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Coming up on Monday!

Come on down to our social to catch up with the latest in digital rights and meet new people.

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⏰ NEXT WEEK ⏰

We're going beyond the screen and hosting a meet up IRL. Whether you're a supporter or just curious, everyone is welcome to pop down.

Hear from our team, mingle and join the movement!

🗓️ 10 Nov, 6:30-9pm
📍 Newspeak House, LDN

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ORG London Meet-Up
Join ORG to get the latest on our campaigns on the Online Safety Act, Digital IDs and more.
www.openrightsgroup.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
⏰ NEXT WEEK ⏰

We're going beyond the screen and hosting a meet up IRL. Whether you're a supporter or just curious, everyone is welcome to pop down.

Hear from our team, mingle and join the movement!

🗓️ 10 Nov, 6:30-9pm
📍 Newspeak House, LDN

Sign up now ⬇️
ORG London Meet-Up
Join ORG to get the latest on our campaigns on the Online Safety Act, Digital IDs and more.
www.openrightsgroup.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Human rights underpin our everyday lives, often in invisible ways but always there when you need them.

Easily sacrificed for political expediency. Hard felt by all of us when gone.

ORG joined @libertyhq.bsky.social and hundreds of groups to defend the ECHR ✊

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Leaving the ECHR won’t stop the boats, 300 organisations warn in rallying cry
Prime minister Keir Starmer urged to make positive case for ECHR after Kemi Badenoch pledged a Tory government would leave the treaty
www.independent.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Cookies feed the beast of targeted advertising 🍪

The ICO wants the industry to use less less-invasive forms of tracking by exempting them from cookie consent rules. But will this stop the privacy-be-damned trade in our data?

Our roundtable had its say ⬇️

www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-fut...
Is cookie consent going to change in the UK?
Open Rights Group convened a stakeholder roundtable on the future of adtech and cookie consent requirements in the UK following the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) consultation on a new…
www.openrightsgroup.org
October 31, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Reimagining Digital ID 💭

ORG's @sarahalsherif.bsky.social is on the panel to discuss how the introduction of Digital ID must learn from research in Global Majority contexts and consider the implications for migrants and refugees.

🗓️ Sat 8 November

Register now ⬇️

www.redid.net/events-1/lon...
Reimagining Digital ID: Learning from the South | REDID Project
A one-day symposium on Digital ID in Global South, refugee and UK contexts, including exhibition launch of drawings by Karen refugees at the Thai-Myanmar border
www.redid.net
October 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Meta's new subscription service monetises our data rights 🏧

Users must consent to the use of their personal data for targeted advertising, or cough up the dosh to opt out.

Meta must offer a tracking free version to implement this in a lawful way.

www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releas...
Meta fails to respect data rights with consent or pay scheme
Meta has announced that it will offer customers in the UK a new subscription service which will enable them to access the company’s services without receiving adverts.
www.openrightsgroup.org
October 30, 2025 at 9:15 AM
ORG is hiring 🚀

We're looking for an expert Consultant to develop a policy on the use of AI in the immigration/asylum system in the UK and set out the protections needed to respect migrants’ rights.

Get in touch by Sunday 9 November.

Find out more ⬇️

www.openrightsgroup.org/consultancy-...
Consultancy: AI and Immigration System
Open Rights Group (ORG) is the UK’s leading digital rights organisation, working to protect privacy, free expression, and digital justice.
www.openrightsgroup.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Debated "A law abiding citizen has Nothing to Fear from surveillance" in Durham Union last night, alongside Professor Charles Raab and Rebecca Vincent; proposing was Professor Anthony Glees. #digtalid #privacy #durham #durhamunion
October 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Hey, London! Why not log off for the night and meet in person?

Come on down to get the latest on our campaigns from the Online Safety Act to Digital IDs and more. Everyone is welcome!

🗓️ Monday 10 November
🕡 6.30–9pm
📍 Newspeak House, E2 7DG

Sign up now ⬇️

www.openrightsgroup.org/events/org-l...
ORG London Meet-Up
Join ORG to get the latest on our campaigns on the Online Safety Act, Digital IDs and more.
www.openrightsgroup.org
October 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We've had reports of people being unable to access their eVisa when boarding a flight to the UK.

The airline made them buy an ETA for visitors to the UK, even though they have the right to live here.

If this has happened to you, we'd love to hear from you

Get in touch: info@openrightsgroup.org
October 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Migrants, have you been able to access your eVisa since the Amazon Web Services outage?

If you have had problems, please do let us know in the comments or by emailing info@openrightsgroup.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Practice Safe Text for Global Encryption Day 🔒

Messaging apps we use to chat, share and plan shield us from scams, stalking and sextortion.

But the Online Safety Act contains a time bomb that lets the government break encryption.

