CAMERON WILSON
@cameronwilson.bsky.social
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Author of CONSPIRACY NATION http://bio.to/conspiracynation
i write @thesizzle.com.au and report at @crikey.com.au
Author of CONSPIRACY NATION http://bio.to/conspiracynation
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CAMERON WILSON
@cameronwilson.bsky.social
· Apr 16
Our secret plot has finally been revealed:
Ariel Bogle and I have written a book: 'CONSPIRACY NATION: Exposing the dangerous world of Australian conspiracy theories'
We have a lot to share about what we uncovered, but for now you can pre-order it here: bio.to/ConspiracyNation
Ariel Bogle and I have written a book: 'CONSPIRACY NATION: Exposing the dangerous world of Australian conspiracy theories'
We have a lot to share about what we uncovered, but for now you can pre-order it here: bio.to/ConspiracyNation
The Wieambila inquest did not find any individual or agency fault that caused the six deaths (including the three perpetrators)
Violence, fueled by mental illness and conspiracy theories, might not be predictable — but that doesn't mean there's nothing we can do about it.
www.abc.net.au/news/...
Violence, fueled by mental illness and conspiracy theories, might not be predictable — but that doesn't mean there's nothing we can do about it.
www.abc.net.au/news/...
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The Wieambila inquest did not find any individual or agency fault that caused the six deaths (including the three perpetrators)
Violence, fueled by mental illness and conspiracy theories, might not be predictable — but that doesn't mean there's nothing we can do about it.
www.abc.net.au/news/...
Violence, fueled by mental illness and conspiracy theories, might not be predictable — but that doesn't mean there's nothing we can do about it.
www.abc.net.au/news/...
Snap is the next cab off the rank with its announcement how it's going to comply with Australia's teen social media ban from December 10, including its alerts to users.
On top of facial scans and ID to prove your age, Snapchat users can use a bank account to verify their age.
On top of facial scans and ID to prove your age, Snapchat users can use a bank account to verify their age.
November 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Snap is the next cab off the rank with its announcement how it's going to comply with Australia's teen social media ban from December 10, including its alerts to users.
On top of facial scans and ID to prove your age, Snapchat users can use a bank account to verify their age.
On top of facial scans and ID to prove your age, Snapchat users can use a bank account to verify their age.
if there’s one lesson for progressives from the MAGA decade, it’s that they shouldn’t be tricked into being the defenders of institutions by virtue of polarisation.
Public trust is not earned by telling people they should trust things, it’s by making something or someone worth trusting
Public trust is not earned by telling people they should trust things, it’s by making something or someone worth trusting
“What I don’t understand is why some Democrats are hopping on this bandwagon. They may believe the Epstein file release will hurt Trump. But they are undermining public trust and sowing public cynicism in ways that make the entire progressive project impossible.“
. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Opinion | The Epstein Story? Count Me Out.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:06 AM
if there’s one lesson for progressives from the MAGA decade, it’s that they shouldn’t be tricked into being the defenders of institutions by virtue of polarisation.
Public trust is not earned by telling people they should trust things, it’s by making something or someone worth trusting
Public trust is not earned by telling people they should trust things, it’s by making something or someone worth trusting
Reposted by CAMERON WILSON
A High Court challenge to the teen social media ban is expected to be filed as early as next week.
An ex-Liberal candidate with a history of anti-trans remarks, Katherine Deves, is working on the challenge which will argue that LGBTQIA+ teens are unfairly burdened by the ban
www.crikey.com.au/20...
An ex-Liberal candidate with a history of anti-trans remarks, Katherine Deves, is working on the challenge which will argue that LGBTQIA+ teens are unfairly burdened by the ban
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
A High Court challenge to the teen social media ban is expected to be filed as early as next week.
An ex-Liberal candidate with a history of anti-trans remarks, Katherine Deves, is working on the challenge which will argue that LGBTQIA+ teens are unfairly burdened by the ban
www.crikey.com.au/20...
An ex-Liberal candidate with a history of anti-trans remarks, Katherine Deves, is working on the challenge which will argue that LGBTQIA+ teens are unfairly burdened by the ban
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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My favorite piece of content today.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My favorite piece of content today.
A High Court challenge to the teen social media ban is expected to be filed as early as next week.
An ex-Liberal candidate with a history of anti-trans remarks, Katherine Deves, is working on the challenge which will argue that LGBTQIA+ teens are unfairly burdened by the ban
www.crikey.com.au/20...
