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Microblog supporting Internet and Society and Controversies in the Data Society courses, Science Technology and Innovation Studies, University of Edinburgh
Taming the four horsemen of the infocalypse - on.ft.com/4ahkNKa via @financialtimes.com
Taming the four horsemen of the infocalypse
Imposter accounts, lax moderation, extremism and synthetic content could destroy trust in everything we read online
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November 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Taming the four horsemen of the infocalypse - on.ft.com/4ahkNKa via @financialtimes.com
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Had an excellent evening launching 'Incel'. Big thanks to everyone who came along & bought a copy! Fave reactions were from the women who were pleasantly surprised it "wasn't anti-boy", and who appreciated the focus on solutions.
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Find out more here: www.aurorametro.com/product/ince...
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Had an excellent evening launching 'Incel'. Big thanks to everyone who came along & bought a copy! Fave reactions were from the women who were pleasantly surprised it "wasn't anti-boy", and who appreciated the focus on solutions.
Find out more here: www.aurorametro.com/product/ince...
Find out more here: www.aurorametro.com/product/ince...
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"OpenAI claims teen circumvented safety features before suicide that ChatGPT helped plan" techcrunch.com/2025/11/26/o...
OpenAI claims teen circumvented safety features before suicide that ChatGPT helped plan | TechCrunch
In August, parents Matthew and Maria Raine sued OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, over their 16-year-old son Adam's suicide, accusing the company of wrongful death. On Tuesday, OpenAI responded to the l...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
"OpenAI claims teen circumvented safety features before suicide that ChatGPT helped plan" techcrunch.com/2025/11/26/o...
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Yesterday, we were delighted to have Tristan Henderson give the Public Lecture on: 𝘾𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙗𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨? With support of his team’s work, Tristan made many compelling points on the real challenges at the intersection of code and law💻🤝⚖️:
November 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Yesterday, we were delighted to have Tristan Henderson give the Public Lecture on: 𝘾𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙗𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨? With support of his team’s work, Tristan made many compelling points on the real challenges at the intersection of code and law💻🤝⚖️:
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What should an international research agenda for critical studies of "edtech" look like? After running a critical edtech conference this year, a few of us have mapped 6 key areas for further research in a brief new report zenodo.org/records/1767...
Critical Edtech Studies. Defining the field; envisioning the future. 2025 Position statement after the inaugural edition of the European Conference on Critical Edtech Studies (ECCES).
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November 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
What should an international research agenda for critical studies of "edtech" look like? After running a critical edtech conference this year, a few of us have mapped 6 key areas for further research in a brief new report zenodo.org/records/1767...
Google is a near-$4tn monument to monopoly power - on.ft.com/4iikaly via @financialtimes.com
Google is a near-$4tn monument to monopoly power
As threat from ChatGPT recedes, users are searching more with the market leader and monetisation seems to be intact
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November 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Google is a near-$4tn monument to monopoly power - on.ft.com/4iikaly via @financialtimes.com
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates - on.ft.com/48f8hbw via @financialtimes.com
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates
A burning platform
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November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates - on.ft.com/48f8hbw via @financialtimes.com
Tether, the gold whale - on.ft.com/4800PSL via @financialtimes.com
Tether, the gold whale
Gilty buy association
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November 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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How Ireland became the weak spot in Europe’s defences - on.ft.com/49F90VY via @financialtimes.com
How Ireland became the weak spot in Europe’s defences
With few ships and limited intelligence-sharing, some say the country cannot hope to protect itself or its infrastructure
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November 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
How Ireland became the weak spot in Europe’s defences - on.ft.com/49F90VY via @financialtimes.com
BBC News - Ofcom vows to name and shame platforms over online sexism - BBC News
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Ofcom vows to name and shame platforms over online sexism
But critics say the regulator's new measures need to be the law rather than guidelines to make the internet safer for women and girls.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
BBC News - Ofcom vows to name and shame platforms over online sexism - BBC News
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Victory for GEMA in Germany against OpenAI
The Munich Regional Court has handed down its much-awaited decision in GEMA v OpenAI, and it is… a lot, and right on the back of the Getty Images High Court ruling. On the surface, this looks like a clear defeat for OpenAI: the court found copyright…
The Munich Regional Court has handed down its much-awaited decision in GEMA v OpenAI, and it is… a lot, and right on the back of the Getty Images High Court ruling. On the surface, this looks like a clear defeat for OpenAI: the court found copyright…
Victory for GEMA in Germany against OpenAI
The Munich Regional Court has handed down its much-awaited decision in GEMA v OpenAI, and it is… a lot, and right on the back of the Getty Images High Court ruling. On the surface, this looks like a clear defeat for OpenAI: the court found copyright infringement in the model and in the outputs, granted injunctive relief, ordered disclosure, and paved the way for damages to be decided at a later date.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Victory for GEMA in Germany against OpenAI
The Munich Regional Court has handed down its much-awaited decision in GEMA v OpenAI, and it is… a lot, and right on the back of the Getty Images High Court ruling. On the surface, this looks like a clear defeat for OpenAI: the court found copyright…
The Munich Regional Court has handed down its much-awaited decision in GEMA v OpenAI, and it is… a lot, and right on the back of the Getty Images High Court ruling. On the surface, this looks like a clear defeat for OpenAI: the court found copyright…
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The proprietary recommender algorithms of YouTube, Instagram and TikTok can determine whether a user is a child. But instead of using this info to protect them they use it to deliver target ads www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
The proprietary recommender algorithms of YouTube, Instagram and TikTok can determine whether a user is a child. But instead of using this info to protect them they use it to deliver target ads www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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🟣💻 For the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we’re proud to bring CDT Europe’s long-standing work on #TFGBV into the spotlight, starting with a new webpage gathering all our research and advocacy.
👇🏻 Check it out: bit.ly/3Xh6Cxa
#NoExcuse #16Days
👇🏻 Check it out: bit.ly/3Xh6Cxa
#NoExcuse #16Days
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🟣💻 For the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we’re proud to bring CDT Europe’s long-standing work on #TFGBV into the spotlight, starting with a new webpage gathering all our research and advocacy.
👇🏻 Check it out: bit.ly/3Xh6Cxa
#NoExcuse #16Days
👇🏻 Check it out: bit.ly/3Xh6Cxa
#NoExcuse #16Days
How Chinese underground banks became the world’s biggest money-launderers
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From The Economist
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From The Economist
How Chinese underground banks became the world’s biggest money-launderers
They connect rich Chinese, drug cartels and North Korean hackers—without anyone meeting
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November 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
How Chinese underground banks became the world’s biggest money-launderers
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From The Economist
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From The Economist
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📩 The latest #AIBulletin is out!
This edition covers:
🔹 The Digital Sovereignty Summit
🔹 The Digital #Omnibus Package
🔹 The EP pushing for more regulation on #AI in the workplace
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This edition covers:
🔹 The Digital Sovereignty Summit
🔹 The Digital #Omnibus Package
🔹 The EP pushing for more regulation on #AI in the workplace
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CDT Europe’s AI Bulletin: November 2025
Digital Sovereignty Summit Commits to Centering European Tech The much-anticipated Franco-German Digital Sovereignty Summit was hosted on 18 November in Berlin. Before an audience of over 900 partici...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
📩 The latest #AIBulletin is out!
This edition covers:
🔹 The Digital Sovereignty Summit
🔹 The Digital #Omnibus Package
🔹 The EP pushing for more regulation on #AI in the workplace
Read more & subscribe 👇
This edition covers:
🔹 The Digital Sovereignty Summit
🔹 The Digital #Omnibus Package
🔹 The EP pushing for more regulation on #AI in the workplace
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#PhD Studies with Centre for Digital Development at Univ. Manchester
We seek high-quality PhD candidates with distinction-level Masters to research #ICT4D / digital development
Priority topics for Sept 2026, scholarship possibilities, entry criteria at: www.cdd.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgr...
We seek high-quality PhD candidates with distinction-level Masters to research #ICT4D / digital development
Priority topics for Sept 2026, scholarship possibilities, entry criteria at: www.cdd.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Postgraduate research | CDD | The University of Manchester
Explore postgraduate research opportunities at Manchester University's CDD. Advance your academic journey with our diverse programs. Apply now!
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November 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
#PhD Studies with Centre for Digital Development at Univ. Manchester
We seek high-quality PhD candidates with distinction-level Masters to research #ICT4D / digital development
Priority topics for Sept 2026, scholarship possibilities, entry criteria at: www.cdd.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgr...
We seek high-quality PhD candidates with distinction-level Masters to research #ICT4D / digital development
Priority topics for Sept 2026, scholarship possibilities, entry criteria at: www.cdd.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgr...