Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana
@lexiekk.bsky.social
At the helm in high seas @impressorg.bsky.social
🌐 bridging media, tech, law & public interest.
📍 current hyper fixation: soup, now we are in the 'ber' months
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🌐 bridging media, tech, law & public interest.
📍 current hyper fixation: soup, now we are in the 'ber' months
Subscribe to my free newsletter:
https://lexiekirkconnellkawana.substack.com/
Fantastic event on next Tuesday for those willing or able to travel to London
Join writers, actors and campaigners to discuss the Hack, phone hacking, and what's next for press reform
@hackedoff.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-hack-w...
Join writers, actors and campaigners to discuss the Hack, phone hacking, and what's next for press reform
@hackedoff.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-hack-w...
The Hack: What next?
Join TV personality Kerry Katona, writer Jack Thorne and star guests to discuss ITV drama The Hack - and must happen next.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Fantastic event on next Tuesday for those willing or able to travel to London
Join writers, actors and campaigners to discuss the Hack, phone hacking, and what's next for press reform
@hackedoff.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-hack-w...
Join writers, actors and campaigners to discuss the Hack, phone hacking, and what's next for press reform
@hackedoff.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-hack-w...
We were waiting for this. AI developers got a nod from the UK courts on whether their AI models infringe copyrighted work. Recently, a judge threw out a passing off claim advanced by Getty Images against AI developer Stability.
How do you feel about this? bit.ly/49pvBpn
#AI #Copyright #AINews
How do you feel about this? bit.ly/49pvBpn
#AI #Copyright #AINews
Is AI Conquering Copyright? UK Court Throws Developers Fresh Bone
A new court ruling has altered how copyright holders can guard their work from AI learning. With regulatory frameworks still on blueprint, have AI developers evaded one of their early challengers?
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
We were waiting for this. AI developers got a nod from the UK courts on whether their AI models infringe copyrighted work. Recently, a judge threw out a passing off claim advanced by Getty Images against AI developer Stability.
How do you feel about this? bit.ly/49pvBpn
#AI #Copyright #AINews
How do you feel about this? bit.ly/49pvBpn
#AI #Copyright #AINews
We finally have the last edition of the Hack, out now!
Thanks for those of you who've gone on the journey with our companion piece to ITV's the Hack.
It's been a fun ride, and we know that a better media is possible
@hackedoff.bsky.social @mediareformuk.bsky.social
youtu.be/KnJNLrJC5Yc
Thanks for those of you who've gone on the journey with our companion piece to ITV's the Hack.
It's been a fun ride, and we know that a better media is possible
@hackedoff.bsky.social @mediareformuk.bsky.social
youtu.be/KnJNLrJC5Yc
After The Hack #7 | with Byline Times & Impress
YouTube video by Byline TV
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We finally have the last edition of the Hack, out now!
Thanks for those of you who've gone on the journey with our companion piece to ITV's the Hack.
It's been a fun ride, and we know that a better media is possible
@hackedoff.bsky.social @mediareformuk.bsky.social
youtu.be/KnJNLrJC5Yc
Thanks for those of you who've gone on the journey with our companion piece to ITV's the Hack.
It's been a fun ride, and we know that a better media is possible
@hackedoff.bsky.social @mediareformuk.bsky.social
youtu.be/KnJNLrJC5Yc
What u find interesting about the Pete Hesgeth new pentagon access guidelines for journalists is the mislaid notion that people can contract our of their constitutional rights...
www.google.com/amp/s/www.bb...
www.google.com/amp/s/www.bb...
Redirect Notice
www.google.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
What u find interesting about the Pete Hesgeth new pentagon access guidelines for journalists is the mislaid notion that people can contract our of their constitutional rights...
www.google.com/amp/s/www.bb...
www.google.com/amp/s/www.bb...
Divestment in quality media intentional or accidental? The stats support more effectiveness for brands and advertisers... So let's stop chasing eyeballs, clicks, impressions and build a digital economy that doesn't rely on exploitation. How about investing in ethical accountable media? #awc
October 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Divestment in quality media intentional or accidental? The stats support more effectiveness for brands and advertisers... So let's stop chasing eyeballs, clicks, impressions and build a digital economy that doesn't rely on exploitation. How about investing in ethical accountable media? #awc
The fight for trustworthy and accountable journalism found a new advocate in... the Pope? 😅
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned
Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The fight for trustworthy and accountable journalism found a new advocate in... the Pope? 😅
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Either, the Government will do nothing and the cycle of scandal and cosmetic reform will repeat. Press disinformation, intrusion and other abuses will go on, day to day, destroying peoples’ lives, distorting elections and misleading the public, but making little impact on the national policy agenda
October 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Either, the Government will do nothing and the cycle of scandal and cosmetic reform will repeat. Press disinformation, intrusion and other abuses will go on, day to day, destroying peoples’ lives, distorting elections and misleading the public, but making little impact on the national policy agenda
How is phone hacking connected to one of the most notorious unsolved murders in Britain? Episode 2 of #afterthehack is out now. If you're watching the Hack on ITV 9pm, this is the best companion podcast for all the insights, hot takes and more.
youtu.be/hN1NgxsJbxw
youtu.be/hN1NgxsJbxw
After The Hack #2 | with Byline Times & Impress
YouTube video by Byline TV
youtu.be
October 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
How is phone hacking connected to one of the most notorious unsolved murders in Britain? Episode 2 of #afterthehack is out now. If you're watching the Hack on ITV 9pm, this is the best companion podcast for all the insights, hot takes and more.
youtu.be/hN1NgxsJbxw
youtu.be/hN1NgxsJbxw
Really powerful words from Hugh Grant on the last 12 years of political failure, including the current Government, for victims of press abuse. If we want a better media we need this collusion to end.
