Donald Campbell
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the video goes on and on about illegal immigration and yet the new proposal will target legal migration by confirmed refugees
November 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
the video goes on and on about illegal immigration and yet the new proposal will target legal migration by confirmed refugees
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“This experience has completely changed how I think about policing,” a mother whose child now fears going to sleep after seeing a violent arrest told The Ferret.
Read more: www.theferret.scot/palestine-protests-activists-or-terrorists/
Read more: www.theferret.scot/palestine-protests-activists-or-terrorists/
Gaza protestors across Scotland are waiting to know if they'll be prosecuted as terrorists – a photo essay
Photographer Rayna Carruthers has been documenting pro-Palestine protests in Scotland for two years, particularly in recent months, following the proscription of Palestine Action by the UK Government.
www.theferret.scot
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
“This experience has completely changed how I think about policing,” a mother whose child now fears going to sleep after seeing a violent arrest told The Ferret.
Read more: www.theferret.scot/palestine-protests-activists-or-terrorists/
Read more: www.theferret.scot/palestine-protests-activists-or-terrorists/
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Press release: Meta “drag their feet” on incitement in Africa, says South African regulator www.foxglove.org.uk/2025/11/14/m...
Meta “drag their feet” on incitement in Africa, says South African regulator - Foxglove
Tech giants such as Meta are failing to take violent incitement seriously enough in Africa or Asia, a major report …
www.foxglove.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Press release: Meta “drag their feet” on incitement in Africa, says South African regulator www.foxglove.org.uk/2025/11/14/m...
Important point on data centres raised in Parliament by @samanthaniblett.bsky.social - they've led to increased energy bills in the US, will they do the same in the UK?
hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
November 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Important point on data centres raised in Parliament by @samanthaniblett.bsky.social - they've led to increased energy bills in the US, will they do the same in the UK?
hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
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It's a useful reminder that sometimes tech can make a task more efficient for one side (applying for jobs), and more efficient for the other side (writing job adverts), and yet make the system as a whole completely inefficient.
November 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It's a useful reminder that sometimes tech can make a task more efficient for one side (applying for jobs), and more efficient for the other side (writing job adverts), and yet make the system as a whole completely inefficient.
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New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Meanwhile, the UK Govt continues to happily pile more and more data onto cloud services controlled by Trump-supporting US tech billionaires.
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Meanwhile, the UK Govt continues to happily pile more and more data onto cloud services controlled by Trump-supporting US tech billionaires.
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jobs.theguardian.com/job/9893829/...
Recruitment for a head of ops position at @foxglovelegal.bsky.social closes in a week! Please share widely and apply if of interest.
Recruitment for a head of ops position at @foxglovelegal.bsky.social closes in a week! Please share widely and apply if of interest.
Head of Operations - Remote job with Foxglove | 9893829
Lead operations remotely, driving finance, HR, compliance & growth in a mission-driven tech justice nonprofit.
jobs.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
jobs.theguardian.com/job/9893829/...
Recruitment for a head of ops position at @foxglovelegal.bsky.social closes in a week! Please share widely and apply if of interest.
Recruitment for a head of ops position at @foxglovelegal.bsky.social closes in a week! Please share widely and apply if of interest.
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Last punt for this. Applications close at midnight on Sunday. Come and work with me.
It's a great job, varied and challenging, working with journalists at top tier media outlets every day and shaping stories that make a difference.
It's a great job, varied and challenging, working with journalists at top tier media outlets every day and shaping stories that make a difference.
Media Officer Vacancy - Reprieve
How to apply: Please download the application form and job description. Completed application forms should then be uploaded using the form below by 23:59 GMT on 16 November 2025. Please note that cove...
reprieve.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Last punt for this. Applications close at midnight on Sunday. Come and work with me.
It's a great job, varied and challenging, working with journalists at top tier media outlets every day and shaping stories that make a difference.
It's a great job, varied and challenging, working with journalists at top tier media outlets every day and shaping stories that make a difference.
Going to start keeping a list of all the things the UK govt says it will solve with "AI"
1. Schools attendance
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
1. Schools attendance
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
All schools in England to be given AI-generated pupil attendance targets
Unions decry move, saying it will put more pressure on headteachers without tackling absence from classrooms
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Going to start keeping a list of all the things the UK govt says it will solve with "AI"
1. Schools attendance
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
1. Schools attendance
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
V true. The challenge is to find a problem that the Govt hasn't already claimed it will answer with "AI" www.gov.uk/government/n...
