@barryrichards.bsky.social
Welsh & European Graphic & Interactive Designer/Developer, especially in e-learning, but also in indoor mapping. Lomographer. Views are own; weithiau yn Gymraeg
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EU Big Tech law
EU Commission - preliminary finding that Meta and TikTok have breached the Digital Services Act ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
concerns content moderation appeals, notice of illegal material, researchers' access to data
NB not a final decision (possibly with fines) yet
EU Commission - preliminary finding that Meta and TikTok have breached the Digital Services Act ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
concerns content moderation appeals, notice of illegal material, researchers' access to data
NB not a final decision (possibly with fines) yet
Commission preliminarily finds TikTok and Meta in breach of their transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act
Today, the European Commission preliminarily found both TikTok and Meta in breach of their obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
ec.europa.eu
October 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
EU Big Tech law
EU Commission - preliminary finding that Meta and TikTok have breached the Digital Services Act ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
concerns content moderation appeals, notice of illegal material, researchers' access to data
NB not a final decision (possibly with fines) yet
EU Commission - preliminary finding that Meta and TikTok have breached the Digital Services Act ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
concerns content moderation appeals, notice of illegal material, researchers' access to data
NB not a final decision (possibly with fines) yet
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💥The fight goes on 💥
We are pleased to say that our case against the EHRC’s transphobic guidance will be heard in full in November.
This is just the beginning, and we’re ready to fight it, together.
We are pleased to say that our case against the EHRC’s transphobic guidance will be heard in full in November.
This is just the beginning, and we’re ready to fight it, together.
July 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
💥The fight goes on 💥
We are pleased to say that our case against the EHRC’s transphobic guidance will be heard in full in November.
This is just the beginning, and we’re ready to fight it, together.
We are pleased to say that our case against the EHRC’s transphobic guidance will be heard in full in November.
This is just the beginning, and we’re ready to fight it, together.
The coming AI crash foretold: walk around; try to look cool; fall over; then thrash around on the floor like a toddler in a meltdown as you can’t get back up without the help of a grown-up human; while the manager who sacked his human team because ‘AI’ tries to hide his idiocy behind a curtain.
Russia presented its human-like AI robot. It fell down as it walked onto the stage.
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The coming AI crash foretold: walk around; try to look cool; fall over; then thrash around on the floor like a toddler in a meltdown as you can’t get back up without the help of a grown-up human; while the manager who sacked his human team because ‘AI’ tries to hide his idiocy behind a curtain.
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Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
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It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
The Telegraph’s BBC hypocrisy
A paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups...
writesbright.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
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Exactly @chaillich.bsky.social
Time to cut life support to England and this toxic, one sided slave union and it's Westminster parasites!
Independence NOW for Scotland & Cymru/Wales 🏴🏴 We're big enough,rich enough and strong enough to survive INDEPENDENT once we cut the leech of bleeding us dry!
Time to cut life support to England and this toxic, one sided slave union and it's Westminster parasites!
Independence NOW for Scotland & Cymru/Wales 🏴🏴 We're big enough,rich enough and strong enough to survive INDEPENDENT once we cut the leech of bleeding us dry!
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Exactly @chaillich.bsky.social
Time to cut life support to England and this toxic, one sided slave union and it's Westminster parasites!
Independence NOW for Scotland & Cymru/Wales 🏴🏴 We're big enough,rich enough and strong enough to survive INDEPENDENT once we cut the leech of bleeding us dry!
Time to cut life support to England and this toxic, one sided slave union and it's Westminster parasites!
Independence NOW for Scotland & Cymru/Wales 🏴🏴 We're big enough,rich enough and strong enough to survive INDEPENDENT once we cut the leech of bleeding us dry!
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GENOCIDE SUPPORTER.
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
GENOCIDE SUPPORTER.
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"Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era.
What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."
What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."
Yorkshire Water: it’s time to end the rip-off
Handing the company back to local people would return both control and value to those who need it most
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era.
What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."
What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."
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On Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy’s refusal to review the BBC Board membership of Robbie Gibb, Lib Dem culture spokes Anna Sabine MP said:
"This is the wrong choice...Gibb isn’t fit to serve on the BBC Board, & the BBC Charter gives the Government the power to sack him." PM should step in, she says.
"This is the wrong choice...Gibb isn’t fit to serve on the BBC Board, & the BBC Charter gives the Government the power to sack him." PM should step in, she says.
