> It's a public hearing and any organization can "monitor" it all they like.

...because of covid the normally public courts are allowing far fewer people in to view the hearings, and the online substitute is difficult to access. As I understand it AI applied to be allowed to view the court session remotely, and were denied permission, and the reasons for that denial are unclear.

The Transparency Project talks about difficulties reporters and bloggers face accessing the English family courts, and some of these are similar problems.

www.transparencyproject.org.uk/