12 British universities paid a security firm led by ex-military intelligence officials to spy on staff & students.It scanned "student social media feeds; conducted secret counter-terror threat assessments & background checks".The 12 are 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, MAnchester Metro U & London School of Economics.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/20/uk-universities-pay-to-spy-on-students-social-media-accounts#UKPol #EUPol #Palestine #News .