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
On Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy’s refusal to review the BBC Board membership of Robbie Gibb, Lib Dem culture spokes Anna Sabine MP said:
"This is the wrong choice...Gibb isn’t fit to serve on the BBC Board, & the BBC Charter gives the Government the power to sack him." PM should step in, she says.
"This is the wrong choice...Gibb isn’t fit to serve on the BBC Board, & the BBC Charter gives the Government the power to sack him." PM should step in, she says.
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Gibb, Bruce, Mason, and Kuenssberg are an embarrassment to the BBC. All need to go.
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Gibb, Bruce, Mason, and Kuenssberg are an embarrassment to the BBC. All need to go.
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Exactly! Those saying the BBC isn't biased and a propaganda network for the far right-wing is daydreaming and their brains are asleep
If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Exactly! Those saying the BBC isn't biased and a propaganda network for the far right-wing is daydreaming and their brains are asleep
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Nigel Farage, there... or as he's known in my household: "That traitor, Farage."
Who does Nigel Farage really work for?
Not Clacton, he’s never there and hardly uses his vote.
But the thought of ANY MP taking a call from a foreign leader to act on their behalf is beyond belief.
This man is finding new depths every day.
Not Clacton, he’s never there and hardly uses his vote.
But the thought of ANY MP taking a call from a foreign leader to act on their behalf is beyond belief.
This man is finding new depths every day.
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Nigel Farage, there... or as he's known in my household: "That traitor, Farage."
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In Metro U.K.’s biggest circulation paper main comment by Bill Curtis who writes: “Mr Farage and his ilk don’t want a “fair BBC”. They want a dead one.
“They want a privatised hollowed-out broadcaster run by hedge funds and headlines.” Compare This young journalist with most of commentariat
“They want a privatised hollowed-out broadcaster run by hedge funds and headlines.” Compare This young journalist with most of commentariat
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
In Metro U.K.’s biggest circulation paper main comment by Bill Curtis who writes: “Mr Farage and his ilk don’t want a “fair BBC”. They want a dead one.
“They want a privatised hollowed-out broadcaster run by hedge funds and headlines.” Compare This young journalist with most of commentariat
“They want a privatised hollowed-out broadcaster run by hedge funds and headlines.” Compare This young journalist with most of commentariat
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Also Keir Starmer:
"The damage [immigration] has done to our country is incalculable"
"squalid chapter"
"an island of strangers"
"The damage [immigration] has done to our country is incalculable"
"squalid chapter"
"an island of strangers"
Racism returning to UK politics – and people are very scared, says Starmer
Racism returning to UK politics – and people are very scared, says Starmer
PM attacks ‘toxic division of Reform’ and gives strongest signal yet that two-child benefit cap will be lifted
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UK politics live – latest updates
Decades-old racism is returning to British politics, and “it makes people feel very scared” Keir Starmer has said, warning that divisive hard-right politics was “tearing our country apart”.
Speaking to GP and TV personality Amir Khan, the prime minister accused Nigel Farage’s Reform UK of overseeing a return of the racist and divisive politics “that frankly I thought we had dealt with decades ago”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Also Keir Starmer:
"The damage [immigration] has done to our country is incalculable"
"squalid chapter"
"an island of strangers"
"The damage [immigration] has done to our country is incalculable"
"squalid chapter"
"an island of strangers"
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Ed Davey calls for Robbie Gibb to be ousted from BBC board
https://www.europesays.com/2561920/
Ed Davey calls for Robbie Gibb to be ousted from BBC board https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bbc-robbie-gibb-ed-davey-tim-davie-b2862736.html by GeoWa
https://www.europesays.com/2561920/
Ed Davey calls for Robbie Gibb to be ousted from BBC board https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bbc-robbie-gibb-ed-davey-tim-davie-b2862736.html by GeoWa
Ed Davey calls for Robbie Gibb to be ousted from BBC board - EUROPE SAYS
Ed Davey calls for Robbie Gibb to be ousted from BBC board https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bbc-robbie-gibb-ed-davey-tim-davie-b2862736.html by
www.europesays.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Ed Davey calls for Robbie Gibb to be ousted from BBC board
https://www.europesays.com/2561920/
Ed Davey calls for Robbie Gibb to be ousted from BBC board https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bbc-robbie-gibb-ed-davey-tim-davie-b2862736.html by GeoWa
https://www.europesays.com/2561920/
Ed Davey calls for Robbie Gibb to be ousted from BBC board https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bbc-robbie-gibb-ed-davey-tim-davie-b2862736.html by GeoWa
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Billionaire JCB boss Lord Bamford has given £200,000 each to the Conservatives and Reform UK — and the “supporting small business” explanation does not add up.
