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🎉 NEW SPEAKER FOR 7 NOVEMBER: RAFE HEYDEL-MANKOO We’re delighted to announce that @RafHM @NewCultureForum will be joining us at Together’s 5th Anniversary Event in London! 👉 togetherdeclaration.org/tick… Rafe Heydel-Mankoo is a historian, broadcaster and commentator specialising in British identity, the monarchy, immigration and the institutions and traditions that shape our national life. For more than two decades, Rafe has provided expert commentary on major royal, constitutional and ceremonial events for broadcasters including the BBC, Sky News, Fox News, ABC and CBC. He is also a Senior Fellow at the New Culture Forum, where his work explores questions of national identity, shared culture, immigration and social cohesion. Rafe is co-editor and co-author of Burke’s World Orders of Knighthood and Merit, a major two-volume reference work used by royal households, embassies and government protocol offices around the world. He has advised governments and received both the Queen Elizabeth II Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medals in Canada. At a time when Britain’s history, identity and institutions are increasingly contested, Rafe brings historical depth, clarity and a passionate defence of the traditions that bind a nation together. Rafe joins Katharine Birbalsingh, Professor Norman Fenton, Mike Graham, Bruce Hamill, Maajid Nawaz, Bernie Spofforth, Connie Shaw + Maeve Halligan in our growing line-up. 🎟️ Low-priced Early Bird tickets end soon - get yours now: 👉 togetherdeclaration.org/tick…
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Scrapping the national digital ID proposal was a huge victory – but, as we warned, the infrastructure that could create digital ID "by the back door" is still being developed. One Login, the GOV UK App and Wallet, digital credentials, online age checks and facial recognition must not be allowed to grow into a network of digital checkpoints across everyday life. @andyburnham - freeze One Login now. There should be no further expansion until it has been independently reviewed, Parliament has properly scrutinised what has been built and how secure it is, and the law guarantees that nobody can be forced or financially pressured into using it. If One Login cannot meet those tests, its future should be reconsidered. The public rightly rejected national Digital ID. The Government must respect the substance of that - not just abandon the name while continuing to build very similar machinery @uklabour
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The open internet has been one of the greatest forces for freedom and human progress in modern history. It has given ordinary people the power to learn, create, organise, challenge authority, campaign for change, and share ideas without needing permission from governments or corporations. That freedom is now under threat. The Government says its new proposals are about “protecting children online.” But the reality is much broader. These sweeping measures would affect everyone through age verification systems that increasingly operate as identity checks, device-level monitoring, and the progressive removal of anonymity online. dontidtheinternet.com #dontidtheinternet
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FREEDOM TECH: Brave Browser Brave is a simple, fast browser that blocks most ads and trackers automatically, making browsing feel quicker and more private
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🎉 NEW SPEAKER FOR 7 NOVEMBER: ELLIE HODGES We’re delighted to announce that @EllieHodgesxx will be joining us at Together’s 5th Anniversary Event in London! 👉 togetherdeclaration.org/tick… Ellie joins Rafe Heydel-Mankoo, Katharine Birbalsingh, Professor Norman Fenton, Mike Graham, Bruce Hamill, Maajid Nawaz, Bernie Spofforth, Connie Shaw + Maeve Halligan in our growing line-up. 🎟️ Low-priced Early Bird tickets end soon - get yours now: 👉 togetherdeclaration.org/tick…
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Online bank Revolut handed customers’ passports, verification selfies and financial histories to criminals who posed as government officials. The information disclosed may have included names, dates of birth, home addresses, identity documents, account statements, withdrawal records and complete Bitcoin transaction histories. Around 680 customer accounts are now understood to have been affected. Revolut says its systems were not hacked - that's right, they didn't need to be, because Revolut handed the information over! This is what can happen when ever more of our sensitive information is collected, connected and made available through digital systems.
