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TSN 2025 Impact report

We are excited to share our 2025 Impact Report, a look at the progress we have made last year supporting whistleblowers who brought critical public interest information to light. From key milestones to real stories, it highlights the individuals behind the disclosures and the impact of their courage.

This year brought more requests than ever before, more people stepping forward at great personal risk to expose wrongdoing in the public interest. Behind every number in this report is a person who made a difficult decision and our team showed up for them.

Read the full report here.

2026 Is already speaking. Loudly.

There is a moment when a number stops being a statistic and starts being a signal.

For us at The Signals Network, that moment came when we looked at our first quarter numbers for 2026. In just three months, 220 people reached out asking for help. That is 219% more than the same period last year. And 780% more than the first quarter of 2024.

Nearly 9 times more people in two years. These numbers are not a trend. That is a wake up call for all of us.

Every case we take on is different. Some take weeks. Some take months. All of them take time, care and real work.

As long as people keep speaking up, we will be there. That is not a promise we make lightly. It is one we intend to keep.

Read the full story on our blog post.

What the War in Iran Reminds us About Whistleblowing — TSN Conversations

With internet blackouts, AI-generated misinformation and tight media restrictions, reliable information is harder to come by. Whistleblowers and leaked information remain crucial in exposing wrongdoing, especially in the most controlled environments.

Our Impact Advisor Sandrine Rastello explores these stories and why courage and truth-telling are more important than ever.

Read the full blog here.

TSN joins partner organizations in pushing the SEC to accept more whistleblower filings

Over a decade ago, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act to prevent another financial crisis. One of its key mechanisms was the SEC whistleblower rewards program, which allowed the agency to offer financial rewards to those who bring inside knowledge of securities fraud, stopping the fraud from happening. Unfortunately, the SEC has interpreted this program narrowly, establishing strict procedural requirements

This is why The Signals Network has joined partner organizations like The Government Accountability Project and others in filing supporting briefs in the Fifth and 11th Circuit Courts aimed at improving the SEC’s whistleblower reporting rules to better support those bringing valuable information to the agency.

Read the full piece by Zeke Rogers, TSN’s Legal Fellow, here.

Whistleblower News Roundup

USAID Whistleblower Says It Was Even Worse Than People Knew — Wired, by Vittoria Elliott

For whistleblowers, it matters who knocks first — Investment Executive (IE), by James Langton

‘I always considered social media evil’: big tobacco whistleblower on tech’s addictive products — The Guardian, by Sanya Mansoor

Red flags in the workplace: why whistleblowers are still few and far between — The Conversation, by Wim Vandekerckhove

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba speaks in defence of whistleblowers — Eyewitness News, by Ntuthuzelo Nene

Who Is Peter Magyar? The Lawyer, Whistleblower, and New Face of Hungarian Politics — Open Magazine, by Open Bureau & Agencies

Discover more whistleblowing stories making headlines here.

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