Annie Mullins OBE
@anniemull.bsky.social
Independent Online Safety Advisor Yubo, prev ASK.fm, Vodafone & Yahoo UK, fm member UKCCIS Exec Board & BBFC Children's Expert Panel, currently Board Member of Press Recognition Panel.
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🧵 Gerry McCann’s BBC Radio 4 Today interview yesterday was a stark reminder that press harm is not historic. Families are still living with intrusive coverage, and people are being “damaged, destroyed on a daily basis.”
Madeleine McCann’s father tells BBC how his family was hounded by press
Gerry McCann, whose daughter vanished in 2007, tells the BBC he believes politicians fear the media.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🧵 Gerry McCann’s BBC Radio 4 Today interview yesterday was a stark reminder that press harm is not historic. Families are still living with intrusive coverage, and people are being “damaged, destroyed on a daily basis.”
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We recently wrote to the Culture Secretary to clarify that, whilst #Leveson 2 was never commenced, Leveson 1 is unfinished business.
An independent system of press regulation already exists. What’s missing is the political will to implement it and give victims the protections they were promised.
An independent system of press regulation already exists. What’s missing is the political will to implement it and give victims the protections they were promised.
Madeleine McCann's father calls for more scrutiny of press
Gerry McCann, whose daughter vanished in 2007, tells the BBC he believes politicians fear the media.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
We recently wrote to the Culture Secretary to clarify that, whilst #Leveson 2 was never commenced, Leveson 1 is unfinished business.
An independent system of press regulation already exists. What’s missing is the political will to implement it and give victims the protections they were promised.
An independent system of press regulation already exists. What’s missing is the political will to implement it and give victims the protections they were promised.
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🪄 NEW BLOG: Now You See Me – The Illusion of Press Accountability
The public thinks the press is regulated. It isn’t.
Beyond Impress, it’s an illusion – and ordinary people pay the price.
The public thinks the press is regulated. It isn’t.
Beyond Impress, it’s an illusion – and ordinary people pay the price.
Now You See Me - The Illusion of Press Accountability - Press Recognition Panel
Following Mr Bates vs the Post Office, there was a national outcry in the press about the shocking injustice done to sub-postmasters, sharp finger-pointing in the Post Office itself, and a collective ...
www.pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🪄 NEW BLOG: Now You See Me – The Illusion of Press Accountability
The public thinks the press is regulated. It isn’t.
Beyond Impress, it’s an illusion – and ordinary people pay the price.
The public thinks the press is regulated. It isn’t.
Beyond Impress, it’s an illusion – and ordinary people pay the price.
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The PRP is calling for:
✅ Publishers to join or form recognised independent regulators, or reform IPSO
✅ Government to encourage this change & strengthen accountability
✅ The public to share their views through our Call for Information 👇
✅ Publishers to join or form recognised independent regulators, or reform IPSO
✅ Government to encourage this change & strengthen accountability
✅ The public to share their views through our Call for Information 👇
Call for information on the effectiveness and future direction of press regulation in the UK – September 2025 - Press Recognition Panel
Introduction The Press Recognition Panel (PRP) oversees press regulation in the UK. Established by Royal Charter in 2014 following the Leveson Inquiry, we operate independently of Government, Parliame...
www.pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The PRP is calling for:
✅ Publishers to join or form recognised independent regulators, or reform IPSO
✅ Government to encourage this change & strengthen accountability
✅ The public to share their views through our Call for Information 👇
✅ Publishers to join or form recognised independent regulators, or reform IPSO
✅ Government to encourage this change & strengthen accountability
✅ The public to share their views through our Call for Information 👇
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⚖️ Access to justice matters
🔵 Only 1 in 4 think the press pays attention to complaints from the public, compared with 4 in 5 who say it listens to the rich.
🔵 Only 1 in 5 believe an ordinary person would see a false or misleading story corrected, while 2 in 3 think a politician or celebrity would.
🔵 Only 1 in 4 think the press pays attention to complaints from the public, compared with 4 in 5 who say it listens to the rich.
🔵 Only 1 in 5 believe an ordinary person would see a false or misleading story corrected, while 2 in 3 think a politician or celebrity would.
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
⚖️ Access to justice matters
🔵 Only 1 in 4 think the press pays attention to complaints from the public, compared with 4 in 5 who say it listens to the rich.
🔵 Only 1 in 5 believe an ordinary person would see a false or misleading story corrected, while 2 in 3 think a politician or celebrity would.
🔵 Only 1 in 4 think the press pays attention to complaints from the public, compared with 4 in 5 who say it listens to the rich.