October 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Really powerful words from Hugh Grant on the last 12 years of political failure, including the current Government, for victims of press abuse. If we want a better media we need this collusion to end.
At the Labour Party conference this week advocating for quick wins and ready made solutions for a better media with @hackedoff.bsky.social @mediareformuk.bsky.social and @pressjustice.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
At the Labour Party conference this week advocating for quick wins and ready made solutions for a better media with @hackedoff.bsky.social @mediareformuk.bsky.social and @pressjustice.bsky.social
Started watching #theHack on ITV and want more? 'After the Hack', our recap show with @bylinetimes.bsky.social is now out! Weekly episodes on the real politics and behind the scenes goss of the phone hacking scandal, plus what action you can take to build a better media
youtu.be/VlCYtc_IGoU?...
youtu.be/VlCYtc_IGoU?...
After The Hack | Preview Show with Byline Times & Impress
YouTube video by Byline TV
youtu.be
September 26, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Started watching #theHack on ITV and want more? 'After the Hack', our recap show with @bylinetimes.bsky.social is now out! Weekly episodes on the real politics and behind the scenes goss of the phone hacking scandal, plus what action you can take to build a better media
youtu.be/VlCYtc_IGoU?...
youtu.be/VlCYtc_IGoU?...
It's lack of independence, discretion to interpret public interest and blended remit over content and market controls that allows US agencies like the Federal Communications Commission to become ideologically captured by Commissioners at the top #jimmykimmel
September 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It's lack of independence, discretion to interpret public interest and blended remit over content and market controls that allows US agencies like the Federal Communications Commission to become ideologically captured by Commissioners at the top #jimmykimmel
Reposted by Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana
Just to be blunt, if you want Wired and 404 and The Verge to employ reporters who understand the memes on bullet casings and can connect them to gaming culture while having the legal and support resources to deal with waves of harassment when we do it… you have to subscribe and pay for the work
the entire media ecosystem is just not built or ready for events like this and far right billionaires like larry ellison buying news orgs will only make this worse
September 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Just to be blunt, if you want Wired and 404 and The Verge to employ reporters who understand the memes on bullet casings and can connect them to gaming culture while having the legal and support resources to deal with waves of harassment when we do it… you have to subscribe and pay for the work
Lucy Connolly and Graham Linehan are the latest high profile cases of speech being policed online. Posting hateful content and inciting violence against others without early intervention can fuel a pattern of behaviour which gives them the confidence to continue to post.
September 13, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Lucy Connolly and Graham Linehan are the latest high profile cases of speech being policed online. Posting hateful content and inciting violence against others without early intervention can fuel a pattern of behaviour which gives them the confidence to continue to post.
scarce and inconsistent policing of hateful and abusive content online has reduced that risk and emboldened people to push the boundaries further. Lack of enforcement online has created a culture of illegality.
September 13, 2025 at 6:30 AM
scarce and inconsistent policing of hateful and abusive content online has reduced that risk and emboldened people to push the boundaries further. Lack of enforcement online has created a culture of illegality.
In case you missed it Nepal just shut down access to 26 major platforms, including Meta and X for failing to meet new legal requirements. The age of platform sovereignty is ending. Global connectivity will be superseded by physical borders.
September 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
In case you missed it Nepal just shut down access to 26 major platforms, including Meta and X for failing to meet new legal requirements. The age of platform sovereignty is ending. Global connectivity will be superseded by physical borders.
The House of Lords Communications Committee released a sobering report on #medialiteracy painting a picture of a nation in a literacy crisis.
However the recommendations proposed are all over the place
However the recommendations proposed are all over the place
August 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The House of Lords Communications Committee released a sobering report on #medialiteracy painting a picture of a nation in a literacy crisis.
However the recommendations proposed are all over the place
However the recommendations proposed are all over the place
Reposted by Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana
🇬🇧🗞🔥🕵️ I wrote a guest post at @lexiekk.bsky.social's Common Ground newsletter, about six character profiles involved in misinformation and manipulation patterns surrounding the UK Southport-spinoff summer riots of 2024, and ideas for systemic-level mitigation measures.
#platforms #OSINT #SOCMINT
#platforms #OSINT #SOCMINT
How Platform Design Amplified Misinformation in the Southport Attack Aftermath
Sohan Dsouza, open-source intelligence (OSINT) investigator, takes over Common Ground to analyse six key actors who exploited social media to spread false claims that fueled anti-immigrant riots.
lexiekirkconnellkawana.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🇬🇧🗞🔥🕵️ I wrote a guest post at @lexiekk.bsky.social's Common Ground newsletter, about six character profiles involved in misinformation and manipulation patterns surrounding the UK Southport-spinoff summer riots of 2024, and ideas for systemic-level mitigation measures.
