Sarah Butcher
@sarahbutcher.bsky.social
Ultrarunning, triathlon and privacy law. PhDone. Hon Lecturer @UniSQ
Why A.I. Should Make Parents Rethink Posting Photos of Their Children Online www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/t... #privacy
Why A.I. Should Make Parents Rethink Posting Photos of Their Children Online
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Why A.I. Should Make Parents Rethink Posting Photos of Their Children Online www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/t... #privacy
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A couple of small but very useful additions to my local government candidate database. You can now see which candidates are running ads on Facebook & Instagram, and click through to see their ad library. #nzpol
August 4, 2025 at 8:46 AM
A couple of small but very useful additions to my local government candidate database. You can now see which candidates are running ads on Facebook & Instagram, and click through to see their ad library. #nzpol
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr...
Protect Our Vote: Stop Voter Suppression
Most people in Aotearoa, no matter our background, income or postcode, value fairness and freedom. The freedom to have a say in decisions that impact our lives — from making housing more affordable, t...
our.actionstation.org.nz
July 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr...
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The UK government is blocking Palestinian students in Gaza from taking up UK scholarships.
Some have been killed while waiting @theguardian.com
We’ve written to the Home Secretary demanding action and @drjogrady.bsky.social will be on @lbc.co.uk at 4 PM urging the govt to step in.
tr.ee/HjzPtS
Some have been killed while waiting @theguardian.com
We’ve written to the Home Secretary demanding action and @drjogrady.bsky.social will be on @lbc.co.uk at 4 PM urging the govt to step in.
tr.ee/HjzPtS
Ministers urged to help students trapped in Gaza with places at UK universities
Forty people who have been offered scholarships unable to travel without biometric data they have no way of getting
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The UK government is blocking Palestinian students in Gaza from taking up UK scholarships.
Some have been killed while waiting @theguardian.com
We’ve written to the Home Secretary demanding action and @drjogrady.bsky.social will be on @lbc.co.uk at 4 PM urging the govt to step in.
tr.ee/HjzPtS
Some have been killed while waiting @theguardian.com
We’ve written to the Home Secretary demanding action and @drjogrady.bsky.social will be on @lbc.co.uk at 4 PM urging the govt to step in.
tr.ee/HjzPtS
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I do not understand how people can see these violent, cruel human rights violations happening on U.S. soil every single day and just accept that this is fine and nothing needs to change.
This is a national disgrace. A violation of human rights. Total disregard for the Constitution and the rule of law. The indiscriminate use of force by the state is anathema to a healthy democracy.
July 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I do not understand how people can see these violent, cruel human rights violations happening on U.S. soil every single day and just accept that this is fine and nothing needs to change.
Emily Writes, providing help and support in the most troubling of times - things I/we can do to help open.substack.com/pub/emilywri...
Everything sucks!? Yes. BUT...
I reckon there's some things we can do about it...
open.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Emily Writes, providing help and support in the most troubling of times - things I/we can do to help open.substack.com/pub/emilywri...
"eSafety boss wants YouTube included in the social media ban. But AI raises even more concerns for kids"
Agree with the eSafety Commissioner. And also perplexed that the online platforms are not seeing this as an opportunity to innovate.
theconversation.com/esafety-boss...
Agree with the eSafety Commissioner. And also perplexed that the online platforms are not seeing this as an opportunity to innovate.
theconversation.com/esafety-boss...
eSafety boss wants YouTube included in the social media ban. But AI raises even more concerns for kids
AI is just one of the emerging threats online that won’t be tackled by the social media ban.
theconversation.com
June 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
"eSafety boss wants YouTube included in the social media ban. But AI raises even more concerns for kids"
Agree with the eSafety Commissioner. And also perplexed that the online platforms are not seeing this as an opportunity to innovate.
theconversation.com/esafety-boss...
Agree with the eSafety Commissioner. And also perplexed that the online platforms are not seeing this as an opportunity to innovate.
theconversation.com/esafety-boss...
Harmful - not playful at all. Always think before you speak/write/post online and how what you say could impact others.
Playful or harmful? David Seymour’s posts raise questions about what’s OK to say online theconversation.com/playful-or-h...
Playful or harmful? David Seymour’s posts raise questions about what’s OK to say online theconversation.com/playful-or-h...
June 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Harmful - not playful at all. Always think before you speak/write/post online and how what you say could impact others.
Playful or harmful? David Seymour’s posts raise questions about what’s OK to say online theconversation.com/playful-or-h...
