FIGHTING FOR YOUR RIGHTS IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Open Rights Group is the UK’s largest grassroots digital rights campaigning organisation, working to protect everyone’s rights to privacy and free speech online.
We fight for a fair digital environment where technology supports justice, equality and freedom. We campaign, lobby, go to court – whatever it takes to challenge restrictions to our human rights.
Impact
5
Number of legal victories that ORG has won
11
The number of UK towns and cities with active ORG local groups
72 million
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From the Immigration Exception to the Covid-19 app, we protect digital rights
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30 Sep 2025 By Mariano delli Santi
COOKIE CONSENT REVIEW EXPOSES WEAKNESSES IN UK DATA PROTECTION REFORM
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is running a consultation on a new enforcement approach to regulating advertising.
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30 Sep 2025 By Mariano delli Santi
Is cookie consent going to change in the UK?
Open Rights Group convened a stakeholder roundtable on the future of adtech and cookie consent requirements in the UK following the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) consultation on a new enforcement approach toward regulating advertising.
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25 Sep 2025 By Jim Killock
The Online Safety Act comes for livestreaming
Ofcom has launched a blandly titled consultation on “Additional Safety Measures” designed to implement the next round of duties within the Online Safety Act (OSA).
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Free expression online
31 Jul 2025 By Pam Cowburn
The Great British Firewall: Age Verification has Failed
From Friday 25 July 2025, UK Internet users have had to verify their age to use a range of apps and websites – from social media platforms such as X, Reddit and Bluesky to dating apps like Grindr to porn sites such as Pornhub.
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