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The day after a report surfaced that one third of revenge porn victims in Britain drop their allegations, Sir Christopher Chope MP singlehandedly blocked a bill aimed at protecting victims of upskirting. Regardless of his intentions, the act was taken...
With Theresa May speaking at the UN this week, the subject of extremist use of the web is back in the headlines. This follows Tuesday’s Policy Exchange publication ‘The New Netwar’, which presents an analysis of the way the Sunni...
On February 25th 2017, Lily Allen posted a poll to her Twitter followers, asking who they felt more marginalised by, pensioners or Muslims. The poll was a joke, meant to highlight stereotypes towards the Muslim community, however, it became, perhaps...
New report reveals challenges NGOs face in securing and transferring funds due to the counter-terrorism regulation fears of banks. Calls on banks, charities, and government bodies to improve dialogue on resulting financial restrictions and impact on charitable activity. Critical aid...
David Anderson QC, the current Independent Reviewer of counter-terrorism powers is conducting a review of internet surveillance. Anyone who thinks there aren’t independent minded people watching the watchers really should check out his website and excellent Twitter feed. He reads a lot,...
This morning, the Samaritans announced SamaritansRadar, a tool that flags social media content within your network that might indicate someone is vulnerable. The tool was created by a digital agency – SpreadingJam – and claims to use a ‘specially designed...