I think there's been a memo in the cabinet WhatsApp group for ministers to make an announcement about using "AI" to solve a problem. Expect an 'AI to prevent trains running late' announcement as soon as Heidi Alexander checks her messages.
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
V true. The challenge is to find a problem that the Govt hasn't already claimed it will answer with "AI" www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Tech lobbying in the EU has hit its highest-ever level, outspending finance, pharma and automotive lobbying - combined. My latest for @nikkei.com Digital Governance looks at what impact that has on everyday Europeans www.nikkei.com/prime/digita...
米テックのEU「ロビー活動費」過去最高に メタがけん引 - 日経デジタルガバナンス
巨大テック企業はお金に困っていない――。ブリュッセルに本拠を置く非営利団体「Corporate Europe Observatory」とドイツの「LobbyControl」がこのほどまとめたリポート分析で、改めてそれが明らかになった。2023年、巨大テック企業は欧州でのロビー活動に1億1300万ユーロ（約200億円）を費やしたが、この数字はわずか2年間で33%増加し、25年には過去最高の1億51
www.nikkei.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Tech lobbying in the EU has hit its highest-ever level, outspending finance, pharma and automotive lobbying - combined. My latest for @nikkei.com Digital Governance looks at what impact that has on everyday Europeans www.nikkei.com/prime/digita...
Google claiming it provides “sovereign cloud” services to Germany.
It's unclear how services can be "sovereign" while also being built, owned and under the control of Trump-aligned US Big Tech.
It's unclear how services can be "sovereign" while also being built, owned and under the control of Trump-aligned US Big Tech.
The tech giant is making its biggest European investment yet and ensuring it dominates AI-related technologies in the continent's biggest economy.
Google bets €5.5 billion on Germany’s AI future
The tech giant is making its biggest European investment yet and ensuring it dominates AI-related technologies in the continent's biggest economy.
l.euronews.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Google claiming it provides “sovereign cloud” services to Germany.
It's unclear how services can be "sovereign" while also being built, owned and under the control of Trump-aligned US Big Tech.
It's unclear how services can be "sovereign" while also being built, owned and under the control of Trump-aligned US Big Tech.
"Prescott’s firm represents Oracle, Apple [&] Meta".
These Tech Giants are in lock-step with Trump, happily using him as a battering ram against any overseas regulation that might limit their profits. V hard to see how Prescott can be considered 'independent' in any way if he's working for them.
These Tech Giants are in lock-step with Trump, happily using him as a battering ram against any overseas regulation that might limit their profits. V hard to see how Prescott can be considered 'independent' in any way if he's working for them.
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"Prescott’s firm represents Oracle, Apple [&] Meta".
These Tech Giants are in lock-step with Trump, happily using him as a battering ram against any overseas regulation that might limit their profits. V hard to see how Prescott can be considered 'independent' in any way if he's working for them.
These Tech Giants are in lock-step with Trump, happily using him as a battering ram against any overseas regulation that might limit their profits. V hard to see how Prescott can be considered 'independent' in any way if he's working for them.
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Lots of stuff here that you won't read in most of the legacy media which seems completely uninterested in the backgrounds, associations and possible motivations of those behind the BBC crisis.
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Lots of stuff here that you won't read in most of the legacy media which seems completely uninterested in the backgrounds, associations and possible motivations of those behind the BBC crisis.
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
Bigger concern with the BBC story is how they ended up appointing an 'independent advisor on editorial standards' who was also managing director at a PR firm which praised Saudi Arabia for its "significant programme of female empowerment" hanovercomms.com/insight/buil...
Building ambitions at speed: The time is now for Saudi Arabia
hanovercomms.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Bigger concern with the BBC story is how they ended up appointing an 'independent advisor on editorial standards' who was also managing director at a PR firm which praised Saudi Arabia for its "significant programme of female empowerment" hanovercomms.com/insight/buil...
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It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
Bears/woods latest: "Finnish center-right lawmaker Aura Salla — who previously led Meta's Brussels lobbying office — said she would “warmly” welcome the proposal" www.politico.eu/article/brus...
Brussels knifes privacy to feed the AI boom
Draft proposals obtained by POLITICO show EU is breaking sacred privacy regime to placate industry.
www.politico.eu
November 11, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Bears/woods latest: "Finnish center-right lawmaker Aura Salla — who previously led Meta's Brussels lobbying office — said she would “warmly” welcome the proposal" www.politico.eu/article/brus...
