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#SLAPPs šŸ§µ: Deputy PM @DominicRaab is due to announce TODAY a consultation (open till 19 May) on proposals to address SLAPPs in the #UK, in order to prevent the misuse of laws to suppress acts of public participation 1/ independent.co.uk/news/uk/politiā€¦
This goes further than the expected announcement for a 'call for evidence' that was rumoured a week ago, when Foreign Secretary @trussliz also reportedly "told government lawyers to ā€œfind literally any wayā€ to crack down on #SLAPPs" 2/ theguardian.com/world/2022/marā€¦
The proposals up for consultation are understood to range from strengthening legislation to introducing new court checks. Possible measures would enable courts to throw out #SLAPP claims earlier in proceedings & impose Civil Restraint Orders to stop repeated legal challenges. 3/
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#DAZN #Matchroom
#disruption #sport
#Legacy v's #PurePlay specialists

This week #EddieHearn announced the worst kept secret in sports broadcasting - He's taking his show, Lock Stock, to Mr #Blavatnik first-mover streaming service.

#Thread with a different perspective...šŸ§ ImageImageImageImage
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This is exciting for #Sports fans - Especially #boxing

Lower cost access
More shows
Bigger production

Interesting, it's announced a week after #SundayTimes named the owner of #DAZN as the richest man in the UK (again)!

That rich list is an good starting point to explore Image
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We're living through changing times;

Technology
Business
Societal
Cultural
Political
GeoPolitical

What's that got to do with #DAZN & #Sport šŸ¤”

Well, Sport & #Entertainment is big business šŸ’°

It's also used by powerful people to influence Hearts & Minds...
#Sportswashing ImageImage
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Speaking of trollsā€¦ #Russia's siloviki amassed a vast slush fund under Putin to serve both personal greed & geopolitical strategy. Following the money, new book by Catherine Belton shows how Russians plundered Russian businesses & continue to corrupt western govts & leaders.
ā€œIt looks like the whole of US politics is for sale,ā€ a former senior Russian banker tells Belton. ā€œWe believed in western valuesā€¦ But it turned out everything depended on money, and all these values were pure hypocrisy.ā€

#PutinsPeople #GOPCorruption
#VoteBlue #SaveUSDemocracy
Kremlin black cash is like a dirty atomic bombā€¦Russian money & influence are pernicious threats to the Westā€¦ Social inequality left us wide open to Russiaā€™s aggressive new tactics fueling far right & far left
ā€”Putinā€™s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia & Then Took on the West
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