🔵 Only 1 in 5 believe an ordinary person would see a false or misleading story corrected, while 2 in 3 think a politician or celebrity would.
Currently, there is specific focus on online regulation, and rightly so, but very interesting that trust and accountability for traditional press behaviour and making effective complaints remain critical issues of concern for the UK general public. This report gives good insights to the concerns.
🧵 NEW: UK public back truly independent press regulation.
New @yougov.co.uk polling finds a majority of the public supports press regulation that is independent of both government and the industry, and feels that problematic press practices are becoming more common today.
Full findings below ⬇️
New @yougov.co.uk polling finds a majority of the public supports press regulation that is independent of both government and the industry, and feels that problematic press practices are becoming more common today.
Full findings below ⬇️
Majority of UK public back independent press regulation free from government and industry control, YouGov polling finds - Press Recognition Panel
The Press Recognition Panel (PRP) has published new YouGov polling showing strong public support for truly independent regulation of the press, and widespread feeling that, more than a decade on from ...
www.pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk
November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Currently, there is specific focus on online regulation, and rightly so, but very interesting that trust and accountability for traditional press behaviour and making effective complaints remain critical issues of concern for the UK general public. This report gives good insights to the concerns.
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🧵 NEW: UK public back truly independent press regulation.
New @yougov.co.uk polling finds a majority of the public supports press regulation that is independent of both government and the industry, and feels that problematic press practices are becoming more common today.
Full findings below ⬇️
New @yougov.co.uk polling finds a majority of the public supports press regulation that is independent of both government and the industry, and feels that problematic press practices are becoming more common today.
Full findings below ⬇️
Majority of UK public back independent press regulation free from government and industry control, YouGov polling finds - Press Recognition Panel
The Press Recognition Panel (PRP) has published new YouGov polling showing strong public support for truly independent regulation of the press, and widespread feeling that, more than a decade on from ...
www.pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🧵 NEW: UK public back truly independent press regulation.
New @yougov.co.uk polling finds a majority of the public supports press regulation that is independent of both government and the industry, and feels that problematic press practices are becoming more common today.
Full findings below ⬇️
New @yougov.co.uk polling finds a majority of the public supports press regulation that is independent of both government and the industry, and feels that problematic press practices are becoming more common today.
Full findings below ⬇️
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📺 Last night’s #TheHack began to tell the story of the phone-hacking scandal. But press harm isn’t confined to history.
📢 We’ve launched our annual Call for Information to gather views on press regulation in the UK.
Find out more and share your evidence:
📢 We’ve launched our annual Call for Information to gather views on press regulation in the UK.
Find out more and share your evidence:
PRP launches call for information as ITV drama The Hack reignites debate on press standards - Press Recognition Panel
The ITV true crime drama The Hack has brought phone hacking and its devastating human impact back into the public eye. But while the series is rooted in events of the past, phone hacking cases are sti...
www.pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk
September 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
📺 Last night’s #TheHack began to tell the story of the phone-hacking scandal. But press harm isn’t confined to history.
📢 We’ve launched our annual Call for Information to gather views on press regulation in the UK.
Find out more and share your evidence:
📢 We’ve launched our annual Call for Information to gather views on press regulation in the UK.
Find out more and share your evidence:
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The Hack starts Wednesday at 9pm on ITV1 with the full box set on ITVX. Don't miss it! #TheHack
The Hack: this spectacular, sprawling story about the phone-hacking scandal is this year’s Mr Bates
The Hack: this spectacular, sprawling story about the phone-hacking scandal is this year’s Mr Bates
David Tennant is at his chameleonic best in this account of the Guardian’s investigation into tabloid malfeasance. Telling this story metes out another small dose of justice
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The Hack starts Wednesday at 9pm on ITV1 with the full box set on ITVX. Don't miss it! #TheHack
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🚨 New blog: Whose Line Is It Anyway?
What happens when press freedom is used to amplify political messaging instead of holding it to account?
A recent IPSO ruling – and the political reaction it sparked – raises bigger questions about freedom of speech, journalism, PR, and public trust.
What happens when press freedom is used to amplify political messaging instead of holding it to account?
A recent IPSO ruling – and the political reaction it sparked – raises bigger questions about freedom of speech, journalism, PR, and public trust.
Whose Line Is It Anyway? How Freedom of Speech Gets Used and Abused - Press Recognition Panel
Freedom of speech gives the press extraordinary privileges. But those privileges come with responsibility. That principle came into sharp focus on 30 April 2025 when David Davis MP launched a blisteri...
www.pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk
August 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🚨 New blog: Whose Line Is It Anyway?
