Hacked Off
@hackedoff.bsky.social
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. https://linktr.ee/hackedoff
Join former Hacked Off Board Director & now Chair of the @pressjustice.bsky.social , @stephenstroud.bsky.social , at this screening of our two documentary films on Sunday, "Power Without Responsibility" & "The Press and the People"
November 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Join former Hacked Off Board Director & now Chair of the @pressjustice.bsky.social , @stephenstroud.bsky.social , at this screening of our two documentary films on Sunday, "Power Without Responsibility" & "The Press and the People"
Join Kerry Katona as she reveals how press abuse nearly destroyed her life... and discusses what has to change.
November 25th - only 12 days away! Book now:
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November 25th - only 12 days away! Book now:
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November 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Join Kerry Katona as she reveals how press abuse nearly destroyed her life... and discusses what has to change.
November 25th - only 12 days away! Book now:
the-hack.eventbrite.co.uk
November 25th - only 12 days away! Book now:
the-hack.eventbrite.co.uk
Jacqui Hames, featured in #TheHack, is calling on the Prime Minister to put the public ahead of Murdoch, and act now to end corruption and abuse in the press.
Back her petition now:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
Back her petition now:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
October 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Jacqui Hames, featured in #TheHack, is calling on the Prime Minister to put the public ahead of Murdoch, and act now to end corruption and abuse in the press.
Back her petition now:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
Back her petition now:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
Nick Davies “There is an art to fear. An art that News of the World and all those nasty buggers mastered a long time ago. They call it monstering. Grievous emotional harm." #TheHack
October 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Nick Davies “There is an art to fear. An art that News of the World and all those nasty buggers mastered a long time ago. They call it monstering. Grievous emotional harm." #TheHack
Press victims, supporters & Hugh Grant lobbied Labour Conference this week for the #BetterMediaBill
With @38degrees.bsky.social our ad van lapped the city, showing Jacqui Hames speaking out in favour of a better press & promoting our petition.
Add your name now: tinyurl.com/bdfa9emp
#TheHack
With @38degrees.bsky.social our ad van lapped the city, showing Jacqui Hames speaking out in favour of a better press & promoting our petition.
Add your name now: tinyurl.com/bdfa9emp
#TheHack
October 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Press victims, supporters & Hugh Grant lobbied Labour Conference this week for the #BetterMediaBill
With @38degrees.bsky.social our ad van lapped the city, showing Jacqui Hames speaking out in favour of a better press & promoting our petition.
Add your name now: tinyurl.com/bdfa9emp
#TheHack
With @38degrees.bsky.social our ad van lapped the city, showing Jacqui Hames speaking out in favour of a better press & promoting our petition.
Add your name now: tinyurl.com/bdfa9emp
#TheHack
At Hacked Off HQ we're eagerly awaiting the first episode of The Hack - showing on ITV tomorrow, 9pm.
Spoiler alert.... we also plan to make the most of the moment. 👀 #WatchThisSpace
www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/t...
Spoiler alert.... we also plan to make the most of the moment. 👀 #WatchThisSpace
www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/t...
September 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
At Hacked Off HQ we're eagerly awaiting the first episode of The Hack - showing on ITV tomorrow, 9pm.
Spoiler alert.... we also plan to make the most of the moment. 👀 #WatchThisSpace
www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/t...
Spoiler alert.... we also plan to make the most of the moment. 👀 #WatchThisSpace
www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/t...
Statement on the taxpayer-funded appointment of former "sexist of the year" & ex-Sun editor David Dinsmore.
July 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Statement on the taxpayer-funded appointment of former "sexist of the year" & ex-Sun editor David Dinsmore.
TODAY:
Fabian Society essay collection proposes Ofcom role in press regulation - to introduce high standards for the media, and new rights for the public to get redress for intrusion, inaccuracy and discrimination.
www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/f...
Fabian Society essay collection proposes Ofcom role in press regulation - to introduce high standards for the media, and new rights for the public to get redress for intrusion, inaccuracy and discrimination.
www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/f...
July 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
TODAY:
Fabian Society essay collection proposes Ofcom role in press regulation - to introduce high standards for the media, and new rights for the public to get redress for intrusion, inaccuracy and discrimination.
www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/f...
Fabian Society essay collection proposes Ofcom role in press regulation - to introduce high standards for the media, and new rights for the public to get redress for intrusion, inaccuracy and discrimination.
www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/f...
Spotted in @telegraphnews.bsky.social : "BBC losing public trust..."
Well, the unregulated Telegraph newspaper is the expert at losing trust.
Last year's Reuters study found the paper had a net trust score of just +15. The BBC? +40.
