Hacked Off were a 'destructive force' in plans for press regulation Maria Miller has said From then on Hacked Off became "a destructive force in the perception of the press," who were attempting to "hijack" government business, she said. I think it made some lasting damage. We had managed to get to a stage where we were on the verge of agreement. Some of the interventions over that weekend created a great deal of bad will. In November, Mrs Miller indicated the royal charter could become redundant if the industry's new watchdog, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso), proved successful. Earlier this month the industry announced that Ipso, due to be launched next spring, had been backed by more than 90% of national newspapers. The Guardian, the Financial Times, and the Independent are yet to sign up to the contract that sets up the new organisation to replace the Press Complaints Commission.