Matthew Parkinson-Bennett
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Every piece of reporting I've seen on this is drastically understating the scale. These are from Grok's replies within a single minute. Time-to-reply is degrading because it has such a backlog of NCII/CSAM requests to fulfill. Conservatively I estimate it is producing more than 5000 of these per day
January 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Every piece of reporting I've seen on this is drastically understating the scale. These are from Grok's replies within a single minute. Time-to-reply is degrading because it has such a backlog of NCII/CSAM requests to fulfill. Conservatively I estimate it is producing more than 5000 of these per day
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one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
Popped into twitter. All your favourite left wing accounts are still tweeting away blithely. “Doing numbers”
January 6, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Popped into twitter. All your favourite left wing accounts are still tweeting away blithely. “Doing numbers”
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There's a crowd on here that's gonna go "oh ho ho cope military mindlessly follows orders they're going to mow us all down blah blah blah" to this, but no, you actually will get a bunch of "I'm sorry what the fuck" to an order to strike/invade Danish territory
I think the natural restrictor plates to military action are way more permeable in cases of Iran and now this because it’s broadly aligned with what hawkish natsec/mil types have wanted to do for decades.
Greenland and Canada? Not so much
Greenland and Canada? Not so much
January 6, 2026 at 9:32 PM
There's a crowd on here that's gonna go "oh ho ho cope military mindlessly follows orders they're going to mow us all down blah blah blah" to this, but no, you actually will get a bunch of "I'm sorry what the fuck" to an order to strike/invade Danish territory
For club and country Evan Ferguson has 8 goals in 15 matches this season
January 6, 2026 at 8:45 PM
For club and country Evan Ferguson has 8 goals in 15 matches this season
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The context here btw is he's mocking a transgender woman
January 6, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The context here btw is he's mocking a transgender woman
Love to ask a question on the internet and have sb come along and provide the answer but with a tone of “you ignorant turd, I’ll tell you what’s what”. Like, thanks man, that’s literally what I was asking for.
January 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Love to ask a question on the internet and have sb come along and provide the answer but with a tone of “you ignorant turd, I’ll tell you what’s what”. Like, thanks man, that’s literally what I was asking for.
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Things stepping up.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
January 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Things stepping up.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
This is yet another way that having the tech companies HQed in Ireland is fast becoming more of a weakness than a strength…
Creating and distributing photos manipulated to undress or sexualise the subject without their consent *IS* a criminal offence in Ireland. And staff at social media companies that fail to deal with this issue can be found criminally liable
January 6, 2026 at 7:53 PM
This is yet another way that having the tech companies HQed in Ireland is fast becoming more of a weakness than a strength…
AI is more likely to destroy the online economy than the world
January 6, 2026 at 7:36 PM
AI is more likely to destroy the online economy than the world
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It is. Some of the commentary is getting this wrong because the Grok account on X seems to have limits on full nudity and sexual activity. But there’s a separate ‘Grok imagine’ function which doesn’t have the same restrictions and will produce fully pornographic material.
January 6, 2026 at 7:13 PM
It is. Some of the commentary is getting this wrong because the Grok account on X seems to have limits on full nudity and sexual activity. But there’s a separate ‘Grok imagine’ function which doesn’t have the same restrictions and will produce fully pornographic material.
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lots of reports of content that would definitely count as CSAM bsky.app/profile/esgh... additionally, changing an adult's clothing into bikinis (or other similar items) would fall under revenge porn laws - full nudity not required
Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead
January 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
lots of reports of content that would definitely count as CSAM bsky.app/profile/esgh... additionally, changing an adult's clothing into bikinis (or other similar items) would fall under revenge porn laws - full nudity not required
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The fact that Grok seems to have certain lines it won’t cross is in itself very fucked up because it suggests those lines have been put there, meaning somebody decided “a nude of a minor is OK once it’s from behind”
January 6, 2026 at 6:54 PM
The fact that Grok seems to have certain lines it won’t cross is in itself very fucked up because it suggests those lines have been put there, meaning somebody decided “a nude of a minor is OK once it’s from behind”
Btw it’s because it’s so unethical, disgusting, misogynistic, and happening adjacent to actual government statements etc, that it’s important to get the details right.