Well, the unregulated Telegraph newspaper is the expert at losing trust.
Last year's Reuters study found the paper had a net trust score of just +15. The BBC? +40.
July 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Spotted in @telegraphnews.bsky.social : "BBC losing public trust..."
Well, the unregulated Telegraph newspaper is the expert at losing trust.
Last year's Reuters study found the paper had a net trust score of just +15. The BBC? +40.
Well, the unregulated Telegraph newspaper is the expert at losing trust.
Last year's Reuters study found the paper had a net trust score of just +15. The BBC? +40.
Next week is the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 attacks.
After the attacks, many of those affected faced press harassment and intrusion. Years on, nothing has changed. Ask your MP to back changes in the law to protect victims of terror from press abuse: hackedoff.org/campaign-act...
After the attacks, many of those affected faced press harassment and intrusion. Years on, nothing has changed. Ask your MP to back changes in the law to protect victims of terror from press abuse: hackedoff.org/campaign-act...
July 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Next week is the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 attacks.
After the attacks, many of those affected faced press harassment and intrusion. Years on, nothing has changed. Ask your MP to back changes in the law to protect victims of terror from press abuse: hackedoff.org/campaign-act...
After the attacks, many of those affected faced press harassment and intrusion. Years on, nothing has changed. Ask your MP to back changes in the law to protect victims of terror from press abuse: hackedoff.org/campaign-act...
Hacked Off & @fawcettsociety.bsky.social CEO comment on
@dailymail.co.uk article which said that Rachel Reeves looked like she was having a "hormonal collapse":
hackedoff.org/blog-posts/m...
@dailymail.co.uk article which said that Rachel Reeves looked like she was having a "hormonal collapse":
hackedoff.org/blog-posts/m...
July 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Hacked Off & @fawcettsociety.bsky.social CEO comment on
@dailymail.co.uk article which said that Rachel Reeves looked like she was having a "hormonal collapse":
hackedoff.org/blog-posts/m...
@dailymail.co.uk article which said that Rachel Reeves looked like she was having a "hormonal collapse":
hackedoff.org/blog-posts/m...
Today, @thetimes.com and other papers are reporting that "Britain is on track to lose a record 16,500 millionaires this year", following a report from a wealth management firm.
A few problems:
(1) The report refers to "dollar" millionaires, so not actually UK millionaires at all and....
A few problems:
(1) The report refers to "dollar" millionaires, so not actually UK millionaires at all and....
June 24, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Today, @thetimes.com and other papers are reporting that "Britain is on track to lose a record 16,500 millionaires this year", following a report from a wealth management firm.
A few problems:
(1) The report refers to "dollar" millionaires, so not actually UK millionaires at all and....
A few problems:
(1) The report refers to "dollar" millionaires, so not actually UK millionaires at all and....
Data taken from Reuters' Digital News Report 2025 on trust in different media brands in the UK, and then compared with regulated status.
It confirms yet again - with one major outlier in the FT - that regulated news outlets (broadcasters) are significantly more trusted than unregulated (newspapers).
It confirms yet again - with one major outlier in the FT - that regulated news outlets (broadcasters) are significantly more trusted than unregulated (newspapers).
June 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Data taken from Reuters' Digital News Report 2025 on trust in different media brands in the UK, and then compared with regulated status.
It confirms yet again - with one major outlier in the FT - that regulated news outlets (broadcasters) are significantly more trusted than unregulated (newspapers).
It confirms yet again - with one major outlier in the FT - that regulated news outlets (broadcasters) are significantly more trusted than unregulated (newspapers).
NEW PODCAST LAUNCH: Everyone’s Still HACKED OFF
The newsroom’s a mess. The politicians are worse. And the public? Still hacked off.
In Episode 1, we speak to Rich Peppiatt — former tabloid journalist turned filmmaker, and director of Kneecap.
The newsroom’s a mess. The politicians are worse. And the public? Still hacked off.
In Episode 1, we speak to Rich Peppiatt — former tabloid journalist turned filmmaker, and director of Kneecap.
May 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM
NEW PODCAST LAUNCH: Everyone’s Still HACKED OFF
The newsroom’s a mess. The politicians are worse. And the public? Still hacked off.
In Episode 1, we speak to Rich Peppiatt — former tabloid journalist turned filmmaker, and director of Kneecap.
The newsroom’s a mess. The politicians are worse. And the public? Still hacked off.
In Episode 1, we speak to Rich Peppiatt — former tabloid journalist turned filmmaker, and director of Kneecap.
🗞️ "Headlines stick—whether they’re true or not."
