Graham Smith
@cyberleagle.bsky.social
IT and internet lawyer. Sceptical tech enthusiast. Reposts and links are not endorsements. All views my own. No posts are legal advice. www.cyberleagle.com
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Also this video is weirdly American for a British politician to have created.
“What are u gonna wear to class tomorrow?”
- probably a school uniform, because we’re in the UK.
“I’ll pick you up in the parking lot.”
- no u won’t, Chad, because this is Birmingham and we call it a car park
“What are u gonna wear to class tomorrow?”
- probably a school uniform, because we’re in the UK.
“I’ll pick you up in the parking lot.”
- no u won’t, Chad, because this is Birmingham and we call it a car park
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Also this video is weirdly American for a British politician to have created.
“What are u gonna wear to class tomorrow?”
- probably a school uniform, because we’re in the UK.
“I’ll pick you up in the parking lot.”
- no u won’t, Chad, because this is Birmingham and we call it a car park
“What are u gonna wear to class tomorrow?”
- probably a school uniform, because we’re in the UK.
“I’ll pick you up in the parking lot.”
- no u won’t, Chad, because this is Birmingham and we call it a car park
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Criminalise malicious AI deepfakes, says MP www.bbc.com/news/article...
Good: Norfolk Police has reportedly confirmed that a "deep fake" video of Tory MP George Freeman announcing his defection to Reform UK was not a crime
#OnlineSafetyAct #deepfakes #genAI #techpolicy
Good: Norfolk Police has reportedly confirmed that a "deep fake" video of Tory MP George Freeman announcing his defection to Reform UK was not a crime
#OnlineSafetyAct #deepfakes #genAI #techpolicy
November 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Criminalise malicious AI deepfakes, says MP www.bbc.com/news/article...
Good: Norfolk Police has reportedly confirmed that a "deep fake" video of Tory MP George Freeman announcing his defection to Reform UK was not a crime
#OnlineSafetyAct #deepfakes #genAI #techpolicy
Good: Norfolk Police has reportedly confirmed that a "deep fake" video of Tory MP George Freeman announcing his defection to Reform UK was not a crime
#OnlineSafetyAct #deepfakes #genAI #techpolicy
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This is a vital step in recognising the role violent porn plays in shaping attitudes and regulating an industry which promotes + profits from VAWG.
The Online Safety Act must now be updated to ensure online platforms are made to remove this content.
The Online Safety Act must now be updated to ensure online platforms are made to remove this content.
Government criminalises depictions of strangulation in pornography | End Violence Against Women
Yesterday (3rd November 2025), the government tabled amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill that will criminalise possessing or publishing depictions of strangulation or suffocation in pornography,...
www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This is a vital step in recognising the role violent porn plays in shaping attitudes and regulating an industry which promotes + profits from VAWG.
The Online Safety Act must now be updated to ensure online platforms are made to remove this content.
The Online Safety Act must now be updated to ensure online platforms are made to remove this content.
Yes, that's an option. Unfortunately a lot of people whom I follow for my areas of interest also like to sound off about US politics!
November 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Yes, that's an option. Unfortunately a lot of people whom I follow for my areas of interest also like to sound off about US politics!
Judicious use of mute words reduces the US politics firehose to a trickle, I find.
November 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Judicious use of mute words reduces the US politics firehose to a trickle, I find.
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A hint as to the ambition of the Recommendation? www.linkedin.com/redir/redire...
Global Digital Services Act? Lessons from the Upcoming Council of Europe Recommendation on Online Safety and User Empowerment
El grup DITD (Dret, Internet i Transformació Digital) de la UOC us convida al seminari Global Digital Services Act? Lessons from the Upcoming Council of Europe Recommendation on Online Safety and User...
www.linkedin.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A hint as to the ambition of the Recommendation? www.linkedin.com/redir/redire...
A hint as to the ambition of the Recommendation? www.linkedin.com/redir/redire...
Global Digital Services Act? Lessons from the Upcoming Council of Europe Recommendation on Online Safety and User Empowerment
El grup DITD (Dret, Internet i Transformació Digital) de la UOC us convida al seminari Global Digital Services Act? Lessons from the Upcoming Council of Europe Recommendation on Online Safety and User...
www.linkedin.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A hint as to the ambition of the Recommendation? www.linkedin.com/redir/redire...
It can commandeer them. Command suggests saying something persuasive, which as we have just seen is quite a different thing.
November 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM
It can commandeer them. Command suggests saying something persuasive, which as we have just seen is quite a different thing.
Freedom of expression has always been a minority concern: long periods of darkness punctuated by occasional beacons of light (generally speaking thanks to the courts, not politicians). Little political capital is to be made right now by swimming against the tide of the narratives that drove the Act.
November 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Freedom of expression has always been a minority concern: long periods of darkness punctuated by occasional beacons of light (generally speaking thanks to the courts, not politicians). Little political capital is to be made right now by swimming against the tide of the narratives that drove the Act.
"...preference for faith over science...". I mean, Galileo?
November 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"...preference for faith over science...". I mean, Galileo?
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"Nature connectedness is a psychological concept that measures the closeness of an individual’s relationship with other species." So there. (Surprised to find that the research wasn't conducted from a healing crystal shop in Totnes.)
November 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"Nature connectedness is a psychological concept that measures the closeness of an individual’s relationship with other species." So there. (Surprised to find that the research wasn't conducted from a healing crystal shop in Totnes.)
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Not just in isolation: “More religious societies and cultures where there was a preference for faith over science showed high levels of nature connection.”
November 1, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Not just in isolation: “More religious societies and cultures where there was a preference for faith over science showed high levels of nature connection.”
"Nature connectedness is a psychological concept that measures the closeness of an individual’s relationship with other species." So there. (Surprised to find that the research wasn't conducted from a healing crystal shop in Totnes.)
November 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"Nature connectedness is a psychological concept that measures the closeness of an individual’s relationship with other species." So there. (Surprised to find that the research wasn't conducted from a healing crystal shop in Totnes.)