Earlier this year Stop Funding Hate was the subject of a complaint to the CIC Regulator, alleging that our work was in breach of the law and amounted to “political” activity. This allegation was wholly unfounded and we are pleased to confirm that it has not been upheld. /1 
Self-evidently, #StopFundingHate’s work seeking to persuade private companies not to advertise with toxic media does not fall under the definition of “political” activity outlined in the CIC rules here: legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1788…
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Around the world, those challenging racism and campaigning for human rights are frequently subjected to false allegations of illegality & law-breaking. While it's sad to see this happening in the UK, #StopFundingHate will not be diverted by this. /3 frontlinedefenders.org/en/violation/s…
This year has also seen a series of hostile media articles attacking #StopFundingHate supporters following the success of our campaign on GB News. These have prompted a surge in donations to our work:
https://twitter.com/StopFundingHate/status/1407433531295473669/4
If you'd like to help build #StopFundingHate's work in 2022, please consider becoming a committed supporter and setting up a regular donation: stopfundinghate.info/2021/12/21/bec… /5
Even media hostile to #StopFundingHate are acknowledging the impact that our supporters & volunteers have been having. GB News's multi-million pound funders can subsidise it if they want, but the rest of us have every right to say "not with my money": archive.ph/MNkue#selectio… /6
In the past year, a wave of unfounded complaints have been made against civil society groups that have discussed contested issues. Alongside #StopFundingHate, Barnardos, the Runymede Trust & the National Trust have also been targeted. None of these complaints were upheld. /7
A massive thankyou to everyone who's supported #StopFundingHate this year. There's a way still to go but together we're showing the difference it can make when we use our power as consumers to speak out against hate: stopfundinghate.info/get-involved/ /9
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