What is "Hacked off'?
The Leveson Report showed how to protect ordinary people from cruel and unethical treatment by the press while at the same time safeguarding freedom of expression. Hacked Off urged and assisted the main political parties to put its recommendations into action, and this happened with the Royal Charter on press self-regulation that was endorsed by every party in the Commons in March 2013.
How are they relevant to the regulation of newspapers?
They're trying to regulate newspapers by making sure they are accountable for their actions, in particular newspapers that are owned by the Murdochs whom are trying to avoid being made accountable about their actions, and falsehoods they make about the Levison inquiry.
What do they want?
Hacked Off is currently campaigning for full industry participation in the Charter system, which offers substantial benefits for news publishers while giving the public vastly improved access to justice and to fair and effective complaints handling.
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