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  How do we protect human rights? We must first talk about power. We live in a world where power is being concentrated in tech monopolies. Where calls for interventions often lead to a merger of corporate and State power. We must fight for systemic change to protect rights. Read our blog ⬇️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/why-we-need-to-talk-about-power/ #power #digitalrights #bigtech #ukpolitics #ukpol

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  We're hiring 🚀 Are you a passionate and effective researcher? We're recruiting for the role of Policy Assistant. You'll be working primarily on the area of UK Digital Sovereignty, as well as supporting our other policy work. 💻 Remote working 🗓️ 4 day week 💷 £25,507 ⏰ Closes 9 November, 9am Apply now ⬇️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/digital-sovereignty-policy-assistant/ #jobs #hiring #digitalrights #policy #uk

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  ORG's new report exposes the ‘near total secrecy’ of how AI being used across the UK immigration system. “We urgently need transparency, accountability and strict regulation to restrict how AI is used and to prevent its wider rollout”. 💬 @sarahalsherif@mas.to for ORG. Read about our findings ⤵️ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ai-use-home-office-asylum-border-uk-b3073323.html #ai #immigration #asylum #migrants #HostileEnvironment #AutomatedDiscrimination #ukpolitics #ukpo...

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  We're hiring 🚀 ORG is on the look out for a Comms and Fundraising Assistant. Working across social media, content, press and fundraising, this is an exciting opportunity to support our work on digital rights in the UK. 💻 Remote working 🗓️ 4 day week 💷 £25,507 ⏰ Closes 9 November, 9am Apply now ⬇️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/comms-and-fundraising-assistant/ #jobs #hiring #digitalrights

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  ORG thanks Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP for supporting our new report into AI in UK immigration and border control. And for raising these issues in Parliament, which formed an important part of our investigation into AI in asylum decision-making. This is an opportunity “to break with the Home Office’s toxic record of failure”. Read more ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/new-report-ai-being-embedded-across-immigration-system-in-near-total-secrecy/ #ai #immigration #asylum #HostileEnvir...

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  The UK Home Office may face a probe by a government watchdog 🚨 This comes following the findings in ORG's six-month investigation into the use of AI in asylum decision-making. We found errors and inaccuracies in the ChatGPT tools being used to summarise interviews and policy documents. Read more ⤵️ https://www.wired.com/story/uk-home-office-may-face-investigation-over-use-of-openai-tools/ #ai #asylum #immigration #AutomatedDiscrimination #HostileEnvironment #homeoffice #ukpolitics #ukpo...

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  NEW REPORT ⚡ AI has been embedded across the immigration system and at UK borders in near total secrecy. We expose how AI is shaped by and reinforces the hostile environment behind a smokescreen of 'national security'. We urgently need transparency, accountability and strict regulation. Read now ⤵️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/new-report-ai-being-embedded-across-immigration-system-in-near-total-secrecy/ #AutomatedDiscrimination #HostileEnvironment #ai #immigration...

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  ORG is thrilled to receive a donation from DuckDuckGo as part of its 2026 charitable programme! We're beyond grateful for the support. It'll help us challenge government, take on Big Tech and save the open Internet. It matters because digital rights are human rights. That's what we fight for. Read more ⬇️ #digitalrights #humanrights #duckduckgo https://spreadprivacy.com/2026-duckduckgo-charitable-donations/

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  NEW 📰 ORG's report reveals the sweeping use of AI across immigration and UK borders. Driving it is the idea that migration can be 'solved' by technology. But the biases and discrimination of anti-immigration policies are born again in code. This is the automated hostile environment. Read more ⤵️ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/27/digital-hostile-environment-ai-secretly-embedded-home-office-report #ai #report #immigration #asylum #HomeOffice #AutomatedDiscrimination...

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  NEXT WEEK ⏰ Join us for the launch of our new report, 'Automated Discrimination: Unpacking the Digital Hostile Environment'. We'll be uncovering how AI is used in the UK immigration system, the secrecy around it and our recommendations for change. 🗓️ Wed 28 October 🕠️ 5:30–7:30pm 📍 King's College London Reserve a spot ⬇️ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/automated-discrimination-unpacking-the-digital-hostile-environment-tickets-2002621759592 #ai #immigration #migrants #homeoffice...