That’s why Sport in Mind, backed by Anton Ferdinand and Marvin Sordell, has launched the Mad Headlines campaign.
That’s why Sport in Mind, backed by Anton Ferdinand and Marvin Sordell, has launched the Mad Headlines campaign.
May 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
🗞️ "Headlines stick—whether they’re true or not."
That’s why Sport in Mind, backed by Anton Ferdinand and Marvin Sordell, has launched the Mad Headlines campaign.
That’s why Sport in Mind, backed by Anton Ferdinand and Marvin Sordell, has launched the Mad Headlines campaign.
👀 Names dropped: News of the World, The Sun, Daily Mail, Daily Express.
📢 Share this before it disappears.
#PressAbuse #HackedOff #Leveson #ExposeNews #UKMedia #InvestigativeJournalism
📢 Share this before it disappears.
#PressAbuse #HackedOff #Leveson #ExposeNews #UKMedia #InvestigativeJournalism
March 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
👀 Names dropped: News of the World, The Sun, Daily Mail, Daily Express.
📢 Share this before it disappears.
#PressAbuse #HackedOff #Leveson #ExposeNews #UKMedia #InvestigativeJournalism
📢 Share this before it disappears.
#PressAbuse #HackedOff #Leveson #ExposeNews #UKMedia #InvestigativeJournalism
🎥 WATCH: Ex-Private Investigator Breaks Silence
He was hired by major UK newspapers to hack phones, tap emails, and dig up dirt—then watched those same papers deny everything at Leveson. Now, he's speaking out.
🔎 “We were scapegoats. The real criminals are the editors.”
He was hired by major UK newspapers to hack phones, tap emails, and dig up dirt—then watched those same papers deny everything at Leveson. Now, he's speaking out.
🔎 “We were scapegoats. The real criminals are the editors.”
March 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🎥 WATCH: Ex-Private Investigator Breaks Silence
He was hired by major UK newspapers to hack phones, tap emails, and dig up dirt—then watched those same papers deny everything at Leveson. Now, he's speaking out.
🔎 “We were scapegoats. The real criminals are the editors.”
He was hired by major UK newspapers to hack phones, tap emails, and dig up dirt—then watched those same papers deny everything at Leveson. Now, he's speaking out.
🔎 “We were scapegoats. The real criminals are the editors.”
'We were commissioned by national newspapers.'
“Tracing individuals to turning bank account information, hacking, email hacking, phone tapping.”
This is what we uncovered.
🎥 Watch the full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=36JK...
#HackedOff #ExposeNews #SurveillanceState #DataAbuse #Investigate
“Tracing individuals to turning bank account information, hacking, email hacking, phone tapping.”
This is what we uncovered.
🎥 Watch the full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=36JK...
#HackedOff #ExposeNews #SurveillanceState #DataAbuse #Investigate
March 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
'We were commissioned by national newspapers.'
“Tracing individuals to turning bank account information, hacking, email hacking, phone tapping.”
This is what we uncovered.
🎥 Watch the full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=36JK...
#HackedOff #ExposeNews #SurveillanceState #DataAbuse #Investigate
“Tracing individuals to turning bank account information, hacking, email hacking, phone tapping.”
This is what we uncovered.
🎥 Watch the full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=36JK...
#HackedOff #ExposeNews #SurveillanceState #DataAbuse #Investigate
📰 The press claims to hold power to account. The reality? They are in bed with it. – A sit down with Prof. Natalie Fenton
The media should serve the public, but instead, it protects the powerful and silences the truth. When billionaires own the press, democracy suffers.
The media should serve the public, but instead, it protects the powerful and silences the truth. When billionaires own the press, democracy suffers.
March 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
📰 The press claims to hold power to account. The reality? They are in bed with it. – A sit down with Prof. Natalie Fenton
The media should serve the public, but instead, it protects the powerful and silences the truth. When billionaires own the press, democracy suffers.
The media should serve the public, but instead, it protects the powerful and silences the truth. When billionaires own the press, democracy suffers.
Britain's press is misleading the public, intruding into peoples' lives, and abusing ordinary people. In opposition Labour promised to act. Tell Keir Starmer: Yes, standing up to Murdoch is hard, but it's the right thing to do. Write to your MP now: tinyurl.com/mv6r9pds
March 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Britain's press is misleading the public, intruding into peoples' lives, and abusing ordinary people. In opposition Labour promised to act. Tell Keir Starmer: Yes, standing up to Murdoch is hard, but it's the right thing to do. Write to your MP now: tinyurl.com/mv6r9pds
Calling out the "journalists" working for the
@dailymail.co.uk who profit off tearing down young women.
