Kincso Biro
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Kincso Biro
@kincsobiro.bsky.social
· Sep 1
“The amount of energy necessary to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.”
― Alberto Brandolini
― Alberto Brandolini
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This is huge: under new EU law, "social media companies will have to compensate banks if it’s clear that they failed to remove an online scam that had been reported." www.politico.eu/article/soci...
Social media giants liable for financial scams under new EU law
The new rules set a dangerous precedent, big tech companies say.
www.politico.eu
November 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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ChatGPT is spending trillions of dollars and destroying the environment so people can figure out that you should make pasta on a date
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
ChatGPT is spending trillions of dollars and destroying the environment so people can figure out that you should make pasta on a date
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A cross-party group of lawmakers will urge the European Parliament to ditch internal use of Microsoft’s ubiquitous software in favor of a European alternative, according to a letter obtained by POLITICO.
Get us off Microsoft! Lawmakers press EU Parliament to change in-house IT.
“We cannot afford this level of dependence on foreign tech,” lawmakers say in letter obtained by POLITICO.
www.politico.eu
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Still have yet to see AI make my life better in any way
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Still have yet to see AI make my life better in any way
"The ultimate aim of authoritarian propagandists is often to sow so much doubt and confusion that it leaves people passive and ready to give up their agency to a strongman leader. Conspiracy theory narratives are particularly useful for this."
www.noemamag.com/journalism-i...
www.noemamag.com/journalism-i...
Journalism In An Age Of Authoritarianism | NOEMA
The media needs to rethink its role in protecting democracy — rather than just chronicling its demise.
www.noemamag.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"The ultimate aim of authoritarian propagandists is often to sow so much doubt and confusion that it leaves people passive and ready to give up their agency to a strongman leader. Conspiracy theory narratives are particularly useful for this."
www.noemamag.com/journalism-i...
www.noemamag.com/journalism-i...
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"A new study shows that cutting social media use for just one week can reduce mental health symptoms, like anxiety and depression, in young adults."
Just one week off social media can improve young adults' mental health, study finds
A new study shows that cutting social media use for just one week can reduce mental health symptoms, like anxiety and depression, in young adults.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"A new study shows that cutting social media use for just one week can reduce mental health symptoms, like anxiety and depression, in young adults."
"There are accounts that are run by troll farms, that are run by nation states, and then there are accounts that are just trying to make a buck by pretending to be American.
There is always some money to be made from fanning America's culture wars on social media."
There is always some money to be made from fanning America's culture wars on social media."
Dozens of high-engagement accounts on X, including some pro and anti-Trump users, have been accused of misleading users following the roll-out of a new transparency feature that shows user locations.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How X's new location feature exposed big US politics accounts
Dozens of pro-Trump accounts are being accused of misleading followers after the social media site began showing user locations.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
"There are accounts that are run by troll farms, that are run by nation states, and then there are accounts that are just trying to make a buck by pretending to be American.
There is always some money to be made from fanning America's culture wars on social media."
There is always some money to be made from fanning America's culture wars on social media."
Is law a kind of algorithm?
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Is law a kind of algorithm?
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The reason why platform companies do make it hard to find account location information is not because they believe in privacy, it's so that advertisers do not know how much is lost to low-tier engagement.
Growth, at all costs, means avoiding publishing basic metadata so that advertisers don't sue.
Growth, at all costs, means avoiding publishing basic metadata so that advertisers don't sue.
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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With all this noise, it's difficult to hear what's really important.
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
With all this noise, it's difficult to hear what's really important.
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1/Russia-Ukraine diplomatic freelancing underscores transformation of neo-royalist order. Courtiers can strike deals but also stir up confusion. Witcoff edition.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
1/Russia-Ukraine diplomatic freelancing underscores transformation of neo-royalist order. Courtiers can strike deals but also stir up confusion. Witcoff edition.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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The more I see the John Lewis Christmas Ad on TV, the more it comes across better and better I think, especially against other Christmas Ads running (and not because I love 90's Dance Music) The full 2min version carries more emotion with it too
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1bR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1bR...
Where Love Lives | John Lewis & Partners | Christmas Ad 2025
YouTube video by John Lewis
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The more I see the John Lewis Christmas Ad on TV, the more it comes across better and better I think, especially against other Christmas Ads running (and not because I love 90's Dance Music) The full 2min version carries more emotion with it too
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1bR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1bR...
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This is really scary...
Having followed Orbán's governance of Hungary for 15 years, I must say that this makes perfect sense.