Playful or harmful? David Seymour’s posts raise questions about what’s OK to say online theconversation.com/playful-or-h...
Seasickness is not fun, but like driving makes me feel less motion sick, helming also helped me feel less queasy.
Here’s why some people suffer from motion sickness – and which remedies actually work theconversation.com/heres-why-so...
Here’s why some people suffer from motion sickness – and which remedies actually work theconversation.com/heres-why-so...
Here’s why some people suffer from motion sickness – and which remedies actually work
If our body is moving, but our brain can’t work out why, this creates some internal confusion.
theconversation.com
June 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Seasickness is not fun, but like driving makes me feel less motion sick, helming also helped me feel less queasy.
Here’s why some people suffer from motion sickness – and which remedies actually work theconversation.com/heres-why-so...
Here’s why some people suffer from motion sickness – and which remedies actually work theconversation.com/heres-why-so...
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Bidjara and Dunghutti teenager Orielle Michaelis-Thorpe has made history as the first Aboriginal female youth to win a national title in competitive climbing.
Indigenous teen scaling her way to a World Championship
Bidjara and Dunghutti teenager Orielle Michaelis-Thorpe has made history as the first Aboriginal female youth to win a national title in competitive climbing.
nit.com.au
June 22, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Bidjara and Dunghutti teenager Orielle Michaelis-Thorpe has made history as the first Aboriginal female youth to win a national title in competitive climbing.
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A thought about generative AI: the main result of its use is mediocrity. Mediocre writing. Mediocre art. Mediocre arguments. If that’s what you aspire to, by all means go for it.
June 9, 2025 at 7:16 AM
A thought about generative AI: the main result of its use is mediocrity. Mediocre writing. Mediocre art. Mediocre arguments. If that’s what you aspire to, by all means go for it.
What parents and youth athletes can do to protect against abuse in sport theconversation.com/what-parents...
What parents and youth athletes can do to protect against abuse in sport
The line between abuse and acceptable behaviour is blurred in many sports, so parents and youth athletes must be vigilant.
theconversation.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
What parents and youth athletes can do to protect against abuse in sport theconversation.com/what-parents...
May 30, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This doesn't surprise me and I wish more would take notice. Period pains can be debilitating. 'Girls with painful periods are twice as likely as their peers to have symptoms of anxiety or depression' theconversation.com/girls-with-p...
Girls with painful periods are twice as likely as their peers to have symptoms of anxiety or depression
A new study found adolescents with period pain had higher levels of psychological distress as young adults, even after accounting for earlier mental health issues.
theconversation.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This doesn't surprise me and I wish more would take notice. Period pains can be debilitating. 'Girls with painful periods are twice as likely as their peers to have symptoms of anxiety or depression' theconversation.com/girls-with-p...
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“A startling statistic emerged in Paris last month: during the morning and evening rush hours, on representative main thoroughfares crisscrossing the French capital, there are now more bicycles than cars – almost half as many again, in fact.”
And it has kept growing from there.
Leadership. #Paris
And it has kept growing from there.
Leadership. #Paris
Bollards and ‘superblocks’: how Europe’s cities are turning on the car
In Paris, Barcelona and Brussels, authorities are adopting varied approaches to the task of reducing congestion and pollution
www.theguardian.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
“A startling statistic emerged in Paris last month: during the morning and evening rush hours, on representative main thoroughfares crisscrossing the French capital, there are now more bicycles than cars – almost half as many again, in fact.”
And it has kept growing from there.
Leadership. #Paris
And it has kept growing from there.
Leadership. #Paris
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my latest for the guardian on love in a time of surveillance - inspired by some horrifying findings from recent eSafety Commissioner research (e.g. nearly 1 in 5 young people believe it’s okay to track their partner whenever they want)
Tracking apps might make us feel safe, but blurring the line between care and control can be dangerous | Samantha Floreani
Apps like Life360 and Find My Friends are changing the landscape of what’s considered to be an expression of love – and not necessarily for the better
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
my latest for the guardian on love in a time of surveillance - inspired by some horrifying findings from recent eSafety Commissioner research (e.g. nearly 1 in 5 young people believe it’s okay to track their partner whenever they want)
Read this Aotearoa New Zealand - A trial is testing ways to enforce Australia’s under-16s social media ban. But the tech is flawed theconversation.com/a-trial-is-t...
A social media ban is not the right way forwards.
A social media ban is not the right way forwards.
