. www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Telegraph said Hacked Off has demanded "state regulation of Fleet Street". We never have. IPSO did its best to defend its paymaster... www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/i...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

When media abuse of academics becomes the norm in HE Corinne Fowler writes on the toll of media abuse on academics — and what universities must do to protect their staff. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/w...

When media abuse of academics becomes the norm in HE

Following the death of Jason Arday, Corinne Fowler writes on the toll of media abuse on academics and what universities must do to protect their staff.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The press hounding of Professor Jason Arday will happen again to someone else — because there is nothing to stop it. Professor Paul Wragg, Professor of Media Law at Leeds, sets out six reasons why. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/p...

Professor Arday, IPSO, and the press: steps to end the cycle of tragedy

Guest blog: Professor Paul Wragg, Professor of Media Law at the University of Leeds, on why the press hounding of Professor Jason Arday will happen again unless politicians act.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Freedom and accountability are not opposites. A free press is vital to democracy — and so is holding those who shape public opinion to independent standards. Lord Watts makes the case 👇 www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A regulator that has never once fined a newspaper. A code written by editors. Rules set by newspaper executives. Lord Watts sets out why IPSO can't deliver the accountability the public deserves 👇 www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

135,000 homeless households in the UK are housed in hotels and B&Bs. 20,000 asylum seekers are. Only one of those numbers makes headlines. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/g...

Guess what was on the "jaw-dropping" list?

How the bare basics, including one toilet roll, became a tabloid headline. A guest fact-check by Emma Monk of Monk Debunks.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Is press regulation still relevant when everyone is on social media? The press's reach has grown, not shrunk — and publishers are among the biggest posters on those platforms. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/l...

The letter the Guardian didn't publish: Tulisa Contostavlos interview

Hacked Off CEO Nathan Sparkes wrote to the Guardian to correct claims about press regulation in its interview with Tulisa Contostavlos. The paper didn't publish it — so we are.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

"The absolute bare minimum required to cook, eat, sleep and stay clean." A guest fact-check by Emma Monk on how a starter pack became a tabloid front page. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/g...

Guess what was on the "jaw-dropping" list?

How the bare basics, including one toilet roll, became a tabloid headline. A guest fact-check by Emma Monk of Monk Debunks.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Jason Arday was hounded through the national press for weeks. There was nowhere for him to turn. IPSO has not opened a single standards investigation in over a decade. Add your name for an inquiry into press culture: hackedoff.org/campaign-actions/demand-an-inquiry-into-the-culture-of-the-press

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

"Every day, people are misled by disinformation in certain newspapers about immigration, climate change and welfare." From the letter the Guardian chose not to publish: www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/l...

The letter the Guardian didn't publish: Tulisa Contostavlos interview

Hacked Off CEO Nathan Sparkes wrote to the Guardian to correct claims about press regulation in its interview with Tulisa Contostavlos. The paper didn't publish it — so we are.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The Express led on a "jaw-dropping" list of freebies given to asylum seekers in Thetford. The list: bedding, towels, one frying pan, one saucepan, one set of cutlery — and one toilet roll. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/g...

Guess what was on the "jaw-dropping" list?

How the bare basics, including one toilet roll, became a tabloid headline. A guest fact-check by Emma Monk of Monk Debunks.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Jason Arday has tragically died after a vicious campaign of press hounding and harassment. We urgently need an inquiry into the culture of the press. Add your name to demand one now: hackedoff.org/campaign-actions/demand-an-inquiry-into-the-culture-of-the-press

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Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Jason Arday has tragically died after a vicious campaign of press hounding and harassment. We urgently need an inquiry into the culture of the press. Add your name to demand one now: hackedoff.org/campaign-actions/demand-an-inquiry-into-the-culture-of-the-press

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Tulisa's Guardian interview said we back a "government-backed" model of press regulation. We don't. Leveson bans politicians from the regulator; IPSO welcomes them onto its boards. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/l...

The letter the Guardian didn't publish: Tulisa Contostavlos interview

Hacked Off CEO Nathan Sparkes wrote to the Guardian to correct claims about press regulation in its interview with Tulisa Contostavlos. The paper didn't publish it — so we are.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Press launch disinformation attack on “Hacked Off” following Mail judgment: www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/p... "The Mail, like all other national newspapers, remains outside any independent form of regulation. They are still controlling their own ineffectual complaints handler."

Press launch disinformation attack on “Hacked Off” following Mail judgment

The corporate press has used the ANL judgment as an opportunity to revive their attacks on Hacked Off and its supporters. It's important we set the record straight.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

In the Mail case, the claimants "proved that the Mail paid over 3 million pounds to private investigators who used unlawful means to obtain information..." So what really happened? Only Leveson Pt 2 can find out. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/t...

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 live...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

"Hacked Off did not fund or work on these claims. But we wholeheartedly credit the bravery of those claimants who put themselves in the firing line of the national press, the most powerful unregulated and unaccountable industry in the country." www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/t...

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 live...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The Daily Mail has not been exonerated. Evidence of unlawful behavior remains, and the need for Leveson 2 is as strong as ever. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/t...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Full comment on Mail claims here: www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/m...

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

. @dailymail.co.uk hacking trial judgment expected today. The Mail has made this an all or nothing case, arguing it has committed no wrongdoing whatsoever. One finding against it would be devastating, opening up a flood of further questions & allegations.

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Hugh Grant will join Tulisa an campaigners in London - 24th June to Demand a Better Media. "For years, politicians have failed to deliver on their promises to raise standards in the media and protect the victims of press abuse. Next week, we need to send a message they cannot ignore." tr.ee/7VDSGm

Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Demand Better Media - With Special Guest Tulisa! 🗣️ NEW SPEAKERS: Aidan Kelly, Benedict Rattigan, Charlotte Hennessy, Des Freedman, Emily Brothers, Lisa Moorish, Margaret Aspinall, Mark Cann, Paul Dadge, Paul Wragg, Richard Ayre, Rizwana Hamid, Sarah Berry-Valentine + video message from Steve Coogan