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Calls for a governmental ‘X-odus’ grow as evidence of social harm mounts
With more politicians abandoning X, pressure is growing on the UK government to explore alternatives
The Six Questions We Still Need Answered
Plus: Logging off X
What we've been up to (and what's next)
From Parliament to protests, we're finding new ways to challenge Big Tech's power and bring people together
Trump’s AI theatre distracts from regulatory failure on both sides of the Atlantic
As Trump rebrands AI and leaves tech firms to police themselves, Britain is relying on a patchwork of existing laws - despite its ambitions to lead the world
Reckon With This
Plus: Weird, Weird Stuff
No Regime Can Buy or Sell me
Plus: Palantir is Watching
Labour members take aim at Palantir
As Labour gathers in Liverpool, members are challenging one of the government’s most consequential relationships with Big Tech: Palantir’s £330m contract with the NHS
Cambridge Analytica, Now and Forever
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You Can’t Drink Data - Leeds residents protest Microsoft Data Centre
Hundreds gathered in Leeds last weekend to protest plans for three hyperscale data centres at Skelton Grange, raising concerns over water, energy, climate impacts, local democracy and the growing role of multinational tech companies in Britain’s digital infrastructure.
Farage's £72m crypto windfall: has Britain learnt anything about foreign influence?
Our new report argues Britain cannot tackle foreign interference without confronting the failures that brought us here
Britain funds it. Then what?
New details of the government’s £100m AI scheme raise questions over what the public gets in return
The £100m gamble
Millions in public money are going into home-grown AI, with few guarantees over what Britain gets back
Is the Tide Turning?
Plus: Be Irreplaceable
Buying British?
Burnham's promise to “buy British” will test whether years of dependence on US Big Tech can be untangled from the British state
Meta’s ($17b) Cost of Doing Business
Plus: Burning Up
McSurveillance
Plus: Defending Heidi Beirich
“Far too slow, far too timid”: Is Ofcom out of its depth?
With trust in Ofcom eroding, we asked leading campaigners whether the watchdog can be saved or if it’s time to build something new
The Eye 07: Millions face hosepipe bans as government pushes ahead with data centre boom
As England runs dry, campaigners tell The Citizens why government's AI ambitions are putting our shared resources at risk
What the Flock?
Plus: Park it Here
Apple Vs. The Home Office: How the Investigatory Powers Act Threatens Global Privacy
Underneath Apple's legal challenge to government are bigger questions about how much surveillance a democracy should tolerate
Nuclear Family
Plus: AOC Against the Data Centres
Target Practice
Plus: Stop SpaceXas!
The people or Palantir: tech campaigners demand a new deal from Burnham
For too long, Britain has served Big Tech billionaires at the expense of ordinary people. We spoke to leading tech campaigners to set out a blueprint for Burnham.
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Iced Out
Plus: The Worst Person In the World Is Now Its First Trillionaire
The Eye 04: Data centres - a proxy flashpoint for AI resistance
In contrast to America, Britain’s data centre surge is only just starting. So is the resistance.
Pervert Glasses, Anyone?
Plus: The Summer of Ludd
The scandal behind the scandals
George Cottrell, Nigel Farage, Arron Banks and Nathan Gill all point to the same unanswered questions
Locked Into America
As Europe scrambles to reduce its dependence on American tech, the UK accelerates down the same road
Turning Up the Heat
Plus: Surely we are going to get in trouble for this
The Eye 02: When is sovereignty not sovereign?
As we start to reject reliance on US tech monopolies, Palantir and its allies rush to strip the word "sovereignty" of its meaning