Surveillance Bill Could Push Britain Down World Press Freedom Index, Warns Watchdog

‘Britain’s Investigatory Powers Act, dubbed the ‘snooper’s charter,’ is likely to drive Britain even further down the World Press Freedom Index, according to the UK head of Reporters Without Borders.
The Act, which has massively expanded invasive state surveillance powers, has attracted criticism across the political spectrum.
The latest comments come from Rebecca Vincent, the UK bureau director of the NGO Reporters Without Borders.
She told Press Gazette ahead of the official opening of the watchdog’s new UK branch: “The UK will slide further down the list when the new index is released next year. We should be really concerned about that downward trend.”’
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