Max Mosley is trying to ban newspapers from reporting details of his sexual life Ben Gurr for The TimesThe former head of Formula One is seeking to gag the media using a law never intended to limit press freedom. Max Mosley, 77, is attempting to use data protection law to force newspapers including The Times to stop publishing widely reported details about his sexual life. The privacy campaigner is also trying to ban newspapers from asserting that he personally funds or bankrolls Impress, the state-recognised press regulator, or can exert control or influence over it. Impress has an agreement to receive more than £3 million over four years from a charity backed by a Mosley family trust. Mr Mosley’s attempts to use the Data Protection Act 1998 to restrict press freedom in this way are legally unprecedented.

Source: The Times February 15, 2018 00:03 UTC