#platforms #OSINT #SOCMINT
#platforms #OSINT #SOCMINT
Last week I broke down how Big Tech spent 25 years dodging regulatory scrutiny with a simple playbook and turned a blind eye to illegal behaviour of its users online.
This week's focus is the news publishers who became the catalyst for change.
bit.ly/3G6Xztw
This week's focus is the news publishers who became the catalyst for change.
bit.ly/3G6Xztw
Why Calls for Big Tech Regulation Feel New But Aren't: Part 2
News publishers now ‘fed up’ and concerned about digital market power on commerce and democracy, started regularly investigating tech company practises and raising awareness with the public.
bit.ly
June 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Last week I broke down how Big Tech spent 25 years dodging regulatory scrutiny with a simple playbook and turned a blind eye to illegal behaviour of its users online.
This week's focus is the news publishers who became the catalyst for change.
bit.ly/3G6Xztw
This week's focus is the news publishers who became the catalyst for change.
bit.ly/3G6Xztw
💭 "Identifying who is causing harm is less difficult in our contemporary centralised internet where there are fewer upstream players and many have backdoor arrangements with law enforcement."
bit.ly/3TiWHoy
bit.ly/3TiWHoy
Why Calls for Big Tech Regulation Feel New But Aren't
Tech giants built monopolies on a foundation of rule-dodging and regulatory capture while everyone bought into the myth that digital chaos was just the price of innovation.
bit.ly
June 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
💭 "Identifying who is causing harm is less difficult in our contemporary centralised internet where there are fewer upstream players and many have backdoor arrangements with law enforcement."
bit.ly/3TiWHoy
bit.ly/3TiWHoy
🚨 The inconvenient truth about social media age bans 🚨
Everyone's rushing to "protect" children by banning them from social media. Australia, Texas, Florida—it feels obvious, right?
But these bans might actually make the internet LESS safe for everyone.
bit.ly/4kjpPYV
Everyone's rushing to "protect" children by banning them from social media. Australia, Texas, Florida—it feels obvious, right?
But these bans might actually make the internet LESS safe for everyone.
bit.ly/4kjpPYV
May 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🚨 The inconvenient truth about social media age bans 🚨
Everyone's rushing to "protect" children by banning them from social media. Australia, Texas, Florida—it feels obvious, right?
But these bans might actually make the internet LESS safe for everyone.
bit.ly/4kjpPYV
Everyone's rushing to "protect" children by banning them from social media. Australia, Texas, Florida—it feels obvious, right?
But these bans might actually make the internet LESS safe for everyone.
bit.ly/4kjpPYV
💡 If news publishers no longer see the value in being indexed and ranked in search results, is there a world in which they might voluntarily withdraw from search engines like Google entirely?
bit.ly/3FdYEPY
bit.ly/3FdYEPY
All roads lead to Rome: closing the loop on news in Google search
If news publishers no longer see the value in being indexed and ranked in search results, is there a world in which they might voluntarily withdraw from search engines like Google entirely?
bit.ly
May 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
💡 If news publishers no longer see the value in being indexed and ranked in search results, is there a world in which they might voluntarily withdraw from search engines like Google entirely?
bit.ly/3FdYEPY
bit.ly/3FdYEPY
Great piece from @publicinterestnews.org.uk on Local Democracy Reporting Scheme and what #BBC could do to improve the scheme so it supports accountable independent local journalism
www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/post/indie-n...
www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/post/indie-n...
Indie News Providers react to Local Democracy Reporting Service contracts announcement
In light of last week's announcement, Jonathan Heawood unpacks the reactions among indie news providers on the BBC's Local Democracy Reporting Service.Last Friday, the BBC Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) announced the awardees of new contracts to host Local Democracy Reporters (LDRs) for the next two-and-a-half years. The LDRS is an initiative set up by the BBC in 2017. It pays for 165 journalism jobs to help report on local democracy issues across the UK, hosted by publishers followin
www.publicinterestnews.org.uk
May 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Great piece from @publicinterestnews.org.uk on Local Democracy Reporting Scheme and what #BBC could do to improve the scheme so it supports accountable independent local journalism
www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/post/indie-n...
www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/post/indie-n...
Things I like about the Davie speech:
-recognition of the trust crisis, news alienation and audience decline
-recognition of the existential threat disinfo poses
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...
-recognition of the trust crisis, news alienation and audience decline
-recognition of the existential threat disinfo poses
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...
BBC boss says disinformation ‘trust crisis’ putting social fabric of UK at risk
Tim Davie pitches BBC as unifying force as he announces plans to make more news content for YouTube and TikTok
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Things I like about the Davie speech:
-recognition of the trust crisis, news alienation and audience decline
-recognition of the existential threat disinfo poses
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...
-recognition of the trust crisis, news alienation and audience decline
-recognition of the existential threat disinfo poses
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...