Millie Bobby Brown has spoken out against the disturbing trend of adult writers obsessing over her appearance.
Let’s name them. @ipso.co.uk, are you watching? 👇
@dailymail.co.uk who profit off tearing down young women.
Millie Bobby Brown has spoken out against the disturbing trend of adult writers obsessing over her appearance.
Let’s name them. @ipso.co.uk, are you watching? 👇
March 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Calling out the "journalists" working for the
@dailymail.co.uk who profit off tearing down young women.
Millie Bobby Brown has spoken out against the disturbing trend of adult writers obsessing over her appearance.
Let’s name them. @ipso.co.uk, are you watching? 👇
@dailymail.co.uk who profit off tearing down young women.
Millie Bobby Brown has spoken out against the disturbing trend of adult writers obsessing over her appearance.
Let’s name them. @ipso.co.uk, are you watching? 👇
🚨 James Murdoch & The Phone Hacking Scandal 🚨
The Young Turks ( @theyoungturks.bsky.social ) break down the shocking truth about media corruption! James Murdoch personally signed off on a £1 million settlement. Internal emails showed clear proof of dark arts—yet Murdoch claims he never saw them.
The Young Turks ( @theyoungturks.bsky.social ) break down the shocking truth about media corruption! James Murdoch personally signed off on a £1 million settlement. Internal emails showed clear proof of dark arts—yet Murdoch claims he never saw them.
March 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🚨 James Murdoch & The Phone Hacking Scandal 🚨
The Young Turks ( @theyoungturks.bsky.social ) break down the shocking truth about media corruption! James Murdoch personally signed off on a £1 million settlement. Internal emails showed clear proof of dark arts—yet Murdoch claims he never saw them.
The Young Turks ( @theyoungturks.bsky.social ) break down the shocking truth about media corruption! James Murdoch personally signed off on a £1 million settlement. Internal emails showed clear proof of dark arts—yet Murdoch claims he never saw them.
Is press regulation a myth?
In our film, we expose how IPSO lets newspapers dodge accountability by labelling falsehoods as "opinions." 📢
📝 Take action! Write to your MP and demand real press accountability: hackedoff.org/blog-posts/b...
🎥 Watch the film now: youtube.com/watch?v=36JK...
In our film, we expose how IPSO lets newspapers dodge accountability by labelling falsehoods as "opinions." 📢
📝 Take action! Write to your MP and demand real press accountability: hackedoff.org/blog-posts/b...
🎥 Watch the film now: youtube.com/watch?v=36JK...
February 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Is press regulation a myth?
In our film, we expose how IPSO lets newspapers dodge accountability by labelling falsehoods as "opinions." 📢
📝 Take action! Write to your MP and demand real press accountability: hackedoff.org/blog-posts/b...
🎥 Watch the film now: youtube.com/watch?v=36JK...
In our film, we expose how IPSO lets newspapers dodge accountability by labelling falsehoods as "opinions." 📢
📝 Take action! Write to your MP and demand real press accountability: hackedoff.org/blog-posts/b...
🎥 Watch the film now: youtube.com/watch?v=36JK...
Following the Leveson Inquiry, the UK was left with a sham regulator—one controlled by the very newspapers it is supposed to hold accountable. As Lord Leveson famously put it, they are still marking their own homework.
📽️ Watch the full story in our film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=36JK...
📽️ Watch the full story in our film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=36JK...
February 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Following the Leveson Inquiry, the UK was left with a sham regulator—one controlled by the very newspapers it is supposed to hold accountable. As Lord Leveson famously put it, they are still marking their own homework.
📽️ Watch the full story in our film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=36JK...
📽️ Watch the full story in our film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=36JK...
🎙 New Podcast Episode! 🎙
Hacked Off board director Emma Jones sits down with Helen Fospero on The Convex Conversation to unpack Prince Harry’s ‘monumental victory’ against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers.
convex.podbean.com/e/emma-jones...
Hacked Off board director Emma Jones sits down with Helen Fospero on The Convex Conversation to unpack Prince Harry’s ‘monumental victory’ against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers.
convex.podbean.com/e/emma-jones...
February 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
🎙 New Podcast Episode! 🎙
Hacked Off board director Emma Jones sits down with Helen Fospero on The Convex Conversation to unpack Prince Harry’s ‘monumental victory’ against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers.
convex.podbean.com/e/emma-jones...
Hacked Off board director Emma Jones sits down with Helen Fospero on The Convex Conversation to unpack Prince Harry’s ‘monumental victory’ against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers.
convex.podbean.com/e/emma-jones...