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ATTEND OUR EVENT: Protecting Protest and Resisting Facial Recognition Technology
This weekend at #LabourConference2026
Speakers include @johnmcdonnellMP, @KimJohnsonMP, Tèmítópé Lasade-Anderson, Janaya Walker, @cgdav135 and @silkiecarlo.
🗓️27 September, 9:30-10:30 am
📍Liverpool Experience Campus
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😱Police demanded a child to hand over her devices & attend an interview or face arrest.
Her crime? Viewing a TikTok video.
@JHurfurt tells @SpeechUnion about the mind-boggling case of a West Midlands girl who fell victim to Britain’s censorial speech laws⤵️
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We’ve exposed Britain’s free speech problem in our groundbreaking new report.
Read key findings⤵️
bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campa…
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💳A digital bank Revolut is rolling out an Orwellian 'pay with face' technology.
This means customers could use facial recognition to pay for everyday essentials.
“How people want to conduct their banking is their choice, but they should be under no illusions that giving away their biometrics is safe”
“This month, Revolut gave a fraudster the home addresses, passport details, and face data of some users. Affected customers have been left vulnerable to phishing attacks and fraud.
No system is ever entirely secure. Revolut may feel they are offering convenience, but they are also normalising a dangerous technology, and it is users who bear the risk.”
- Jack Coulson [@JCoulson1013]
Read⤵️
metro.co.uk/2026/09/24/revol…
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⚠️Burnham’s new disinformation unit could repeat Covid-era censorship
"Defence Secretary Wes Streeting tried to get ahead of these fears by claiming yesterday that the Government is “not interested in policing domestic political dissent”.
But the work of the 77th Brigade — a specialised army unit tasked with information warfare — makes it clear how mission creep can change the nature of these units and end up targeting exactly what Streeting dismisses." - @JHurfurt
Read⤵️
unherd.com/newsroom/burnhams…
ALT UnHerd - Burnham's disinformation unit could repeat covid-era censorship
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⚠️Free speech is in serious decline in Britain.
These days, you're far more likely to hear someone say "you can't say that" - than "it's a free country.”
We've exposed Britain's free speech problem - find out how YOU can defend this cherished freedom⤵️
bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/
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🚨PM Andy Burnham announces a National Centre for Information Defence to 'detect, attribute and disrupt...hostile state information attacks'.
"It is right that the UK Government takes action against foreign hostile states’ disinformation campaigns, but the public also deserves assurances that such action is strictly limited to overseas threats.
We have already seen the mantle of countering "disinformation" being abused by our Government in attempts to malign and silence dissent.
Big Brother Watch has repeatedly found that units including
🔹the Counter Disinformation Unit
🔹Rapid Response Unit
🔹RICU
🔹the MoD’s 77th Brigade
have been involved in recording, flagging and triggering the censorship of Britons’ lawful speech.
MPs across parties, journalists, human rights campaigners and members of the public have all been flagged in so-called ‘disinformation’ reports for lawful, truthful speech critical of the Government. We must not see a repeat of these abuses of power."
- Silkie Carlo | @silkiecarlo
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Read our full statement⤵️
bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/press…
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Our landmark 2023 report Ministry of Truth, provides more details on the UK Government’s counter-disinformation units⤵️
minitruth.co.uk
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Police have been subjecting the public to facial recognition ID checks at train stations and London underground stations this year:
🔹842,764 faces scanned
🔹0 arrests
🔹1 FALSE alert
These numbers reveal that live facial recognition is a huge waste of public money - this tech is a mass surveillance tool that puts all of our rights & freedoms at risk.
#StopFacialRecognition
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Find out how YOU can take action⤵️
stopfacialrecognition.org
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👁️North Yorkshire Police will be using live facial recognition for the first time tomorrow in York city centre.
There's no law for this Orwellian tech in the UK - the police are writing their own rules.
Sign our petition to #StopFacialRecognition⤵️
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio…
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🚨LIVE: We've kicked off our event 'How do Liberals Reconcile Free Speech with the Era of Algorithms'
Speakers include @TweetingCollins,
@JCoulson1013, Will Tennison and Sarah Lasoye.
Follow for updates 🧵 | #LDConf
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"There's a chilling effect of mass surveillance on freedom of speech - with facial recognition being used everywhere."
Sarah Lasoye of @OpenRightsGroup discusses the impact of surveillance on free speech.
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🙏 Thank you to everyone who attended our event today.
Free speech is in serious decline in Britain. We're fighting hard to defend this cherished democratic right.
Join us today to support our vital work ⤵️
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💼 JOB ALERT: We're hiring a Senior Advocacy Officer to help us defend privacy & freedom.
As facial recognition laws are being written and police expand their use of AI & new surveillance tech, this is a critical time to join our team.
Apply today⤵️
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