Big Brother

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The latest newspaper reports suggest former Big Brother and The Voice presenter Emma Willis is set to be offered one of the two roles.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

When we did that video, it felt too over the top, “Oh, Big Brother is gonna come for you.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Youth worker Shaun Thompson and Silkie Carlo, from campaign group Big Brother Watch, brought the claim over concerns that facial recognition could be used arbitrarily or in a discriminatory way.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

In a totalitarian sci-fi world, a hammer thrown by a young athlete smashes a "Big Brother" figure declaiming to brainwashed citizens from a vast screen.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

But the face of Big Brother seemed to persist for several seconds on the screen, as though the impact that it had made on everyone’s eyeballs were too vivid to wear off immediately.

From "1984" by George Orwell