#UKPolitics #ReformUK #Tories #BusinessInfluence
thewhipline.substack.com/p/do-you-bel...
#UKPolitics #ReformUK #Tories #BusinessInfluence
thewhipline.substack.com/p/do-you-bel...
Do you believe businesspeople's excuses for donating massively to right-wing politicians?
Billionaire JCB chairman Lord Bamford has given £200,000 each to both the Conservative Party and Reform UK, saying he wans to support parties that “believe in small business”.
thewhipline.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Billionaire JCB boss Lord Bamford has given £200,000 each to the Conservatives and Reform UK — and the “supporting small business” explanation does not add up.
#UKPolitics #ReformUK #Tories #BusinessInfluence
thewhipline.substack.com/p/do-you-bel...
#UKPolitics #ReformUK #Tories #BusinessInfluence
thewhipline.substack.com/p/do-you-bel...
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Almost impossible to achieve slower enforcement of #magicAI illegal data usage but EU is going to try ... Instead of #RegulatingCode
The EU’s Digital Omnibus could roll back key parts of the GDPR, AI Act, and ePrivacy rules — laws that set global standards for privacy and AI. Leaked drafts suggest companies could get more leeway on data use and slower enforcement, reports Ramsha Jahangir (@ramshajahangir.bsky.social):
EU Set the Global Standard on Privacy and AI. Now It’s Pulling Back | TechPolicy.Press
The draft Digital Omnibus could weaken core data protections and give tech companies more leeway in using European data, reports Ramsha Jahangir.
www.techpolicy.press
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Almost impossible to achieve slower enforcement of #magicAI illegal data usage but EU is going to try ... Instead of #RegulatingCode
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Terror definition too broad, Starmer to be told
New advice could undermine the Palestine Action ban www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
New advice could undermine the Palestine Action ban www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Terror definition too broad, Starmer to be told
New advice could undermine the Palestine Action ban
www.newstatesman.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Terror definition too broad, Starmer to be told
New advice could undermine the Palestine Action ban www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
New advice could undermine the Palestine Action ban www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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The Iliad’s main theme is that macho-men are stubborn, pig-headed sulks, whose sulkiness leads to deaths and disaster.
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The Iliad’s main theme is that macho-men are stubborn, pig-headed sulks, whose sulkiness leads to deaths and disaster.
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The ECHR was drafted after WWII in an attempt to protect Europe from totalitarian states, such as those that had caused its near-destruction between 1935 and 1945. It predates the European Union and is separate from it. So as it passes its 75th year, why do some politicians want to abandon it?
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The ECHR was drafted after WWII in an attempt to protect Europe from totalitarian states, such as those that had caused its near-destruction between 1935 and 1945. It predates the European Union and is separate from it. So as it passes its 75th year, why do some politicians want to abandon it?
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Report: UK embassy worker in Israel owns property in illegal West Bank settlement - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-uk-embassy-worker-israel-owns-property-illegal-west-bank
Report: UK embassy worker in Israel owns property in illegal West Bank settlement
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>UK embassy worker in Tel Aviv owns property in a settlement built by an organisation sanctioned by Britain, news organisation The National News <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/11/08/uk-embassy-tel-aviv-israel-amana-settlement/">reported</a>. </p>
<p>Gila Ben-Yakov Phillips, a long-time employee of the UK’s embassy in Tel Aviv, has owned a property in Kerem, official records show.</p>
<p>The settlement in the occupied West Bank, where Phillips owns property since 2022, is considered illegal under international law. </p>
<p>The report said that the settlement is a project of Amana, a settler organisation that the UK placed under sanctions in 2024.</p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Report: UK embassy worker in Israel owns property in illegal West Bank settlement - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-uk-embassy-worker-israel-owns-property-illegal-west-bank
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Maybe the BBC can learn a thing or two about fake news from Trump | John Crace
Maybe the BBC can learn a thing or two about fake news from Trump | John Crace
The broadcaster didn’t make a very good job of its untruth – possibly because it hasn’t had as much practice
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Maybe the BBC can learn a thing or two about fake news from Trump | John Crace
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Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Notice: “work sucks” when directed at men means that we need better working conditions and higher pay. “Work sucks” when directed at women means that they should drop out and have babies.
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Notice: “work sucks” when directed at men means that we need better working conditions and higher pay. “Work sucks” when directed at women means that they should drop out and have babies.