What happens when press freedom is used to amplify political messaging instead of holding it to account?
A recent IPSO ruling – and the political reaction it sparked – raises bigger questions about freedom of speech, journalism, PR, and public trust.
What happens when press freedom is used to amplify political messaging instead of holding it to account?
A recent IPSO ruling – and the political reaction it sparked – raises bigger questions about freedom of speech, journalism, PR, and public trust.
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1/4 Mandy Garner, featured in our report on Press Intrusion and Regulation last year, has contributed an essay on clickbait to a collection by @thefabians.bsky.social.
Pressing issues | Fabian Society
Fabian Society
fabians.org.uk
July 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
1/4 Mandy Garner, featured in our report on Press Intrusion and Regulation last year, has contributed an essay on clickbait to a collection by @thefabians.bsky.social.
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Do you have exceptional admin skills and experience in governance & board-level support?
We're looking for a Part-time Executive Administration Manager to oversee governance matters and support our Executive team.
Interested? Find out more & apply:
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We're looking for a Part-time Executive Administration Manager to oversee governance matters and support our Executive team.
Interested? Find out more & apply:
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June 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Do you have exceptional admin skills and experience in governance & board-level support?
We're looking for a Part-time Executive Administration Manager to oversee governance matters and support our Executive team.
Interested? Find out more & apply:
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We're looking for a Part-time Executive Administration Manager to oversee governance matters and support our Executive team.
Interested? Find out more & apply:
www.pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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🚨 New Blog Alert! 🚨
We explore the stark contrast between the UK Government’s repeated commitments to independent press self-regulation and the reality, which leaves most of the press unaccountable and the public unprotected.
#PressRegulation #LevesonInquiry
We explore the stark contrast between the UK Government’s repeated commitments to independent press self-regulation and the reality, which leaves most of the press unaccountable and the public unprotected.
#PressRegulation #LevesonInquiry
Kicking the Can on Press Accountability and Public Protection
The UK Government continues to repeat its commitment to an independent self-regulatory regime for the press that supports press freedom and ensures the public has access to trustworthy information fro...
www.pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk
May 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🚨 New Blog Alert! 🚨
We explore the stark contrast between the UK Government’s repeated commitments to independent press self-regulation and the reality, which leaves most of the press unaccountable and the public unprotected.
#PressRegulation #LevesonInquiry
We explore the stark contrast between the UK Government’s repeated commitments to independent press self-regulation and the reality, which leaves most of the press unaccountable and the public unprotected.
#PressRegulation #LevesonInquiry
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The public has been abandoned by the Government to the commercial interests of sections of the press.
We have just published our ninth Annual Report on the Recognition System.
Explore the full report and key chapter summaries on our website 👇
We have just published our ninth Annual Report on the Recognition System.
Explore the full report and key chapter summaries on our website 👇
REPORT ON THE RECOGNITION SYSTEM PUBLISHED 27 FEBRUARY 2025 - Press Recognition Panel
REPORT ON THE RECOGNITION SYSTEM – 27 FEBRUARY 2025 The Press Recognition Panel (PRP) has published its ninth Annual Report on the Recognition System, as required by our Royal Charter Download our Re...
www.pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk
February 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The public has been abandoned by the Government to the commercial interests of sections of the press.
We have just published our ninth Annual Report on the Recognition System.
Explore the full report and key chapter summaries on our website 👇
We have just published our ninth Annual Report on the Recognition System.
Explore the full report and key chapter summaries on our website 👇
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The Government must require news publishers to sign up to an independent, impartial press self-regulator or it will be in dereliction of its duty to protect the public. (4/4)
January 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The Government must require news publishers to sign up to an independent, impartial press self-regulator or it will be in dereliction of its duty to protect the public. (4/4)
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Once again, a powerful media company has avoided the scrutiny and accountability that shining a light on the practices and decision-making by executives would have revealed. (3/4)
January 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Once again, a powerful media company has avoided the scrutiny and accountability that shining a light on the practices and decision-making by executives would have revealed. (3/4)
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Senior executives at News Group Newspapers appear to have misled not only the #Leveson Inquiry, but also many victims of press intrusion over nearly 20 years. Today’s settlement will allow them to evade accountability for their actions. (1/4)
January 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Senior executives at News Group Newspapers appear to have misled not only the #Leveson Inquiry, but also many victims of press intrusion over nearly 20 years. Today’s settlement will allow them to evade accountability for their actions. (1/4)
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News publishers shouting about #FreedomOfSpeech are drowning out the voices of people who have experienced press intrusion and harm.