Find out more ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/sav...
October 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Reposted by Open Rights Group
The AWS outage today proves how fragile our digital infrastructure can be.

Now, imagine the government had introduced #DigitalID cards on that same system.

Who’s responsible when outages or breaches occur?

Offline alternatives to digital ID MUST be protected.
October 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Data is used to target and surveil migrants.

That's why we've put together a toolkit with @positiveactionh.bsky.social so you can know your rights ✊

Find out what organisations know about you, how to correct errors and make a complaint.

Download now ⬇️

www.openrightsgroup.org/publications...
Know Your Digital Rights: A Guide to Subject Access Requests
Open Rights Group aims to provide migrants and people working within the migrants’ rights sector with practical information and advice on how their data and digital technology are being used for immig...
www.openrightsgroup.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Ofcom risks installing a production line of political censorship under the Online Safety Act.

One that will knock dissent off our feeds in real time under a vague and unpredictable system.

Tell Ofcom to defend online protest! Reply by 20 October ⏰

action.openrightsgroup.org/online-safet...
Online Safety Act consultation : Threat to protest and political content
The Online Safety Act The Online Safety Act (OSA) has given Ofcom powers over what we say, see and do online. Services have to comply with a large set of complicated rules and regulations. They risk…
action.openrightsgroup.org
October 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Twitchers. TikTokkers. Youtubbers. Age verification could be about to hit livestreaming.

All under-18s will have engagement and self-expression crushed by Ofcom's proposals. There must a risk-based approach, not a blanket ban.

Reply to the consultation ➡️ action.openrightsgroup.org/online-safet...
October 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The limit does not exist when it comes to the Online Safety Act.

Ofcom is pushing at the edges of this law to age-gate livestreaming. This will prevent young content creators from engaging with audiences and put a lid on self-expression.

Find out more ⬇️

www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/online-...
The Online Safety Act is Coming for Livestreaming
Ofcom has launched a blandly titled consultation on “Additional Safety Measures” designed to implement the next round of duties within the Online Safety Act (OSA).
www.openrightsgroup.org
October 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Don't let activism blink out of sight!

Ofcom wants all social posts to be scanned for 'illegal' content before they appear in our feeds.

And the AI doing it will go OTT. Posts about protest could get removed or suppressed.

Say no to more censorship ⬇️

action.openrightsgroup.org/online-safet...
Online Safety Act consultation : Threat to protest and political content
The Online Safety Act The Online Safety Act (OSA) has given Ofcom powers over what we say, see and do online. Services have to comply with a large set of complicated rules and regulations. They risk…
action.openrightsgroup.org
October 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Ofcom could disconnect livestreamers from audiences.

New age verification proposals mean anyone who doesn't prove they're over 18 will be cut off from comments, reactions, recordings or gifts on their streams.

Tell the consultation: no more censorship ⬇️

action.openrightsgroup.org/online-safet...
Online Safety Act consultation on livestreaming, content scanning and takedowns
The Online Safety Act The Online Safety Act (OSA) has given Ofcom powers over what we say, see and do online. Services have to comply with a large set of complicated rules and regulations. They risk…
action.openrightsgroup.org
October 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Fancy handing over all your data to Oracle or Palantair? Lets make that easy with the new Digital ID cards!

Join the campaign: Say No to Digital IDs action.openrightsgroup.org/join-campaig... #idcards
October 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
You will be forced to pay £2.99 per month to use Facebook or Instagram if you don't want to have your personal data being used for targeted ads.

Meta is forcing us to CONSENT or PAY!

Tell your MP to support the EDM calling for an end to Stalker Ads.

action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-meta-no...
Tell Meta no to stalker ads: Urge your MP to sign the Early Day Motion
Take action! What's the problem? Meta is denying people their legal right to object to their personal data being used in targeted online adverts. This is despite the outcome of a legal case brought…
action.openrightsgroup.org
October 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Is cookie consent going to change in the UK? Read Mariano delli Santi's Blog on how the ICO’s new enforcement approach toward regulating advertising shouldn't undermine our privacy.

www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-fut...
Is cookie consent going to change in the UK?
Open Rights Group convened a stakeholder roundtable on the future of adtech and cookie consent requirements in the UK following the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) consultation on a new…
www.openrightsgroup.org
October 1, 2025 at 6:08 AM
‘Digital IDs really become about surveillance and profiling the population. Once these systems are in place, they expand and expand.’

Listen to James Baker, ORG’s Platform Power and Free Expression program manager on @LBCNews

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7sy...
ORG's James Baker discusses digital ID cards on LBC
Open Rights Group's James Baker talks to Charlotte Lynch @LBCOfficial about why the government's proposals for ID cards risk becoming a means for surveilling and profiling the British public.
www.youtube.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM