Groundbreaking settlement for Foxglove senior fellow Tanya O’Carroll as Facebook agrees to stop using her data for targeted advertising

The government regulator has backed Tanya – so it may now be possible for others to switch off Facebook’s surveillance-based advertising.

MPs are investigating how social media fuelled last summer’s racist attacks – read our submission

We’ve suggested probes into two main areas: social media’s dangerous algorithms and the essential safety workers of social media – human content moderators.

We’re all now in a battle for drinking water with H20-guzzling data centres – and we’re losing

By 2050, we’re looking at a shortfall of five billion litres of water per day with what we have, compared with what we need to keep the taps from running dry.
Abrham and Fisseha

Postponed: crunch ruling in our case against Facebook’s deadly algorithm is now set for April 7

We’re going to keep fighting – as long as it takes.

Area of work: Justice for tech workers

Take Foxglove’s 2025 survey!

Let us know what parts of our work are important to you, what you think we’ve done well, and what we need to do better in 2025.

Why Foxglove and Global Action Plan are opposing the Woodlands data centre

There is a dearth of information about the environmental impact, as well as serious questions about the consumption of critical resources including power and water.

Area of work: Challenging the size and power of Big Tech

Foxglove’s 2024!

Happy Christmas from Foxglove. It’s been another busy year – here’s what we’ve been up to.

Foxglove’s take on Labour’s “national conversation” on NHS data: good news. Now let’s put patients back in control

This is a worthwhile and welcome change of approach. It’s time to put patient choice and trust at the heart of NHS data.

Area of work: Protect NHS data for the public good