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  The UK social media ban is coming. That means every adult having to show their ID to get online. Age verification puts privacy at risk. Curbs freedom of expression. And simply doesn't work to keep kids safe online. The government needs to change course. But the clock is ticking. Sign the petition ⬇️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/say-no-id-online-access #ageverification #privacy #freedomofexpression #onlinesafety #socialmediaban #ukpolitics #ukpol #digitalrights

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  Hey Bristol, the #SafetyNotSurveillance townhall event is coming up THIS WEEK. Join us as we delve into the so-called 'crime-predicting' tech and AI being used by Avon & Somerset Police, which was revealed in a recent Wired exposé. 🗓️ 1 October 🕧 6-9pm 📍 The Pickle Factory Register now ⬇️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/safety-not-surveillance-bristol-townhall/ #policing #precrime #predictivepolicing #surveillance #event #bristol

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  We’ve been put on a watchlist 🚨 “It is deeply concerning to see the Prevent duty being used to enable the monitoring of people and organisations simply because they are critical of the programme. That raises serious questions about freedom of expression and the right to dissent and protest [in the UK].” 💬 @sarahlasoye@mastodon.social for ORG. https://metro.co.uk/2026/09/25/social-media-users-end-government-list-speaking-prevent-29649220/ #Prevent #surveillance #ukpolitics #ukpol

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  THIS THURSDAY ⏰ The #SafetyNotSurveillance coalition is coming to Manchester for the next townhall event. Find out about how Greater Manchester Police is using AI and live facial recognition, such as recently at Manchester Carnival. 🗓️ 24 Sep 🕧 6-9pm 📍 Central Hall Sign up ⬇️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/safety-not-surveillance-manchester-townhall/ #facialrecognition #predictivepolicing #precrime #ai #policing #manchester #event

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  The EU Kids Act "changes the fundamental open nature of the internet and makes it a permission-based system where you are required to pass through an identity checkpoint to access information. Imposing the same complex compliance requirements on [small] services risks pushing them out." ORG's @JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366650306/Tech-companies-under-fire-as-Europe-proposes-social-media-ban-for-under-15s #eu #ageverification #priv...

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  Coming up this week 🔔 It's the first of a series of townhall events delivered by the #SafetyNotSurveillance coalition. Join us in London to explore how AI and ‘crime-predicting’ technologies are currently being used by the Met. 🗓️ Thurs 17 September 🕕 6-9pm 📍The Liberation Centre, SW9 7QR Register now ⬇️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/safety-not-surveillance-london-townhall/ #surveillance #policing #metpolice #ai #precrime #ukpolitics #ukpol

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  New opportunity to work with ORG 🚀 We're looking for an independent consultant or small consultancy to produce a report for organisations to reduce their dependence on large technology infrastructure providers and towards a collaborative open source model. Closing date: 30 September. Apply now ⬇️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/consultant-opportunity/ #jobs #opensource #tech #digitalsovereignty

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  Cover your bits, the UK government wants to put scanning tech on your phone. The aim? To prevent kids receiving and sending nudes. But it'll be there as default for everyone, unless you go through age verification to disable it. It's a disproportionate move that'll compromise privacy and security. Read our blog ⬇️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/nudity-scanning-tech-will-leave-us-more-exposed/ #privacy #surveillance #onlinesafety #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol

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  TODAY ⏰️ We've partnered with @sflcin and other groups in a special event. The expert panel, including ORG's @JamesBaker, will explore how governments are shaping age assurance laws, the role of platforms and the risks to our rights and the open Internet. Watch live from 3pm BST ⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/live/euSkCvhzweQ #ageverification #privacy #onlinesafety #digitalrights #politics

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  The use of AI in UK asylum decision-making is a disaster. AI hallucinated a document that led to an asylum application being denied. Applicants aren't being informed that opaque AI tools are being used in their case, nor being given the opportunity to correct errors churned out by these opaque tools. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/28/home-office-used-ai-hallucinated-information-to-refuse-asylum-claim-judge-suggests #ai #asylum #immigration #migrants #homeoffice #ukpolitics...

