Lydia Morrish 👩🏻🏫
@lydmorrish.bsky.social
OSINT & digital investigations @SkyNews Data & Forensics Unit ✨ Before: disinfo, verification, tech, investigations with Reuters, WIRED, CNN et al
This story will no doubt embolden the "The conspiracy theorists were right!!" folk, but I really hope the stellar, nuanced reporting on the files (WSJ, WIRED, others!) is also remembered when the mainstream backlash part of the saga no doubt starts
July 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This story will no doubt embolden the "The conspiracy theorists were right!!" folk, but I really hope the stellar, nuanced reporting on the files (WSJ, WIRED, others!) is also remembered when the mainstream backlash part of the saga no doubt starts
Very happy to be at the @sirharrysummit.bsky.social with some of the best in investigative journalism.
@anandwrites.bsky.social hits the nail on the head in first panel on trust-fraught Trump 2.0 era: Journalism is doing some of its best work but failing audiences… as trusted as political parties
@anandwrites.bsky.social hits the nail on the head in first panel on trust-fraught Trump 2.0 era: Journalism is doing some of its best work but failing audiences… as trusted as political parties
May 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Very happy to be at the @sirharrysummit.bsky.social with some of the best in investigative journalism.
@anandwrites.bsky.social hits the nail on the head in first panel on trust-fraught Trump 2.0 era: Journalism is doing some of its best work but failing audiences… as trusted as political parties
@anandwrites.bsky.social hits the nail on the head in first panel on trust-fraught Trump 2.0 era: Journalism is doing some of its best work but failing audiences… as trusted as political parties
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We’re proud to bring back #SirHarrySummit — made possible thanks to our generous supporters:
People's Postcode Lottery, Sigrid Rausing Trust, @fordfoundation.org BBC Verify, @observeruk.bsky.social + Joan Ganz and Holly Peterson Foundation
🎥 Watch the livestream: sirharrysummit.org/watch/
People's Postcode Lottery, Sigrid Rausing Trust, @fordfoundation.org BBC Verify, @observeruk.bsky.social + Joan Ganz and Holly Peterson Foundation
🎥 Watch the livestream: sirharrysummit.org/watch/
Panels – Truth Tellers
sirharrysummit.org
May 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
We’re proud to bring back #SirHarrySummit — made possible thanks to our generous supporters:
People's Postcode Lottery, Sigrid Rausing Trust, @fordfoundation.org BBC Verify, @observeruk.bsky.social + Joan Ganz and Holly Peterson Foundation
🎥 Watch the livestream: sirharrysummit.org/watch/
People's Postcode Lottery, Sigrid Rausing Trust, @fordfoundation.org BBC Verify, @observeruk.bsky.social + Joan Ganz and Holly Peterson Foundation
🎥 Watch the livestream: sirharrysummit.org/watch/
NEW on the 'USAID is funding the media' narrative.
News outlets reject accusations peddled by Trump, Musk & co. of a 'payoff'
For @reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/new...
News outlets reject accusations peddled by Trump, Musk & co. of a 'payoff'
For @reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/new...
News outlets reject Trump accusations of USAID media 'payoff'
Several major news outlets including Politico and the Associated Press have rejected unsubstantiated accusations by President Donald Trump and right-wing influencers that the U.S. Agency for International Development paid millions of taxpayer dollars to newsrooms in exchange for coverage favoring the Democratic Party.
www.reuters.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
NEW on the 'USAID is funding the media' narrative.
News outlets reject accusations peddled by Trump, Musk & co. of a 'payoff'
For @reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/new...
News outlets reject accusations peddled by Trump, Musk & co. of a 'payoff'
For @reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/new...
GitHub’s crackdown on deepfakes doesn’t seem to be working.
Projects based on models referenced by deepfake porn creators persist on the platform, despite its removals of popular deepfake repos under a new policy introduced last year.
New investigation @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/github...
Projects based on models referenced by deepfake porn creators persist on the platform, despite its removals of popular deepfake repos under a new policy introduced last year.
New investigation @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/github...
GitHub’s Deepfake Porn Crackdown Still Isn’t Working
Over a dozen programs used by creators of nonconsensual explicit images have evaded detection on the developer platform, WIRED has found.
www.wired.com
January 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
GitHub’s crackdown on deepfakes doesn’t seem to be working.
Projects based on models referenced by deepfake porn creators persist on the platform, despite its removals of popular deepfake repos under a new policy introduced last year.
New investigation @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/github...
Projects based on models referenced by deepfake porn creators persist on the platform, despite its removals of popular deepfake repos under a new policy introduced last year.
New investigation @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/github...
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This was a great read from @lydmorrish.bsky.social about all the work that goes into archiving our internet digitalfrontier.com/articles/way... with a beautiful illustration by Karina Cao!
January 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
This was a great read from @lydmorrish.bsky.social about all the work that goes into archiving our internet digitalfrontier.com/articles/way... with a beautiful illustration by Karina Cao!
Reposted by Lydia Morrish 👩🏻🏫
I wrote about FreeOurFeeds, a new $30M plan to take back social media from billionaires www.usermag.co/p/freeourfee...
