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UK Government Body Kept Files on People Criticizing Prevent Program

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Article URL: https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-prevent-unit-tracked-online-critics Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49951139 Points: 25 # Comments: 1…

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  • Article URL: https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-prevent-unit-tracked-online-critics Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49951139 Points: 25 # Comments: 1…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:10:57 UTC.

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