A trial is testing ways to enforce Australia’s under-16s social media ban. But the tech is flawed
Even those involved in the trial admit there are major problems with the tech that’s being tested.
theconversation.com
May 16, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Read this Aotearoa New Zealand - A trial is testing ways to enforce Australia’s under-16s social media ban. But the tech is flawed theconversation.com/a-trial-is-t...
A social media ban is not the right way forwards.
A social media ban is not the right way forwards.
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May 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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As for so-called "civility"-this is one more way wealthy white women silence dissent. I refuse to be "civil" in the face of incivil policies & legislation that target working class women. This is class war & deserves to be treated as such. Civility has no place in this attack on the working classes.
May 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM
As for so-called "civility"-this is one more way wealthy white women silence dissent. I refuse to be "civil" in the face of incivil policies & legislation that target working class women. This is class war & deserves to be treated as such. Civility has no place in this attack on the working classes.
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Denying working women equitable wages is, in fact, a very cunty thing to do.
The pay equity amendment legislation looks like, sounds like, and reads like a very anti-women, anti-feminist bill. It's very cunty and so are its architects and supporters.
#NZpol #CuntGate #PayEquity
The pay equity amendment legislation looks like, sounds like, and reads like a very anti-women, anti-feminist bill. It's very cunty and so are its architects and supporters.
#NZpol #CuntGate #PayEquity
May 14, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Denying working women equitable wages is, in fact, a very cunty thing to do.
The pay equity amendment legislation looks like, sounds like, and reads like a very anti-women, anti-feminist bill. It's very cunty and so are its architects and supporters.
#NZpol #CuntGate #PayEquity
The pay equity amendment legislation looks like, sounds like, and reads like a very anti-women, anti-feminist bill. It's very cunty and so are its architects and supporters.
#NZpol #CuntGate #PayEquity
We had a similar discussion in my French lesson this week. Some old children's books contain racist tropes. Should we erase or change, or discuss why character portrayals are wrong? "I work as a sensitivity reader – and racism is harder to spot than you’d think" theconversation.com/friday-essay...
Friday essay: I work as a sensitivity reader – and racism is harder to spot than you’d think
We all know what racism looks like. It’s loud, it’s angry, it’s terrifying. But when it’s hidden in imagery and connotations, it’s much more sinister.
theconversation.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:57 AM
We had a similar discussion in my French lesson this week. Some old children's books contain racist tropes. Should we erase or change, or discuss why character portrayals are wrong? "I work as a sensitivity reader – and racism is harder to spot than you’d think" theconversation.com/friday-essay...
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Evil has a voice & it speaks with a Tory tongue.
James Meager rations nodding away while on bed leg violent in the middle of the nigh visitation lad sits behind.
Evil has a face.
James Meager rations nodding away while on bed leg violent in the middle of the nigh visitation lad sits behind.
Evil has a face.
May 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Evil has a voice & it speaks with a Tory tongue.
James Meager rations nodding away while on bed leg violent in the middle of the nigh visitation lad sits behind.
Evil has a face.
James Meager rations nodding away while on bed leg violent in the middle of the nigh visitation lad sits behind.
Evil has a face.
Sea lions are wonderful and magical creatures. I love watching them on the beaches in our city. They deserve to be protected.
Half of New Zealand’s sea lion population is expected to disappear over the next three decades, promoting calls for the Govt to reconsider its decision last year to scrap the limit on sea lion bycatch.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/05/n...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/05/n...
NZ sea lion officially 'endangered' as population falls below 5000
Fisheries Minister Shane Jones last year scrapped a limit on sea lion bycatch, but now says he would consider advice on reinstating it.
newsroom.co.nz
May 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Sea lions are wonderful and magical creatures. I love watching them on the beaches in our city. They deserve to be protected.
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They came for Māori, they came for trans and rainbow people, they came for disabled people. All first.
I'm sick of cis women tears from the ones who didn't fight and mobilise when they came for more marginalised folk first.
The pay equity decision was abysmally expected, and is dreadful.
I'm sick of cis women tears from the ones who didn't fight and mobilise when they came for more marginalised folk first.
The pay equity decision was abysmally expected, and is dreadful.
May 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
They came for Māori, they came for trans and rainbow people, they came for disabled people. All first.
I'm sick of cis women tears from the ones who didn't fight and mobilise when they came for more marginalised folk first.
The pay equity decision was abysmally expected, and is dreadful.
I'm sick of cis women tears from the ones who didn't fight and mobilise when they came for more marginalised folk first.
The pay equity decision was abysmally expected, and is dreadful.