I will never understand people who don’t care about being precise and accurate about things they claim to think are very important.
I will never understand people who don’t care about being precise and accurate about things they claim to think are very important.
Is Grok actually making pornographic/explicit images? I don’t want to look… The stories I’ve seen have tended to be about putting people in bikinis, changing their body shape etc.
(With a deep sigh I must clarify that I think making sexualised images without consent is bad and wrong 👎)
(With a deep sigh I must clarify that I think making sexualised images without consent is bad and wrong 👎)
January 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Btw it’s because it’s so unethical, disgusting, misogynistic, and happening adjacent to actual government statements etc, that it’s important to get the details right.
I will never understand people who don’t care about being precise and accurate about things they claim to think are very important.
I will never understand people who don’t care about being precise and accurate about things they claim to think are very important.
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it stops at nudity and outright porn, but if you ask it to de-clothe someone into underwear or sexualise and image and whatnot, it will do, and that has included photos of people underage.
January 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
it stops at nudity and outright porn, but if you ask it to de-clothe someone into underwear or sexualise and image and whatnot, it will do, and that has included photos of people underage.
Is Grok actually making pornographic/explicit images? I don’t want to look… The stories I’ve seen have tended to be about putting people in bikinis, changing their body shape etc.
(With a deep sigh I must clarify that I think making sexualised images without consent is bad and wrong 👎)
(With a deep sigh I must clarify that I think making sexualised images without consent is bad and wrong 👎)
January 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Is Grok actually making pornographic/explicit images? I don’t want to look… The stories I’ve seen have tended to be about putting people in bikinis, changing their body shape etc.
(With a deep sigh I must clarify that I think making sexualised images without consent is bad and wrong 👎)
(With a deep sigh I must clarify that I think making sexualised images without consent is bad and wrong 👎)
“Hitler was just one self-interested statesman among several, all jostling for power” is so much more insidious than “Hitler was right and evil is good”
Curtis Yarvin has written a very long screed in defense of his post in which he said, “Hitler spoke the truth.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
January 6, 2026 at 3:44 PM
“Hitler was just one self-interested statesman among several, all jostling for power” is so much more insidious than “Hitler was right and evil is good”
If it were anyone else I’d think this was a little undignified but Ole could never be. He just fucking loves being Manchester United manager.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Ole Gunnar Solskjær could make shock return as Manchester United interim manager
Ole Gunnar Solskjær could make a shock return to Manchester United as interim manager, with Jason Wilcox, the director of football, considering him a prime candidate for the role
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:53 PM
If it were anyone else I’d think this was a little undignified but Ole could never be. He just fucking loves being Manchester United manager.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Curtis Yarvin has written a very long screed in defense of his post in which he said, “Hitler spoke the truth.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Curtis Yarvin has written a very long screed in defense of his post in which he said, “Hitler spoke the truth.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
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Hickey reposting the Ayatollah threatening the Iranian people
January 3, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Hickey reposting the Ayatollah threatening the Iranian people
My Public Services Card appears to have expired in 2024. I’ve never used it once. Why should I get it renewed?
January 6, 2026 at 11:51 AM
My Public Services Card appears to have expired in 2024. I’ve never used it once. Why should I get it renewed?
Just seen a post using the term “Hiberno-Irish Psyche” and I wonder what that could mean
January 6, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Just seen a post using the term “Hiberno-Irish Psyche” and I wonder what that could mean
Optimistic theory: anti-migrant sentiment has spiked in reaction to migration spiking temporarily post-Covid. Meanwhile everyone know we need migrants. Migration numbers are already reverting to the mean and in a couple of years there’ll be little political capital in being anti-migration.
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Optimistic theory: anti-migrant sentiment has spiked in reaction to migration spiking temporarily post-Covid. Meanwhile everyone know we need migrants. Migration numbers are already reverting to the mean and in a couple of years there’ll be little political capital in being anti-migration.
The Magi have arrived. Look busy everyone
January 6, 2026 at 9:17 AM
The Magi have arrived. Look busy everyone
In the space of a week we’ve gone from gloomy prognostications of a war with Russia to gloomy prognostications of a war with America
January 6, 2026 at 9:07 AM
In the space of a week we’ve gone from gloomy prognostications of a war with Russia to gloomy prognostications of a war with America