An ex-Liberal candidate with a history of anti-trans remarks, Katherine Deves, is working on the challenge which will argue that LGBTQIA+ teens are unfairly burdened by the ban
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
A High Court challenge to the teen social media ban is expected to be filed as early as next week.
An ex-Liberal candidate with a history of anti-trans remarks, Katherine Deves, is working on the challenge which will argue that LGBTQIA+ teens are unfairly burdened by the ban
www.crikey.com.au/20...
An ex-Liberal candidate with a history of anti-trans remarks, Katherine Deves, is working on the challenge which will argue that LGBTQIA+ teens are unfairly burdened by the ban
www.crikey.com.au/20...
Woah — Queensland state coroner Terry Ryan does not accept that the Wieambilla shooters committed a terrorist act as defined in the criminal code.
Instead, he found they were psychotic and that their illness was complemented by their conspiracy theory & premillienialist beliefs
Instead, he found they were psychotic and that their illness was complemented by their conspiracy theory & premillienialist beliefs
November 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Woah — Queensland state coroner Terry Ryan does not accept that the Wieambilla shooters committed a terrorist act as defined in the criminal code.
Instead, he found they were psychotic and that their illness was complemented by their conspiracy theory & premillienialist beliefs
Instead, he found they were psychotic and that their illness was complemented by their conspiracy theory & premillienialist beliefs
Just in: Twitch to be included in Australia's teen social media ban, Pinterest excluded.
eSafety says it has no plans to add any further platforms to the ban before December 10.
eSafety says it has no plans to add any further platforms to the ban before December 10.
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Just in: Twitch to be included in Australia's teen social media ban, Pinterest excluded.
eSafety says it has no plans to add any further platforms to the ban before December 10.
eSafety says it has no plans to add any further platforms to the ban before December 10.
[watching every law and order svu episode where benson and stabler threaten some random innocent person with obstruction charges or wrongly use their police powers to get some more info about their case]
me: ahhh the wheels of justice
me: ahhh the wheels of justice
November 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
[watching every law and order svu episode where benson and stabler threaten some random innocent person with obstruction charges or wrongly use their police powers to get some more info about their case]
me: ahhh the wheels of justice
me: ahhh the wheels of justice
i don't do this often but FYI I run a daily tech newsletter called the Sizzle that rounds up the most important Australian/global tech news, as well as finding best deals and fun things, for like $6 a month or $60 for a year which is great value IMO
Sign up here: thesizzle.com.au/upg...
Sign up here: thesizzle.com.au/upg...
November 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
i don't do this often but FYI I run a daily tech newsletter called the Sizzle that rounds up the most important Australian/global tech news, as well as finding best deals and fun things, for like $6 a month or $60 for a year which is great value IMO
Sign up here: thesizzle.com.au/upg...
Sign up here: thesizzle.com.au/upg...
not a huge fan of body shaming whoever but the picture of billy eilish that's supposed to be bad is a really normal photo? (which is to say: if you're built like that dm me immediately)
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 AM
not a huge fan of body shaming whoever but the picture of billy eilish that's supposed to be bad is a really normal photo? (which is to say: if you're built like that dm me immediately)
eSafety says that Telegram has abandoned a legal appeal of a $1m fine for failing to report how they are dealing with child sexual abuse and terrorist material on their platform.
November 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
eSafety says that Telegram has abandoned a legal appeal of a $1m fine for failing to report how they are dealing with child sexual abuse and terrorist material on their platform.
Reposted by CAMERON WILSON
Instagram/Facebook/Threads users suspected of being under 16 will start getting notifications, emails and texts (!) about their accounts being deactivated, under new information put out by Meta today about how they intend to comply with Australia's teen social media ban.
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Instagram/Facebook/Threads users suspected of being under 16 will start getting notifications, emails and texts (!) about their accounts being deactivated, under new information put out by Meta today about how they intend to comply with Australia's teen social media ban.
Instagram/Facebook/Threads users suspected of being under 16 will start getting notifications, emails and texts (!) about their accounts being deactivated, under new information put out by Meta today about how they intend to comply with Australia's teen social media ban.
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Instagram/Facebook/Threads users suspected of being under 16 will start getting notifications, emails and texts (!) about their accounts being deactivated, under new information put out by Meta today about how they intend to comply with Australia's teen social media ban.
