David Mascord
@davidmascord.bsky.social
Freelance trainer in journalism, media law, business writing. Part-time university lecturer in law for journalists, media & communications. I live in the New Forest, Hampshire, UK.
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I say this with the bluntness it requires: they will get people murdered if this continues. This is not just populism anymore either: it’s completely unhinged and a deliberate choice that does endanger lives. I am not saying this lightly at all.
October 7, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I say this with the bluntness it requires: they will get people murdered if this continues. This is not just populism anymore either: it’s completely unhinged and a deliberate choice that does endanger lives. I am not saying this lightly at all.
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I’ve never felt so disheartened. My small business means everything to me and I want to keep going.
Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.
Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.
If I’m being honest, I’m feeling pretty crap about my small business.
It’s so bloody difficult at the moment with rising costs, US tariffs, Brexit nonsense and the threat of AI.
Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word gailmyerscough.co.uk
It’s so bloody difficult at the moment with rising costs, US tariffs, Brexit nonsense and the threat of AI.
Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word gailmyerscough.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I’ve never felt so disheartened. My small business means everything to me and I want to keep going.
Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.
Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.
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Wired and Business Insider have removed features written by a freelance journalist after concerns they are likely AI-generated.
Freedom of expression non-profit Index on Censorship is also in the process of taking down a magazine article by the same author pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
Freedom of expression non-profit Index on Censorship is also in the process of taking down a magazine article by the same author pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
Wired and Business Insider remove 'AI-written' freelance articles
Wired and Business Insider have removed freelance articles over concerns they were written by AI under a fake name.
pressgazette.co.uk
August 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Wired and Business Insider have removed features written by a freelance journalist after concerns they are likely AI-generated.
Freedom of expression non-profit Index on Censorship is also in the process of taking down a magazine article by the same author pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
Freedom of expression non-profit Index on Censorship is also in the process of taking down a magazine article by the same author pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
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Dozens more Afghan relocation data breaches uncovered by BBC
Dozens more Afghan relocation data breaches uncovered by BBC
The MoD admits 49 data breaches at the unit handling applications from Afghans seeking safety in the UK.
www.bbc.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Dozens more Afghan relocation data breaches uncovered by BBC
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No rules. No big sponsors.
Just a wild idea, a lot of grit, and a love of books.
This is how a festival was born – and it starts Saturday...
Jackie Carreira has the story
Just a wild idea, a lot of grit, and a love of books.
This is how a festival was born – and it starts Saturday...
Jackie Carreira has the story
How one crazy idea became an epic town-wide book festival
A wild idea in a pandemic sparked a nomadic fringe book festival – this time in a town without a bookshop
eastangliabylines.co.uk
August 8, 2025 at 6:13 AM
No rules. No big sponsors.
Just a wild idea, a lot of grit, and a love of books.
This is how a festival was born – and it starts Saturday...
Jackie Carreira has the story
Just a wild idea, a lot of grit, and a love of books.
This is how a festival was born – and it starts Saturday...
Jackie Carreira has the story
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The Supreme Court has quashed the conviction of Tom Hayes for conspiracy to defraud. He was accused of conspiring to manipulate the LIBOR, key benchmark interest rates used in financial markets. In 2015, he was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment, later reduced to 11 years on appeal.
July 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The Supreme Court has quashed the conviction of Tom Hayes for conspiracy to defraud. He was accused of conspiring to manipulate the LIBOR, key benchmark interest rates used in financial markets. In 2015, he was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment, later reduced to 11 years on appeal.
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At last, some good news.
July 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
At last, some good news.
BBC threatens legal action against AI company
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC threatens AI firm with legal action over unauthorised content use
It is first time that the BBC has taken such action regarding alleged scraping of its content for AI.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
BBC threatens legal action against AI company
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Could a dead person be elected to #Parliament?
Yes - or at least this was the case in May 1728, when Sidney Wortley Montagu was declared the winning candidate in the disputed 1727 general election return for Peterborough, even though he had died six months earlier.
#HistParl
Yes - or at least this was the case in May 1728, when Sidney Wortley Montagu was declared the winning candidate in the disputed 1727 general election return for Peterborough, even though he had died six months earlier.
#HistParl
June 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Could a dead person be elected to #Parliament?
Yes - or at least this was the case in May 1728, when Sidney Wortley Montagu was declared the winning candidate in the disputed 1727 general election return for Peterborough, even though he had died six months earlier.
#HistParl
Yes - or at least this was the case in May 1728, when Sidney Wortley Montagu was declared the winning candidate in the disputed 1727 general election return for Peterborough, even though he had died six months earlier.
#HistParl
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American archivists: y'all need to up your social media game! 🗃️
June 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
American archivists: y'all need to up your social media game! 🗃️
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UK ministers delay AI regulation amid plans for more ‘comprehensive’ bill
UK ministers delay AI regulation amid plans for more ‘comprehensive’ bill
Law expected to include safety and copyright issues but delay likely to raise concerns about ongoing lack of regulation
Proposals to regulate artificial intelligence have been delayed by at least a year as UK ministers plan a bumper bill to regulate the technology and its use of copyrighted material.
Peter Kyle, the technology secretary, intends to introduce a “comprehensive” AI bill in the next parliamentary session to address concerns about issues including safety and copyright. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
UK ministers delay AI regulation amid plans for more ‘comprehensive’ bill
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“The revelation means that MI5 has effectively given false evidence in this case to every organisation or court which is supposed to have access to the Security Service's secrets and is responsible for holding it to account” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
MI5 misled watchdog about neo-Nazi spy case after lying in court
The regulator rewrote a draft report which had contradicted MI5’s false evidence, the BBC can reveal.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 7, 2025 at 7:43 AM
“The revelation means that MI5 has effectively given false evidence in this case to every organisation or court which is supposed to have access to the Security Service's secrets and is responsible for holding it to account” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ayinde, quick summary of the non AI bits … lawyerwatch.wordpress.com/2025/06/06/t...
This is still not an AI case
Look, it is an AI case, and I might come back to that part, but for now I think we need to focus on the bigger ‘not-AI’ picture. Not least because saying AI is not reliable and one shou…
lawyerwatch.wordpress.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Ayinde, quick summary of the non AI bits … lawyerwatch.wordpress.com/2025/06/06/t...
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Exclusive: Telegraph was deceived by source in case of "faked" story about £345k per year banking couple who had to cut down on Waitrose shops to fund school fees pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/n...
Telegraph withdraws banker school fees story after being deceived by source
Fake Telegraph article about rich banker struggling to afford school fees was result of deception by a source.
pressgazette.co.uk
June 7, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Exclusive: Telegraph was deceived by source in case of "faked" story about £345k per year banking couple who had to cut down on Waitrose shops to fund school fees pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/n...
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Sending an #FOI is great.
Not having to send one because the info is already available. Also great.
The ICO has some tips for finding what you want. If not, you could send a request like these:
Not having to send one because the info is already available. Also great.
The ICO has some tips for finding what you want. If not, you could send a request like these:
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 30/8/2024 – #FOIFriday - Words + Numbers
Sending an Freedom of Information request is great. Not having to send one because the information you want is already available is also great. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has put together some tips for requesters for searching for the information they want before they send a request - to hopefully save them a 20
clairemiller.net
June 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Sending an #FOI is great.
Not having to send one because the info is already available. Also great.
The ICO has some tips for finding what you want. If not, you could send a request like these:
Not having to send one because the info is already available. Also great.
The ICO has some tips for finding what you want. If not, you could send a request like these:
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Meta lawsuit poses first big test of AI copyright battle
https://www.ft.com/content/b1f4965f-6ea6-4afd-968b-76bb2f7acfc4
https://www.ft.com/content/b1f4965f-6ea6-4afd-968b-76bb2f7acfc4
Meta lawsuit poses first big test of AI copyright battle
Tech giant faces lawsuit from US authors over use of material from shadow library LibGen
www.ft.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Meta lawsuit poses first big test of AI copyright battle
https://www.ft.com/content/b1f4965f-6ea6-4afd-968b-76bb2f7acfc4
https://www.ft.com/content/b1f4965f-6ea6-4afd-968b-76bb2f7acfc4
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The next few days are going to be tough as we wait to find out the results of the local elections.
I’m super proud of the dedicated team at @hopenothate.org.uk who expose candidates, mobilise our supporters and speak directly to voters.
Give them a follow: go.bsky.app/Eh5ysHL
I’m super proud of the dedicated team at @hopenothate.org.uk who expose candidates, mobilise our supporters and speak directly to voters.
Give them a follow: go.bsky.app/Eh5ysHL
April 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The next few days are going to be tough as we wait to find out the results of the local elections.
I’m super proud of the dedicated team at @hopenothate.org.uk who expose candidates, mobilise our supporters and speak directly to voters.
Give them a follow: go.bsky.app/Eh5ysHL
I’m super proud of the dedicated team at @hopenothate.org.uk who expose candidates, mobilise our supporters and speak directly to voters.
Give them a follow: go.bsky.app/Eh5ysHL
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UK ministers to amend data bill amid artists' concerns over AI and copyright theguardian.com/music/2025/a...
Bill bills.parliament.uk/bills/3825/p...
Report stage is next week. These amendments don't sound consequential, and are unlikely to shut anybody up, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
#DUABill #genAI #IPlaw
Bill bills.parliament.uk/bills/3825/p...
Report stage is next week. These amendments don't sound consequential, and are unlikely to shut anybody up, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
#DUABill #genAI #IPlaw
April 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
UK ministers to amend data bill amid artists' concerns over AI and copyright theguardian.com/music/2025/a...
Bill bills.parliament.uk/bills/3825/p...
Report stage is next week. These amendments don't sound consequential, and are unlikely to shut anybody up, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
#DUABill #genAI #IPlaw
Bill bills.parliament.uk/bills/3825/p...
Report stage is next week. These amendments don't sound consequential, and are unlikely to shut anybody up, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
#DUABill #genAI #IPlaw
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unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy
April 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy
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NEW: She’s one of the most widely quoted psychologists, but her pronouncements have begun disappearing from the internet.
Could her persona be an elaborate hoax?
As AI progresses, journalists face a “wake up call” over checking their sources.
This story follows top @pressgazette.co.uk work:
Could her persona be an elaborate hoax?
As AI progresses, journalists face a “wake up call” over checking their sources.
This story follows top @pressgazette.co.uk work:
‘Immediate red flags’: questions raised over ‘expert’ much quoted in UK press
News outlets pull articles featuring ‘psychologist and sex adviser’ Barbara Santini amid doubts over her credentials
www.theguardian.com
April 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
NEW: She’s one of the most widely quoted psychologists, but her pronouncements have begun disappearing from the internet.
Could her persona be an elaborate hoax?
As AI progresses, journalists face a “wake up call” over checking their sources.
This story follows top @pressgazette.co.uk work:
Could her persona be an elaborate hoax?
As AI progresses, journalists face a “wake up call” over checking their sources.
This story follows top @pressgazette.co.uk work:
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On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
April 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
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I’ve been poeming about how my nouns keep conversioning to verbs.
April 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I’ve been poeming about how my nouns keep conversioning to verbs.