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  A new UK Prime Minister is a fresh opportunity to stand up to Big Tech. We must break the excessive power that a handful of US-based companies have over our lives. We've joined with partner organisations to end this dependency and unlock British innovation. Read the joint letter ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/app/uploads/2026/07/Letter-to-Prime-Minister-Andy-Burnham.pdf #burnham #bigtech #ai #digitalsovereignty #ukpolitics #ukpol

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  Is it bye bye bye for UK Digital ID? As ORG’s @jim@social.openrightsgroup.org said, this scheme would risk “creating a digital surveillance infrastructure that will change everyone’s daily lives.” Another authoritarian assault on our rights could hit the shredder as Burnham heads to No.10. We’ll wait and see… https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/18/burnham-to-scrap-starmers-digital-id-scheme-in-reset-of-priorities #digitalid #surveillance #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol

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  Is the UK data regulator is without a head. But its problems run deeper 🚧 The ICO has taken its hands off the wheel by failing to enforce data protection law for a long time. As the search for a new Commissioner gets underway, the ICO needs a fundamental reset that puts our rights first. Read our blog ⬇️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/wanted-government-to-fix-the-ico/ #ico #dataprotection #privacy #gdpr #ukpolitics #ukpol

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  Yesterday we hosted an event on how the UK can build Digital Sovereignty. Our panel explored open source and the Digital Commons in creating a more resilient, transparent and equitable future. Catch up on the event with @jim@social.openrightsgroup.org, @megafreda.eurosky.social and @jmaris@eupolicy.social. Watch now ⬇️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/vCymXic7CWUNXgY5iXMY99 #digitalsovereignty #techsovereignty #opensource #bigtech #ukpolitics #ukpol

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  Last week we sent a letter signed by 20 organisations calling for an investigation into the UK data regulator for failings over the eVisa scheme. Despite issues with the scheme being raised from the start, the ICO hasn't taken action against the UK Home Office to protect migrants' data rights. We need answers. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/evisa-digital-data-regulator-ico-home-office-b3006643.html #ico #evisa #homeoffice #dataprotection #gdpr #migrants #ukpolitics...

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  VPNs are safe... for now 🛡️ The UK government has backed down on restricting this vital cybersecurity tool. Alongside the announcement of a social media curfew for 16 and 17 year olds comes a win for privacy! Plans to age-gate or restrict VPNs have been dropped, but we're not complacent to future risks. We'll continue fighting to protect VPNs. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/14/uk-16-17-year-olds-midnight-social-media-curfew #vpn #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety...

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  UK digital sovereignty, if done right, could ensure we have a thriving software ecosystem. Ecological digital sovereignty is where digital systems are diverse, interoperable, locally adaptable, and not controlled by any single point of power. ORG’s @JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org writes for Green Isles ⬇️ https://www.greenisles.uk/ecological-digital-sovereignty-monocultures-to-ecosystems/#digtialsovereignty #digitalsovereignty #techsovereignty #opensource #bigtech #ukpolitics #ukpol

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  TOMORROW ⏰️ We're hosting a special event on UK Digital Sovereignty. We'll explore how the UK can build back control over our digital infrastructure, data and tech with open source. Hear from @jim@social.openrightsgroup.org, @megafreda.eurosky.social and @jmaris@eupolicy.social. 🗓️ 15 July 🕧️ 6-8pm BST 💻️ Online Register now ⬇️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/from-digital-dependence-to-digital-sovereignty/ #digitalsovereignty #techsovereignty #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol

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  Today we’ve joined over 20 organisations to urge the UK Government to protect children online without making the internet less secure by restricting VPNs. Child safety and security aren’t competing objectives – we need both. Read our letter ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/joint-letter-protect-vpns/ #SafeAndSecure #ProtectVPNs #vpn #cybersecurity #onlinesafety #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol

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  "Entrenching a climate of surveillance across public life." "People’s faces being scanned without consent and being added to lists is worrying enough, but the speed which Facewatch technology now makes it possible for someone to encounter the police force in the middle of their daily shop is a really dangerous escalation." 🗣️ Sarah Lasoye for ORG. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/10/facewatch-facial-recognition-uk-shops-instantly-alerts-police-civil-liberties...