Like the local streaming quota, Australia should legislate that a certain amounts of views should go to Australian users as a way of promoting domestic Posting production
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Like the local streaming quota, Australia should legislate that a certain amounts of views should go to Australian users as a way of promoting domestic Posting production
NEW: People have been unable to create Instagram accounts for <16yos, weeks before Australia's teen social media ban is set to kick in.
Meta says it is investigating because, while it intends to comply with the law, it is not yet restricting accounts or testing the feature
www.crikey.com.au/20...
Meta says it is investigating because, while it intends to comply with the law, it is not yet restricting accounts or testing the feature
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 19, 2025 at 6:18 AM
NEW: People have been unable to create Instagram accounts for <16yos, weeks before Australia's teen social media ban is set to kick in.
Meta says it is investigating because, while it intends to comply with the law, it is not yet restricting accounts or testing the feature
www.crikey.com.au/20...
Meta says it is investigating because, while it intends to comply with the law, it is not yet restricting accounts or testing the feature
www.crikey.com.au/20...
sorry I didn’t get back to you earlier - I didn’t have time to reply when you first contacted me and since then I’ve been crippled by fears that you hate me because I wasn’t immediately available
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
sorry I didn’t get back to you earlier - I didn’t have time to reply when you first contacted me and since then I’ve been crippled by fears that you hate me because I wasn’t immediately available
I am going to write the Australian Canto
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I am going to write the Australian Canto
also when you see how all the rich guys write you immediately understand why they saw chatgpt write a plausibly human sounding email and immediately invested $10832457B
epstein would've loved chatgpt so much. he wouldve gotten ai psychosis immediately and sent a million emails to sam altman. tragic he missed all this
November 19, 2025 at 12:49 AM
also when you see how all the rich guys write you immediately understand why they saw chatgpt write a plausibly human sounding email and immediately invested $10832457B
Reposted by CAMERON WILSON
eSafety is also advertising new Evaluation Officers roles to assist in this work: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
eSafety Commissioner hiring Evaluation Officers in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | LinkedIn
Posted 11:14:34 PM. Are you passionate about using evidence to drive change? eSafety is seeking two skilled Evaluation…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
eSafety is also advertising new Evaluation Officers roles to assist in this work: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
it's so sick that all the heads of big AI companies (OpenAI, Google) are saying "we're in a bubble but hey what do you expect US to do?". feels great
November 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
it's so sick that all the heads of big AI companies (OpenAI, Google) are saying "we're in a bubble but hey what do you expect US to do?". feels great
Reposted by CAMERON WILSON
Stereogum says Google's switch to AI Overviews reduced its ad revenue by *70 percent* www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
Stereogum soldiers on in the era of streaming and AI
Stereogum Founder Scott Lapatine on the importance of independent media in the age of AI slop and algorithms.
www.theverge.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Stereogum says Google's switch to AI Overviews reduced its ad revenue by *70 percent* www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
you, an idiot: wahh wahh the tesla safety guy is asleep
me, wise tesla pr: self-driving is so safe you can go to sleep <3
me, wise tesla pr: self-driving is so safe you can go to sleep <3
November 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
you, an idiot: wahh wahh the tesla safety guy is asleep
me, wise tesla pr: self-driving is so safe you can go to sleep <3
me, wise tesla pr: self-driving is so safe you can go to sleep <3
NEW: I've got some details about what the government will be tracking to see whether the teen social media ban is a success
It includes info on data the platforms will be forced to hand over and the study of thousands of teens and their carers pre- and post-ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
It includes info on data the platforms will be forced to hand over and the study of thousands of teens and their carers pre- and post-ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
NEW: I've got some details about what the government will be tracking to see whether the teen social media ban is a success
It includes info on data the platforms will be forced to hand over and the study of thousands of teens and their carers pre- and post-ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
It includes info on data the platforms will be forced to hand over and the study of thousands of teens and their carers pre- and post-ban.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
Reposted by CAMERON WILSON
My thanks to the anonymous FOI applicant that got the APSC to produce this data.
Link to their communications with the commission in the comments.
#ausnews #auspol
Link to their communications with the commission in the comments.
#ausnews #auspol
The highest- and lowest-paid jobs in the APS
APSC has published the top and bottom salaries for each agency by level. Does your pay packet pass the pub test?
www.themandarin.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM