WHAT IS MUSK’S OBSESSION WITH UK POLITICS?
Elon Musk, known as Chief Troll Officer for his social media platform X, has been tweeting about British politics, grooming gangs, and child sexual abuse 48 times since the start of the year. Keir Starmer, who indirectly accused Musk of spreading “lies and misinformation” about grooming in the UK, responded Continue Reading
Anti-Lockdown Protests, Twitter & QAnon, Sarah Everard Protests
Anti-lockdown protest in Amsterdam in February 2021. The planned March 20 anti-lockdown demonstrations A group’s call for worldwide protests against coronavirus lockdown measures on March 20 is picking up steam in Europe and North America. The Telegram channel “World Wide Demonstration 2021-03-20,” created in mid-February, has been used to post Continue Reading
Don’t Blame Social Media?
What happens when you mix Law with Social Media? This two part documentary shown in the UK on C4 Real Lives, and on Channel 5 from Hey Buddy Films. Here is a compendium of misjudgement and poorly thought out decisions that brought attention and often public humiliation. Many people break Continue Reading
MI5 calls on Tech companies help
Sir Andrew Parker, MI5’s director general, has called on the technology and social media companies to establish a technical feature in their software platforms that allowed spy agencies “exceptional access” and law enforcement access to encrypted messages, amid fear they cannot otherwise access such communications. The Director is particularly concerned Continue Reading
On Hold – the hated automated service!
Last night Channel 4’s Dispatches showed “Richard Wilson On Hold” (see #onhold at Twitter for comments) for myself it was one of the best and most accurate and even entertaining summary of the dreaded introduction of automated services that while modern companies believe enrich our lives and make our customer Continue Reading
Gervais in Twitter Argument
Ricky Gervais is currently in the midst of a heated argument with a number of fundamentalist Christians that are responding with hateful right-wing anti-gay; anti-semitic, creationist remarks to his posting. Gervais, is an outspoken atheist, and is no stranger to controversy especially following his remarks at the Golden Globe Awards Continue Reading
