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UK revenues for X drop 60% as advertisers flee www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
X UK revenues drop nearly 60% in a year as content concerns spook advertisers
Elon Musk-owned site reports plunging profits amid outcry over use of AI tool Grok to create sexually explicit imagery
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
UK revenues for X drop 60% as advertisers flee www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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The level of quixoticism at this point is like Kemi Badenoch spending all day trying to win over Your Party voters. What part of ‘no’ does Blue Labour not understand?
1% of Reform UK voters have a favourable opinion of the Labour Party, compared to 98% seeing it unfavourably, including 89% who view the party *very* unfavourably.
Conservative voters are more sympathetic.
Conservative voters are more sympathetic.
Only Reform voters can save Labour
By Luke Akehurst
By Luke Akehurst
January 9, 2026 at 3:32 PM
The level of quixoticism at this point is like Kemi Badenoch spending all day trying to win over Your Party voters. What part of ‘no’ does Blue Labour not understand?
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NEW: Liz Kendall, the technology secretary, says Ofcom would have the "full backing" of government if it opted to block access to X in the UK (but it's a decision for Ofcom)
January 9, 2026 at 3:39 PM
NEW: Liz Kendall, the technology secretary, says Ofcom would have the "full backing" of government if it opted to block access to X in the UK (but it's a decision for Ofcom)
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Modest proposal: any minister claiming the government “needs” to be on X should have to read out the top ten comments on their department’s most recent post.
How government engagement on X works. A wholly typical post and a wholly typical reply.
January 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Modest proposal: any minister claiming the government “needs” to be on X should have to read out the top ten comments on their department’s most recent post.
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How government engagement on X works. A wholly typical post and a wholly typical reply.
January 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
How government engagement on X works. A wholly typical post and a wholly typical reply.
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@zoecrowther.bsky.social exclusive:
Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging the government to stop using X
Asked to share government messaging on the platform, Labour MPs responded asking why they were still on there when it had put "children in harm's way" and is being run by a "fascist"
Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging the government to stop using X
Asked to share government messaging on the platform, Labour MPs responded asking why they were still on there when it had put "children in harm's way" and is being run by a "fascist"
Leaked WhatsApp Messages Show Labour MPs Demanding Government Leaves X
Exclusive: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging the government to leave X, arguing that it should 'show direction to others in the UK'.
www.politicshome.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
@zoecrowther.bsky.social exclusive:
Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging the government to stop using X
Asked to share government messaging on the platform, Labour MPs responded asking why they were still on there when it had put "children in harm's way" and is being run by a "fascist"
Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging the government to stop using X
Asked to share government messaging on the platform, Labour MPs responded asking why they were still on there when it had put "children in harm's way" and is being run by a "fascist"
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Translation: Elon Musk makes creating child abuse images and revenge porn available to millions via a paid subscription service.
January 9, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Translation: Elon Musk makes creating child abuse images and revenge porn available to millions via a paid subscription service.
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🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Will government finally quit X?
📱 Former No10 comms director James Lyons and Women & Equalities Committee chair @sarahowen.org.uk join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social and @zoecrowther.bsky.social to discuss which platforms the government should be using in 2026
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/375060
📱 Former No10 comms director James Lyons and Women & Equalities Committee chair @sarahowen.org.uk join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social and @zoecrowther.bsky.social to discuss which platforms the government should be using in 2026
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/375060
January 9, 2026 at 11:14 AM
🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Will government finally quit X?
📱 Former No10 comms director James Lyons and Women & Equalities Committee chair @sarahowen.org.uk join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social and @zoecrowther.bsky.social to discuss which platforms the government should be using in 2026
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/375060
📱 Former No10 comms director James Lyons and Women & Equalities Committee chair @sarahowen.org.uk join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social and @zoecrowther.bsky.social to discuss which platforms the government should be using in 2026
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/375060
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Oh, and just a final test. Those talking Customs Union good or bad without asking what form such a thing may take are still stuck in the 2016 mindset of thinking the UK actually holds some cards...
January 9, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Oh, and just a final test. Those talking Customs Union good or bad without asking what form such a thing may take are still stuck in the 2016 mindset of thinking the UK actually holds some cards...
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This should read: ‘Turns off image generator for non-paying customers, but still offers it as a premium service’
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
Grok, Elon Musk’s AI tool, has switched off its image creation function for the vast majority of users after widespread outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery.
It comes after Musk was threatened with fines, regulatory action and reports of a possible ban on X in the UK. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:12 AM
This should read: ‘Turns off image generator for non-paying customers, but still offers it as a premium service’
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0 SEC teams left. Will the ACC win a natty for the first time since Clemson beat Bama in 2019? #Hurricanes #ACC #CFP #CFB #CarsonBeck #Miami #OleMiss
January 9, 2026 at 7:28 AM
0 SEC teams left. Will the ACC win a natty for the first time since Clemson beat Bama in 2019? #Hurricanes #ACC #CFP #CFB #CarsonBeck #Miami #OleMiss
January 9, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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To understand the fear of ICE in the UK, imagine arming those boneheads who demonstrated outside migrant hotels and giving them carte blanche to do as they want.
January 9, 2026 at 5:43 AM
To understand the fear of ICE in the UK, imagine arming those boneheads who demonstrated outside migrant hotels and giving them carte blanche to do as they want.
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Markets signal a brighter UK future after lost decade ft.trib.al/wAyCBoG | opinion
Markets signal a brighter UK future after lost decade
Prospects are improving more than the dim consensus of economic forecasts
ft.trib.al
January 9, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Markets signal a brighter UK future after lost decade ft.trib.al/wAyCBoG | opinion
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My favourite drummer
January 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
My favourite drummer
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Some stuff that I have done and that
January 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Some stuff that I have done and that
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Hell is empty and all the devils are here, making tons of money and tormenting the innocent.
A production company owned by Russell Brand has generated profits of £7m since he faced allegations about multiple sexual assault offences
Russell Brand’s company has made £7 million since assault allegations
The comedian’s Pablo Diablo’s Legitimate Business Firm generated income via digital platforms despite an investigation in 2023 into sexual assault allegations
www.thetimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Hell is empty and all the devils are here, making tons of money and tormenting the innocent.