1 Israel banned from using Microsoft software to spy on Palestinians following Guardian investigation
After we exclusively reported that Israel's elite spy agency used Microsoft technology store records of millions of cell phone calls made every day by Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, Microsoft announced termination Israeli military access to services used in this surveillance system. The close and detailed surveillance program was used to shape military operations and facilitate the preparation of deadly airstrikes, sources said. Our report, produced in collaboration with Israeli-Palestinian publication +972 Magazine and Hebrew-language publication Local Call, sparked protests at Microsoft's US headquarters and pressure from employees and investors, leading to the technology company's extraordinary decision.
2 Landmark legislation passed to curb hospital price gouging following Guardian report
As a result of our investigation, it was revealed Indiana Nonprofit Hospital Network for inflating prices for care and treatment – saddled many patients with exorbitant bills – Governor Mike Brown, signed legislation it would require the chain and other nonprofit hospitals to lower prices or lose tax-exempt status. This landmark law, which takes effect in 2026, will be the first state law in the United States to effectively impose price caps on not-for-profit hospitals.
3 Secret surveillance of student protesters at the University of Michigan has ended and charges against them have been dropped following a Guardian report
A Guardian investigation found that the University of Michigan hired a private security firm that deployed dozens of undercover investigators to monitor and document pro-Palestinian student protests on and off campus, including those who cursed and threatened students and one who drove a car into a student who had to jump out of the way. Our report caused outrage, which forced the university to terminate its contract with the company. A separate guard The investigation revealed that some of the evidence collected was used to charge and imprison students. charges that were dropped after we found out that the university hired the state attorney general take over the case because of her political, financial and personal connections to the institution.
4 Anti-ICE Protester Beaten by Law Enforcement Has Charges Dropped
After we reported the story of Jose Manuel Mojica, a Los Angeles man arrested for assaulting law enforcement officers during an ICE protest, federal prosecutors changed course and dropped the charges. Mojica, who was arrested while protesting immigration raids, spoke to the Guardian, describing how he himself was brutally attacked by law enforcement during the incident. We also published a video recording of the meeting. Mojica was charged with a federal crime punishable by up to eight years in prison. “I thought I was going to die” he told the Guardian.
5 After top Trump official pushes for vaccinationsYouTube to remove channel dedicated to debunking medical misinformation, Guardian helpslet's reinstate him
Vinay Prasad, chief vaccine regulator at the Food and Drug Administration, managed to convince YouTube to delete the entire channel is dedicated to debunking medical misinformation, including politically awkward videos of Prasad criticizing vaccine requirements and the use of Covid boosters in young people. After we reported this incident, YouTube restored the channel.
6 Hazardous waste plant to be moved following Guardian report detailing devastating deaths and illnesses of neighbors
At the beginning of 2025 we announced very high levels of lead and arsenic in homes and schools around a U.S. hazardous waste plant in Mexico. Our report on the Zinc Nacional plant, produced in collaboration with Quinto Elemento Lab, included devastating interviews with residents who had lost family members to rare forms of cancer and other diseases. Four months after our story was published, Zinc Nacional reported: it would move the most polluting operations take place outside this area.
7 US government-funded 'social network' that attacks environmentalists shuts down after Guardian investigation
A Guardian investigation found that the US company was Secretly spy on hundreds of food health and environmental advocates on a private web portal, funded in part by taxpayer dollars, to downplay the dangers of pesticides, discredit opponents, and ultimately undermine international politics. After we published our story, v-Fluence, the company that created this “stakeholder wiki,” faced widespread backlash and turn off the instrument.
8 Revealed: J.D. Vance's crew abused electrical power to alter Ohio lake water levels for recreational boating
Last summer, the Guardian exclusively reported that J.D. Vance's team had an Army Corps of Engineers. change Ohio lake flow to organize a family boat trip—at a time when the administration had cut a quarter of the National Park Service's permanent staff and was seeking to cut its budget by a third. More than 200 other media outlets covered the story, and Senator Adam Schiff wrote to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the leaders of the Army Corps of Engineers and Secret Service demanding accountability for this “inappropriate and shameful abuse of power.” The vice president's office told us that Vance “was not involved in the decision” and that the water level adjustment was “operationally necessary.”
9 Trump administration sued by 50 leading organizations for ending human trafficking and child exploitation following Guardian report
In September we showed it The US government has aggressively scaled back efforts to combat human trafficking.threatening to reverse decades of progress in the fight to prevent sexual slavery, forced labor and child sexual exploitation. Less than a month later, a national coalition of more than 50 organizations fighting human trafficking filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration.
10 Palestinian-American teenager released from Israeli prison after Guardian exposes his detention
After the Guardian reported that 16-year-old US citizen Mohammed Ibrahim was held in an Israeli prison for months following a raid on his family's West Bank home, during which he contracted scabies and lost significant weight. 27 Members of Congress wrote to Marco RubioSecretary of State, calling for his “expeditious release.” Ibrahim, a dual citizen from Florida who was charged with two counts of throwing objects at moving vehicles, was allegedly blindfolded and handcuffed by Israeli troops and taken from his home in the middle of the night. Thanks to our reports, the teenager was released for Thanksgiving and will return to the US.
11 The far-right Italian government has been banned from using software to hack the phones of journalists and activists.
Guardian report says military-grade spyware was used to hack phones about 100 journalists and civil society representatives in more than two dozen countries. Among those harassed via WhatsApp was investigative journalist known for exposing young fascists in the far-right party of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Following our report, an Israeli-based firm that owns spyware that prevents attacks on journalists or members of civil society terminated the contract with the Italian government.
12 Major League Soccer chief placed on administrative leave following Guardian investigation into allegations of sexist, racist and homophobic behavior
One of MLS's most famous executives, sports director of the Philadelphia Union soccer team Ernst Tanner, was revealed in a Guardian investigation to have been accused by 17 sources of abusive behaviorincluding comments that “women have no place in men's football” and suggestions that black referees “lack intelligence and ability”. Tanner denied the allegations and MLS' investigation did not substantiate them. But as a result of our MLS history resumed his own investigation at Tanner, and the Union placed him on administrative leave.
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