A $30M plan to take back social media from billionaires
+ Pervert winter, robot accessories, Snoop Dogg's LinkedIn, buzzcuts to break the internet, and Elon Musk gamer stolen valor
www.usermag.co
January 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I wrote about FreeOurFeeds, a new $30M plan to take back social media from billionaires www.usermag.co/p/freeourfee...
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New around here? Interested in tech? I've compiled a list of 50 or so UK technology journo accounts. Let me know if you'd like to be added!
go.bsky.app/5s9g2Rn
go.bsky.app/5s9g2Rn
November 18, 2024 at 11:23 AM
New around here? Interested in tech? I've compiled a list of 50 or so UK technology journo accounts. Let me know if you'd like to be added!
go.bsky.app/5s9g2Rn
go.bsky.app/5s9g2Rn
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Some news: amid rapid growth and some over-enforcement of its community guidelines, Bluesky trust and safety chief @aaron.bsky.team tells me the company will quadruple the size of its content moderation team www.platformer.news/bluesky-grow...
November 26, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Some news: amid rapid growth and some over-enforcement of its community guidelines, Bluesky trust and safety chief @aaron.bsky.team tells me the company will quadruple the size of its content moderation team www.platformer.news/bluesky-grow...
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Sex traffickers rely on threats, violence or false assurances of love to press women into porn on OnlyFans and keep them producing, say victims and prosecutors. The latest Reuters story in our OnlyFans Exposed series by @lindasoreports.bsky.social @jasonszep.bsky.social & Luiza Ilie reut.rs/3ZeYtuN
Enslaved on OnlyFans: Women describe lives of isolation and torture
OnlyFans gives women the chance to earn money by making porn. Sex traffickers also use the platform to abuse and exploit them, say police and prosecutors.
reut.rs
November 22, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Sex traffickers rely on threats, violence or false assurances of love to press women into porn on OnlyFans and keep them producing, say victims and prosecutors. The latest Reuters story in our OnlyFans Exposed series by @lindasoreports.bsky.social @jasonszep.bsky.social & Luiza Ilie reut.rs/3ZeYtuN
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1/ We're experiencing a huge influx of users, and with that, a predictable uptick in harmful content posted to the network.
As a result, for some very high-severity policy areas like child safety, we recently made some short-term moderation choices to prioritize recall over precision.
As a result, for some very high-severity policy areas like child safety, we recently made some short-term moderation choices to prioritize recall over precision.
November 26, 2024 at 12:08 AM
1/ We're experiencing a huge influx of users, and with that, a predictable uptick in harmful content posted to the network.
As a result, for some very high-severity policy areas like child safety, we recently made some short-term moderation choices to prioritize recall over precision.
As a result, for some very high-severity policy areas like child safety, we recently made some short-term moderation choices to prioritize recall over precision.
New investigation from me 👩💻
Google, Microsoft's Bing and Yahoo are listing websites, tutorials and software to make and view deepfake "porn", highlighting gaps in solutions to combat the abuse.
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/deep...
Google, Microsoft's Bing and Yahoo are listing websites, tutorials and software to make and view deepfake "porn", highlighting gaps in solutions to combat the abuse.
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/deep...
Why are ‘deepfake porn’ tutorials still showing up in search engines?
A GLAMOUR investigation has found that the UK's most-used search engines are funnelling users towards explicit AI software and how-to guides.
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk
November 22, 2024 at 1:41 PM
New investigation from me 👩💻
Google, Microsoft's Bing and Yahoo are listing websites, tutorials and software to make and view deepfake "porn", highlighting gaps in solutions to combat the abuse.
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/deep...
Google, Microsoft's Bing and Yahoo are listing websites, tutorials and software to make and view deepfake "porn", highlighting gaps in solutions to combat the abuse.
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/deep...
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UK Parliamentarians will summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in spreading disinformation about the UK riots earlier this year and the rise of false/harmful AI content.
Senior executives from Meta and TikTok are also expected to be called for questioning.
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
Senior executives from Meta and TikTok are also expected to be called for questioning.
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
MPs to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in UK summer riots
Commons inquiry into rise of harmful content on social media also expected to call Meta and TikTok executives
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2024 at 11:35 AM
UK Parliamentarians will summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in spreading disinformation about the UK riots earlier this year and the rise of false/harmful AI content.
Senior executives from Meta and TikTok are also expected to be called for questioning.
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
Senior executives from Meta and TikTok are also expected to be called for questioning.
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
Thanks to John Lewis resurrecting my Verve obsession, I've had this song flapping around my head since the Great Bluesky Pivot of 2024 🦋
Anyway, I'm here now. Hi!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU0J...
Anyway, I'm here now. Hi!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU0J...
Catching The Butterfly
YouTube video by The Verve - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Thanks to John Lewis resurrecting my Verve obsession, I've had this song flapping around my head since the Great Bluesky Pivot of 2024 🦋
Anyway, I'm here now. Hi!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU0J...
Anyway, I'm here now. Hi!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU0J...