UK Media Politics

Russian crackdown on Telegram app prompts rare criticism from soldiers, pro-war bloggers and officials Critics say restricting social media app risks harming communications between state, military units and public

Russian crackdown on Telegram app prompts rare criticism from soldiers, pro-war bloggers and officials
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The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hidden

The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US
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Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong pro-democracy figure, sentenced to 20 years in prison Family of media tycoon say he will ‘die a martyr behind bars’ amid widespread criticism from press freedom groups

Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong pro-democracy figure, sentenced to 20 years in prison
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Trump Attacks Kaitlan Collins Again As CNN Anchor Asks About Epstein Survivors: “You Are The Worst Reporter …I Don’t Think I’ve Ever Seen You Smile” A question to Trump about the recently released & heavily redacted Epstein Files from Kaitlan Collins really got under POTUS' thin skin

Trump Attacks Kaitlan Collins Again As CNN Anchor Asks About Epstein Survivors: “You Are The Worst Reporter …I Don’t Think I’ve Ever Seen You Smile”
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‘Melania’: Why Would Amazon Spend $75 Million on a Movie This Boring? Amazon's Melania Trump documentary 'Melania' is an expensive disaster.

Propaganda movies for the regime. Is this the USA or North Korea?

‘Melania’: Why Would Amazon Spend $75 Million on a Movie This Boring?
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‘60 Minutes’ To Air ‘Inside CECOT’ Segment On Trump Deportations That Was Pulled From December Broadcast The segment is on the Venezuelan migrants that the Trump administration sent to an El Salvador prison.

‘60 Minutes’ To Air ‘Inside CECOT’ Segment On Trump Deportations That Was Pulled From December Broadcast
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White House press secretary tells CBS ‘we’ll sue your ass off’ if it edits Trump interview Karoline Leavitt was recorded warning network to broadcast new interview with president in full and without edits

White House press secretary tells CBS ‘we’ll sue your ass off’ if it edits Trump interview
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Reform candidate gives X unqualified support despite CSAM scandal Why can't Reform politician Laila Cunningham say that X must stop publishing sexualised deepfakes of women and children to stay online?

Reform candidate gives X unqualified support despite CSAM scandal
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Journalist explains why Venezuela war propaganda is so effective Once again the imperialists are beating the drums of war - this time for Venezuela and their oil - as Glenn Greenwald summed up

Journalist explains why Venezuela war propaganda is so effective
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Westminster’s relationship with far-right X accounts revealed Rupert Lowe is "prolifically" sending his posts to multiple accounts at a time

Westminster’s relationship with far-right X accounts revealed
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‘Undermines free speech’: Labour MP hits back at US government over visa ban on UK campaigners Chi Onwurah speaks out after Marco Rubio accused five Europeans, including two Britons, of ‘seeking to suppress American viewpoints they oppose’

‘Undermines free speech’: Labour MP hits back at US government over visa ban on UK campaigners
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Visa ban for European critics of online harm is first shot in US free speech war Legislation that seeks to curb harmful content is viewed as a threat to Silicon Valley by many Maga politicians

Visa ban for European critics of online harm is first shot in US free speech war
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European leaders condemn US visa bans as row over ‘censorship’ escalates Washington accused of ‘coercion and intimidation’ after five leading figures behind digital safety law campaign targeted

European leaders condemn US visa bans as row over ‘censorship’ escalates
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Bari Weiss yanking a 60 Minutes story is censorship by oligarchy | Margaret Sullivan Weiss ought to cut her losses, green-light the piece, and try to start acting like an editor – not like a cog in the machine of authoritarian politics and oligarchy

Bari Weiss yanking a 60 Minutes story is censorship by oligarchy
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Lisa Nandy: We’re at a crossroads about the sort of count... From protecting the BBC’s independence to overseeing bids for the Telegraph and ITV, the culture secretary must make some consequential decisions over the next few years. She explains why she’s ready ...

Lisa Nandy: We’re at a crossroads about the sort of country we want to live in
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Jimmy Kimmel to say 2025 was a 'great year for fascism' in Channel 4 Christmas message Jimmy Kimmel will deliver Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message, when he will say it has been a "really great year for fascism."

Jimmy Kimmel to say 2025 was a ‘great year for fascism’ in Channel 4 Christmas message
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WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.

The pulled 60 Minutes CECOT Segment has been leaked online.
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Sky News journalist swears on air while reporting on David Walliams A Sky News journalist swore live on air during Saturday's (20 December) Breakfast show. Arts and entertainment correspondent Katie Spencer was reporting on David Walliams being dropped by his publishe...

A slight departure from our usual remit...

Sky News journalist swears on air while reporting on David Walliams
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Lammy told British victims of Israeli massacre to 'worry' about Iran David Lammy has blood on his hands, which is surely why he lied to the grieving families of victims when asked about Israeli arms sales

Lammy told British victims of Israeli massacre to ‘worry’ about Iran
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Reform councillor 'cancels' a Christmas classic Reform UK have seemingly joined the War on Christmas on the side of the blasphemers, perverts, and degenerates

Reform councillor ‘cancels’ a Christmas classic
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Tommy Robinson admits to spreading misinformation This might be the first honest thing Tommy Robinson has said in a while - and it happened (again) while he was in Dubai

Tommy Robinson admits to spreading misinformation
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Reform mayoral candidate threatens UK journalist, Matt Kennard, for exposing Israel Reform's mayoral candidate calls for the arrest of UK journalist Matt Kennard for exposing Israeli war crimes in Gaza

Reform mayoral candidate threatens UK journalist, Matt Kennard, for exposing Israel
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London mayoral wannabe rebrands US fake news as Welsh If London mayoral wannabe Ant Middleton is planning to run on a platform of being a clueless liar then this tweet was very tactical of him

London mayoral wannabe rebrands US fake news as Welsh
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Giant right-wing influencer 'Asmongold' turns on Israel Asmongold is one of the most successful right-commentators in the world, and now he's a problem for Israel's propagandists

Giant right-wing influencer ‘Asmongold’ turns on Israel
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Intifada panic reveals UK government contempt for Arabic — and it's actually funny A single Arabic word has sent the British state into panic - but don't worry, there are plenty of synonyms for intifada

Intifada panic reveals UK government contempt for Arabic — and it’s actually funny
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Murdoch press reportedly killed stories to protect David Walliams Rupert Murdoch owns the company which published David Walliams books, so of course he wouldn't want to report on his alleged behaviour

Murdoch press reportedly killed stories to protect David Walliams
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It turns out 82% of the UK supports Zarah Sultana's transformative economic policies Polling shows 82% of Britain backs Zarah Sultana’s economic vision — exposing just how out of touch the political establishment really is

It turns out 82% of the UK supports Zarah Sultana’s transformative economic policies
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BBC fucks itself over globalise the intifada The BBC explained “globalise the intifada” correctly — then distorts it under pressure. This is how you kill your credibility

BBC fucks itself over globalise the intifada
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Telegraph coughs up "grossly misleading" coverage of Islamophobia conference If someone passed the recording on in the belief that the Telegraph is a respectable newspaper, we hope that they have learned their lesson.

Telegraph coughs up “grossly misleading” coverage of Islamophobia conference
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CBS News delays 60 Minutes segment on El Salvador’s Cecot mega-prison Backlash after broadcaster announces investigation, due to air on Sunday night, ‘needs additional reporting’

CBS News delays 60 Minutes segment on El Salvador’s Cecot mega-prison
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