Having followed Orbán's governance of Hungary for 15 years, I must say that this makes perfect sense.
1/This week has seen a blitz of what looks like corruption sandals: Saudi development deals for US military tech, Pakistani payments to Trump insiders for tariff relief, Swiss gold bars for a trade deal. Far from a payoff, this is a reordering of internat'l system.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
www.dropbox.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This is really scary...
Having followed Orbán's governance of Hungary for 15 years, I must say that this makes perfect sense.
Having followed Orbán's governance of Hungary for 15 years, I must say that this makes perfect sense.
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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"Instead of thinking about debunking disinformation, we should be thinking about how to tell better stories…they're stories of action, stories of policy, stories of meaning…And it's up to us to tell these stories."
—Peter Pomerantsev
—Peter Pomerantsev
November 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"Instead of thinking about debunking disinformation, we should be thinking about how to tell better stories…they're stories of action, stories of policy, stories of meaning…And it's up to us to tell these stories."
—Peter Pomerantsev
—Peter Pomerantsev
This is really scary...
Having followed Orbán's governance of Hungary for 15 years, I must say that this makes perfect sense.
Having followed Orbán's governance of Hungary for 15 years, I must say that this makes perfect sense.
1/This week has seen a blitz of what looks like corruption sandals: Saudi development deals for US military tech, Pakistani payments to Trump insiders for tariff relief, Swiss gold bars for a trade deal. Far from a payoff, this is a reordering of internat'l system.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
www.dropbox.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This is really scary...
Having followed Orbán's governance of Hungary for 15 years, I must say that this makes perfect sense.
Having followed Orbán's governance of Hungary for 15 years, I must say that this makes perfect sense.
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It's actually extremely easy to influence LLMs with prompt injections and training data insertions. This is why a lot of orgs are moving away from the "scrape it all and let legal sort it out later" providers.
We're also seeing unproven marketing claims coming out of LLMs as fact.
We're also seeing unproven marketing claims coming out of LLMs as fact.
November 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It's actually extremely easy to influence LLMs with prompt injections and training data insertions. This is why a lot of orgs are moving away from the "scrape it all and let legal sort it out later" providers.
We're also seeing unproven marketing claims coming out of LLMs as fact.
We're also seeing unproven marketing claims coming out of LLMs as fact.
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So it's not just malign state actors influencing these LLMs. Marketers all across the board are influencing the training of these LLMs so that they market their products for them.
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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No way! How could that be possible?
AI nutrition tracking stinks
AI nutrition tracking stinks
It always mistakes my matcha protein shake for a green smoothie.
buff.ly
November 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
No way! How could that be possible?
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While the regulatory procedures based on laws are always helpful, it is obvious, once again, that the main aspects of the digital sphere (platforms, data, AI etc.) are political issues, because they have to do with power and the inscriptions of it. So, we need political -not legal- answers to them.
The EU promised to lead on regulating artificial intelligence. Now it’s hitting pause.
Under pressure from the U.S. and tech companies, the EU is backing away from plans to rein in highly risky technologies.
www.politico.eu
November 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
While the regulatory procedures based on laws are always helpful, it is obvious, once again, that the main aspects of the digital sphere (platforms, data, AI etc.) are political issues, because they have to do with power and the inscriptions of it. So, we need political -not legal- answers to them.
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As I reflect on the ways in which generative AI is going to change human relationships, it strikes me that these “validating machines” are going to be more consistent and reliable than any human because they don’t express doubt or counter-evidence.
Ego glazing is the AI equivalent of love-bombing.
Ego glazing is the AI equivalent of love-bombing.
November 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
As I reflect on the ways in which generative AI is going to change human relationships, it strikes me that these “validating machines” are going to be more consistent and reliable than any human because they don’t express doubt or counter-evidence.
Ego glazing is the AI equivalent of love-bombing.
Ego glazing is the AI equivalent of love-bombing.
Everyone is talking about how AI will change everything. But what exactly will it change? The only specific example usually mentioned is that AI will take everyone's jobs.
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Everyone is talking about how AI will change everything. But what exactly will it change? The only specific example usually mentioned is that AI will take everyone's jobs.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
WPP's troubles are pretty much self-inflicted.
Struggling WPP needs to separate the rough from the smooth on.ft.com/47Z9Gmq | opinion
Struggling WPP needs to separate the rough from the smooth
Despite the obvious value of the ad group’s media-buying division, a bid would be anything but straightforward
on.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
WPP's troubles are pretty much self-inflicted.