Investigation: 12 British universities paid a security firm led by ex-military intelligence officials to spy on staff & students.
It "trawled through student social media feeds; conducted secret counter-terror threat assessments; & undertook background checks".
The 12 include Bristol U, Oxford U, Imperial College Lond, Uni College Lond (UCL), King’s College Lond (KCL), Sheffield U, Leicester U, Nottingham U & Cardiff Metro U.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/20/uk-universities-pay-to-spy-on-students-social-media-accounts
#UKPol #EUPol #Palestine #News .
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