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It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
The Telegraph’s BBC hypocrisy
A paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
November 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
An ICNL study of 80+ SLAPPs in the Global South found 91% were filed by private companies:
41% by mining firms
34% by agriculture-linked entities.
#SLAPPs are a key tactic to silence #environmental and human #rights defenders.
41% by mining firms
34% by agriculture-linked entities.
#SLAPPs are a key tactic to silence #environmental and human #rights defenders.
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
An ICNL study of 80+ SLAPPs in the Global South found 91% were filed by private companies:
41% by mining firms
34% by agriculture-linked entities.
#SLAPPs are a key tactic to silence #environmental and human #rights defenders.
41% by mining firms
34% by agriculture-linked entities.
#SLAPPs are a key tactic to silence #environmental and human #rights defenders.
Nearly half of #SLAPPs globally occur in Latin America, with Asia-Pacific (25%) and Europe/Central Asia (18%) close behind.
75% happen in the Global South, and 63% involve criminal charges.
Most target critics of mining, agriculture, logging, or palm oil projects.
75% happen in the Global South, and 63% involve criminal charges.
Most target critics of mining, agriculture, logging, or palm oil projects.
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Nearly half of #SLAPPs globally occur in Latin America, with Asia-Pacific (25%) and Europe/Central Asia (18%) close behind.
75% happen in the Global South, and 63% involve criminal charges.
Most target critics of mining, agriculture, logging, or palm oil projects.
75% happen in the Global South, and 63% involve criminal charges.
Most target critics of mining, agriculture, logging, or palm oil projects.
"[SLAPPs: Lawsuits Designed to Scare, Not Win] is particularly ominous as climate activists, Indigenous defenders, and journalists push their demands upon the upcoming COP30 negotiations. The battle to protect the planet increasingly comes with an additional cost: defending yourself in court."
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"[SLAPPs: Lawsuits Designed to Scare, Not Win] is particularly ominous as climate activists, Indigenous defenders, and journalists push their demands upon the upcoming COP30 negotiations. The battle to protect the planet increasingly comes with an additional cost: defending yourself in court."
"Speak out, and you’ll pay for it" - a chilling reality for activists fighting for the planet.
And this applies to many issues that try to redress power imbalances - democracy, poverty, inequality...
And this applies to many issues that try to redress power imbalances - democracy, poverty, inequality...
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
"Speak out, and you’ll pay for it" - a chilling reality for activists fighting for the planet.
And this applies to many issues that try to redress power imbalances - democracy, poverty, inequality...
And this applies to many issues that try to redress power imbalances - democracy, poverty, inequality...
Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM