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Surely Ticketmaster being a monopoly is also a massive issue? Maybe ban Ticketmaster from entering exclusivity deals with promoters & venues without competitive tender, and other forms of tying that allow them to monopolize ticket sales.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Reselling tickets above face value set to be banned by government
Ministers are expected to announce the plan to tackle touts and resale sites offering tickets at several times face value.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Surely Ticketmaster being a monopoly is also a massive issue? Maybe ban Ticketmaster from entering exclusivity deals with promoters & venues without competitive tender, and other forms of tying that allow them to monopolize ticket sales.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
YouTube is filled with AI slop. I've had dozens of recommendations for fake / clickbait history, court TV, police interactions and an assortment of other shit which is obviously AI and there is no way to report any of it.
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
YouTube is filled with AI slop. I've had dozens of recommendations for fake / clickbait history, court TV, police interactions and an assortment of other shit which is obviously AI and there is no way to report any of it.
There is something perverse in the way Windows 11 lets me disable recommendations in the start menu but won't HIDE the recommendations panel even when it has nothing in it.
October 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
There is something perverse in the way Windows 11 lets me disable recommendations in the start menu but won't HIDE the recommendations panel even when it has nothing in it.
Not enough data to show rubbing belly and patting head at same time causes autism either.
October 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Not enough data to show rubbing belly and patting head at same time causes autism either.
I reported multiple, duplicate ads on YouTube from separate campaigns & companies showing Irish president Michael D Higgins promoting an investment scam. I wonder how many will be rejected. My guess - none of them.
October 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I reported multiple, duplicate ads on YouTube from separate campaigns & companies showing Irish president Michael D Higgins promoting an investment scam. I wonder how many will be rejected. My guess - none of them.
The world will be a poorer place when he's gone
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Sir David Attenborough is oldest Daytime Emmy winner for Secret Lives of Orangutans
The 99-year-old broadcaster and naturalist wins for his work narrating the series Secret Lives of Orangutans.
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October 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The world will be a poorer place when he's gone
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Speaking of scams I got my first pornbot solicitation on Bluesky today
October 15, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Speaking of scams I got my first pornbot solicitation on Bluesky today
Getting lots of scam calls pretending to be from Blockchain about a fortune in bitcoin that I apparently forgot I owned. Callers sound Eastern European/Ukrainian
October 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Getting lots of scam calls pretending to be from Blockchain about a fortune in bitcoin that I apparently forgot I owned. Callers sound Eastern European/Ukrainian
So Alex Jones loses his supreme court appeal but when are his assets, including the ones he has attempted to bury going to be seized? Forensic accountants should be going in and taking everything.
October 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
So Alex Jones loses his supreme court appeal but when are his assets, including the ones he has attempted to bury going to be seized? Forensic accountants should be going in and taking everything.
Every day YouTube recommends some content which hasn't gained many views I know 100% it will be AI generated trash. Fake history, fake news, fake car launches. Just garbage.
October 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Every day YouTube recommends some content which hasn't gained many views I know 100% it will be AI generated trash. Fake history, fake news, fake car launches. Just garbage.
Awarding Machado the Nobel peace prize has to be the biggest "fuck you" to Trump ever. Watch as the meltdown happens.
October 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Awarding Machado the Nobel peace prize has to be the biggest "fuck you" to Trump ever. Watch as the meltdown happens.
The comedians who are quite happy to perform in a brutal authoritarian regime if the money is right - www.bbc.com/news/article...
Saudi comedy festival: Inside the controversial Riyadh event starring comedians Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr, Jack Whitehall and Jimmy Carr
A-listers including Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr and Jack Whitehall have faced a backlash over the event.
www.bbc.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The comedians who are quite happy to perform in a brutal authoritarian regime if the money is right - www.bbc.com/news/article...
Watch as supermarkets figure some BS way to circumvent this. www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Buy one, get one free' deals for unhealthy food banned in supermarkets
Crisps, sweets, chocolate and fizzy drinks will be covered by restrictions starting in England.
www.bbc.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Watch as supermarkets figure some BS way to circumvent this. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Opened my Vodafone Broadband router after an outage to discover they've crippled the box to upsell some shitty service called "Super Wifi" which is a range extender and hides the advanced settings behind a paywall. Can't wait to dump their asses, Siro can't come soon enough.
September 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Opened my Vodafone Broadband router after an outage to discover they've crippled the box to upsell some shitty service called "Super Wifi" which is a range extender and hides the advanced settings behind a paywall. Can't wait to dump their asses, Siro can't come soon enough.
If Hercules ever does another 12 Labours then the first should be reporting a scam advert to YouTube and successfully getting it taken down.
September 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM
If Hercules ever does another 12 Labours then the first should be reporting a scam advert to YouTube and successfully getting it taken down.
I received a whopping $26.73 in a class action. No wonder lawyers love these things - they rarely go to court and lawyers, accountants, & payment systems profit in the tens, hundreds of millions while individuals get a pittance.
September 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I received a whopping $26.73 in a class action. No wonder lawyers love these things - they rarely go to court and lawyers, accountants, & payment systems profit in the tens, hundreds of millions while individuals get a pittance.
Imagine a sky full of drones, or "flying cars", when this sort of thing can happen with skilled pilots
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Flying cars crash into each other at air show in China
Footage shared on social media shows burning wreckage on the ground after the mid-air collision.
www.bbc.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Imagine a sky full of drones, or "flying cars", when this sort of thing can happen with skilled pilots
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This has to be one of the worst captchas I've ever seen. Yes I got the answer eventually but really.
September 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This has to be one of the worst captchas I've ever seen. Yes I got the answer eventually but really.
I wonder how Apple fans are reacting to a launch event which is devoid of anything innovative or surprising. Just a bunch of new phones and watches so the old phones become obsolete.
September 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I wonder how Apple fans are reacting to a launch event which is devoid of anything innovative or surprising. Just a bunch of new phones and watches so the old phones become obsolete.
A pet treat paste that is "not tested on animals".
September 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A pet treat paste that is "not tested on animals".
Another brand rises from the dead to give the illusion of choice. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Topshop will return to High Street in John Lewis stores
The comeback in February 2026 will come five years after the chain closed its stores.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Another brand rises from the dead to give the illusion of choice. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Every country has these dumb incorrigible lunatics. Perhaps courts need specialist intervention to snap them out of their beliefs. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Dezi Freeman: Porepunkah shooting ignites conspiracy theorists fears
Two officers were shot dead in a small, rural town, allegedly by a man with links to the "SovCit" movement.
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August 31, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Every country has these dumb incorrigible lunatics. Perhaps courts need specialist intervention to snap them out of their beliefs. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Google need to downrank recipe sites that don't get to the point. Spewing a recipe over 10 or 20 pages means it's about fake ad impressions and not food
August 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Google need to downrank recipe sites that don't get to the point. Spewing a recipe over 10 or 20 pages means it's about fake ad impressions and not food
It's hard to see what RFKjr is doing as anything but systematic murder. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
CDC erupts in chaos after ousted chief Susan Monarez refuses to resign
Lawyers for Monarez say she was ‘targeted’ for ‘protecting the public’ by not endorsing ‘unscientific’ orders
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
It's hard to see what RFKjr is doing as anything but systematic murder. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...