Do you think this is fair?
Do you think this is fair?
What about freedom of speech? - Press Recognition Panel
When Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 was quietly put in the bin ahead of the 2024 UK general election, one of the most forceful arguments made in support of repeal was that it undermined n...
www.pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk
December 5, 2024 at 12:01 PM
News publishers shouting about #FreedomOfSpeech are drowning out the voices of people who have experienced press intrusion and harm.
Do you think this is fair?
Do you think this is fair?
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Section 40 has been repealed - where does that leave the victims of press harm?
Our Call for Information closes on 16 December 2024 - you have ONE WEEK to make sure your voice is heard and tell us what you think about press standards.
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Our Call for Information closes on 16 December 2024 - you have ONE WEEK to make sure your voice is heard and tell us what you think about press standards.
Have your say: pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk/wp-content/u...
December 9, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Section 40 has been repealed - where does that leave the victims of press harm?
Our Call for Information closes on 16 December 2024 - you have ONE WEEK to make sure your voice is heard and tell us what you think about press standards.
Have your say: pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Our Call for Information closes on 16 December 2024 - you have ONE WEEK to make sure your voice is heard and tell us what you think about press standards.
Have your say: pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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It’s time to make a choice – will we make press self-regulation work, or will we sacrifice public protection for the commercial interests of large news publishers?
Where do we go now? - Press Recognition Panel
Lost amidst the noise of the 2024 UK general election being announced, Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 was quietly repealed in the ‘wash-up’ procedure designed to close off any outstanding...
www.pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk
December 10, 2024 at 9:31 AM
It’s time to make a choice – will we make press self-regulation work, or will we sacrifice public protection for the commercial interests of large news publishers?
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We have launched a call for information on the third cyclical review of IMPRESS’ recognition as an approved regulator.
Share your views before 15 January 2025.
Share your views before 15 January 2025.
Call for Information launched on the third cyclical review of Impress
The Press Recognition Panel (PRP) has launched a public call for information on the third cyclical review of IMPRESS’ recognition as an approved regulator.
www.pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk
December 6, 2024 at 9:26 AM
We have launched a call for information on the third cyclical review of IMPRESS’ recognition as an approved regulator.
Share your views before 15 January 2025.
Share your views before 15 January 2025.
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My latest article is about something I've heard about for years but didn't have definitive proof of until recently:
Smartphone apps – available on the Apple and Google app stores – where people pay to view and direct the sexual abuse of children over livestream www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/u...
Smartphone apps – available on the Apple and Google app stores – where people pay to view and direct the sexual abuse of children over livestream www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/u...
On These Apps, the Dark Promise of Mothers Sexually Abusing Children
Smartphone apps downloaded from Apple and Google can allow parents and other abusers to connect with pedophiles who pay to watch — and direct — criminal behavior.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 2:34 PM
My latest article is about something I've heard about for years but didn't have definitive proof of until recently:
Smartphone apps – available on the Apple and Google app stores – where people pay to view and direct the sexual abuse of children over livestream www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/u...
Smartphone apps – available on the Apple and Google app stores – where people pay to view and direct the sexual abuse of children over livestream www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/u...
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Our Call for Information closes in TWO WEEKS!
Why have successive governments rolled back on the #Leveson Inquiry recommendations?
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Why have successive governments rolled back on the #Leveson Inquiry recommendations?
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December 2, 2024 at 11:33 AM
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Why have successive governments rolled back on the #Leveson Inquiry recommendations?
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Freedom of speech is not only a right but also a responsibility – one that some news publishers seem to want to avoid.
Read our latest blog and tell us what you think.
Read our latest blog and tell us what you think.
What about freedom of speech? - Press Recognition Panel
When Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 was quietly put in the bin ahead of the 2024 UK general election, one of the most forceful arguments made in support of repeal was that it undermined n...
www.pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk
November 21, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Freedom of speech is not only a right but also a responsibility – one that some news publishers seem to want to avoid.
Read our latest blog and tell us what you think.
Read our latest blog and tell us what you think.
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3 WEEKS TO GO!
Have your say in our latest public call for information: pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Have your say in our latest public call for information: pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Our Call for Information closes on 16 December 2024.
Make sure your voice is heard and tell us what you think about press standards and #PressRegulation.
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Make sure your voice is heard and tell us what you think about press standards and #PressRegulation.
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November 25, 2024 at 2:18 PM
3 WEEKS TO GO!
Have your say in our latest public call for information: pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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