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"Draft changes would create new exceptions for AI companies that would allow them to legally process special categories of data (like a person’s religious or political beliefs, ethnicity or health data) to train and operate their tech"
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
Brussels knifes privacy to feed the AI boom
Draft proposals obtained by POLITICO show EU is breaking sacred privacy regime to placate industry.
www.politico.eu
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
"Draft changes would create new exceptions for AI companies that would allow them to legally process special categories of data (like a person’s religious or political beliefs, ethnicity or health data) to train and operate their tech"
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
“It is understood that AI could be used to…calculate release dates and sentences.”
Easy to laugh at this but that’s an alarming sentence.
Easy to laugh at this but that’s an alarming sentence.
AI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice minister
AI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice minister
HMP Wandsworth gets ‘green light’ to use AI after team sent in to find ‘quick fixes’ after spate of mistakes
Artificial intelligence chatbots could be used to stop prisoners from being mistakenly released from jail, a justice minister told the House of Lords on Monday.
Lord Timpson said HMP Wandsworth had been given the “green light” to use artificial intelligence (AI) after a specialised team was sent in to find “some quick fixes”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
“It is understood that AI could be used to…calculate release dates and sentences.”
Easy to laugh at this but that’s an alarming sentence.
Easy to laugh at this but that’s an alarming sentence.
"For the President of the European Commission to repeat the misleading marketing language of US technology firms without independent scientific verification undermines Europe's credibility as a reliable and trusted source of scientific knowledge."
Read the letter:
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"For the President of the European Commission to repeat the misleading marketing language of US technology firms without independent scientific verification undermines Europe's credibility as a reliable and trusted source of scientific knowledge."
"As references, the EU’s executive pointed to several statements from professionals – including ... the CEOs of AI developers Anthropic and OpenAI, as well as the chief exec of AI chipmaker Nvidia."
The credulity of governments towards the marketing claims of tech CEOs is really worrying.
The credulity of governments towards the marketing claims of tech CEOs is really worrying.
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"As references, the EU’s executive pointed to several statements from professionals – including ... the CEOs of AI developers Anthropic and OpenAI, as well as the chief exec of AI chipmaker Nvidia."
The credulity of governments towards the marketing claims of tech CEOs is really worrying.
The credulity of governments towards the marketing claims of tech CEOs is really worrying.
The UK's (privately-owned) National Grid is holding an event on data centres at #COP30.
Concerning that the title doesn't seem to make any reference to the huge electricity consumption & emissions that result from large-scale data centres.
www.nationalgrid.com/responsibili...
Concerning that the title doesn't seem to make any reference to the huge electricity consumption & emissions that result from large-scale data centres.
www.nationalgrid.com/responsibili...
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The UK's (privately-owned) National Grid is holding an event on data centres at #COP30.
Concerning that the title doesn't seem to make any reference to the huge electricity consumption & emissions that result from large-scale data centres.
www.nationalgrid.com/responsibili...
Concerning that the title doesn't seem to make any reference to the huge electricity consumption & emissions that result from large-scale data centres.
www.nationalgrid.com/responsibili...
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🔴Project 2025, Europe Edition - one to keep a beady little 👀on (including but by no means only re the tech enforcement wars)
The Heritage Foundation, the intellectual engine behind the 922-page blueprint that has become the key policy manual for Donald Trump’s second term, is partnering with a constellation of European nationalist far-right movements to export its playbook.
The Heritage Foundation goes from MAGA to MEGA — Make Europe Great Again
On the agenda: pro-natalism, freedom of expression, opposing trans rights and fighting Chinese influence.
www.politico.eu
November 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🔴Project 2025, Europe Edition - one to keep a beady little 👀on (including but by no means only re the tech enforcement wars)
See also: Jensen Huang demanding the uk build more fossil fuel generation to power data centres full of his chips.
🔴 NEW - Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, flogged its tech to the oil industry in Brazil on the eve of the COP30 summit
📝 Great scoop by @rtakver.bsky.social for @desmog.com 👇🏻
📝 Great scoop by @rtakver.bsky.social for @desmog.com 👇🏻
Nvidia Flogged AI for Brazilian Oil and Gas on Eve of COP30
As world leaders prepared to descend on the small city of Belém in the Brazilian Amazon for the COP30 climate summit, artificial intelligence (AI) chip-manufacturer Nvidia was instead peddling its ene...
www.desmog.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
See also: Jensen Huang demanding the uk build more fossil fuel generation to power data centres full of his chips.