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A “social media ban for children” ultimately risks ID checks for EVERYONE before we can speak online. If a parent wants parental controls, they can enable them today. There is nothing safe about a society where ordinary people must be identified, monitored, and recorded simply to participate. USE OUR FREE TOOL - EMAIL YOUR MP: together.eaction.org.uk/sm-b…
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As this video shows, the amount of information modern technology can piece together about us is frightening. We are in a new paradigm. Never before has so much personal information been so easily gathered, connected and analysed. But at least you can leave Facebook, change your bank or switch off your devices. You can’t opt out of the state - which is why the technology it uses demands even greater scrutiny. Clip - kontheinside on instagram
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A “social media ban for children” actually risks ID checks for ALL OF US before we can speak online. Parents already have tools to protect their children. Children do not buy smartphones for themselves. Adults choose to provide devices and decide how they are used. If a parent wants parental controls, they can enable them today. There is nothing safe about a society where ordinary people must be identified, monitored, and recorded simply to participate. #dontidtheinternet @UKLabour @andyburnham
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When did anyone vote for this?😩 @alanvibe @Togetherdec
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"When you say a 15-minute city or low-traffic neighbourhood, what you mean is bollards & cameras" I'm doing research and writing a book about Together campaigns (more soon) We have continually challenged impositions by technocrats on us all. Well done everyone! @Togetherdec piped.video/watch?v=i9OvAiIV…
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This time last year we went to Labour conference to say: NO TO DIGITAL ID Join us again in Liverpool this Sunday, meet 1pm Make sure @andyburnham - and @uklabour politicians gathering there - hear from us again: No "back door" digital ID – Freeze One Login Stronger #together
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Support freedom-loving businesses ALL businesses in the Together Directory have confirmed they support Together's core principles: togetherdeclaration.org/dire… Please follow @PriceVPartners @SwynfordManor @tallymoney
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🔥 We want to see YOU on Sat 7 Nov in London! Together's 5th Anniversary Event already has great speakers announced - with more to come! 👀 Speakers so far: @profnfenton @Miss_Snuffy @_ConnieShaw @Iromg @alanvibe @BruceHamill_DU @Artemisfornow @MaeveHalligan @MaajidNawaz 🚨Tickets selling fast🚨 Don’t miss your chance to be there 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets now: togetherdeclaration.org/tick…
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So Granit Xhaka not only has his career ruined, but faces possible jail time for making the sensible decision to not take the covid vaccine. It would have been better if he’d been public about it rather than getting a fake certificate, but doing that at the time would also have ended his career.
🚨𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: Granit Xhaka has withdrawn from the Switzerland national team during the international break. 🇨🇭❌ The Swiss FA confirmed the decision was made by mutual agreement as legal proceedings surrounding Xhaka continue. His situation will be reassessed after the international break. ⚖️
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Great turnout last year when we protested against Starmer’s Digital ID. Bring it on again this year Liverpool! See you all on Sunday down by the Albert Dock!
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📣 THIS SUNDAY: MEET UP & MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD Liverpool, outside @UKLabour conference, meet 1pm Up to 8 million directors facing digital identity verification One Login spreading across public services Digital age checks in pubs and supermarkets Age verification to access social media And now Lisa Nandy wants controls built into our own devices - with adults potentially required to prove their age to use! Just like cashless payments, digital verification is spreading - one step, one service, one everyday activity at a time WE MUST retain the right to live, work, communicate and access services WITHOUT being forced to verify ourselves digitally Join us in Liverpool Make sure @andyburnham - and the politicians gathering there - hear our concerns
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FLASHBACK: Labour party conference last year "We stand #together for freedom and democracy" @alanvibe Join us again in Liverpool this Sunday, meet 1pm Make sure @andyburnham - and the politicians gathering there - hear our concerns WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS Stronger #together
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A new National Centre for “Information Defence” Andy Burnham announces But who will this ‘Information Defence’ be actually used against? All those that the government accuses of ‘misinformation’..: Ideas they don’t like or agree with At every turn they’re trying to limit speech: Ofcom, ‘Islamophobia’, Online Safety Act, now this….
BREAKING PM Andy Burnham has announced plans for a new National Centre for Information Defence to improve community cohesion and prevent a "distorted and untrue narrative about Britain". The new centre will draw up expertise and best practice, and ensure the UK has the defensive capability necessary to combat information warfare and build national resilience. Mr Burnham said: "There is no national security without a strong, cohesive society. That’s the starting point for everything we hold dear and everything we want to achieve. But the fact is that it has been under attack. "In recent years we have seen an industrial-scale assault by hostile actors on the information environment in the UK and many of our allies.   "Russian agencies have used every means at their disposal to spread lies and disinformation and prey on people’s fears. They’ve used bots and fake websites. Falsified newspaper articles. "Forged the branding of 28 British organisations – including universities and the BBC. They’ve amplified far right narratives. And we have evidence that they tried to interfere with the 2019 General Election. "We also know that they have tried to stoke tensions and unrest in the wake of horrific events. The idea that anyone would try to use such things to their advantage is just repulsive – but it is what they do." More now at @GBNEWS.
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Use Linux on your computer. Use @GrapheneOS on your phone. Never ever comply with their demands that you ID yourself to use the internet. Should you ID yourself to write with a pen and paper? Or simply to go outside and look at the world?
How will adults access the unrestricted internet without proving who they are? Under the Government’s plans, increasingly, they won’t. Minister Lisa Nandy says the Government will introduce a new law requiring major tech platforms to build government-mandated “protections” directly into phones and tablets. Adults may then have to prove their age to switch them off. But meaningful proof of age ultimately means some form of identity verification - whether through official documents, facial estimation or another approved system. The direction of travel is clear: they want you to submit to an identity check - or accept a restricted internet. We say: Don't ID The Internet. Stop digital ID and age verification systems that function as identity checks, plus device-level surveillance on apps and phones in the UK. Protect parental control and privacy. Protect the open internet. #dontidtheinternet
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