@paddy100w.bsky.social
Co-founder of the Rebel Tech Alliance non-profit. www.rebeltechalliance.org
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We seem to be getting stupider when we could really use our wits. The antidote? Reading more. Also a good antidote against the evils of social media, from distraction to misinformation. And did I mention the pleasure of it? Don't miss out on the pleasure... #books
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
Is the decline of reading making politics dumber?
As people read less they think less clearly, scholars fear
www.economist.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We seem to be getting stupider when we could really use our wits. The antidote? Reading more. Also a good antidote against the evils of social media, from distraction to misinformation. And did I mention the pleasure of it? Don't miss out on the pleasure... #books
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
See the ethical apps we use at Rebel Tech Alliance:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/so-what-do-w... (Brenetic)
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/so-what-do-w... (Me)
Improve your #privacy by following the #BigTechWalkout2025 -
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/the-big-tech...
#bigtech #surveillancecapitalism
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/so-what-do-w... (Brenetic)
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/so-what-do-w... (Me)
Improve your #privacy by following the #BigTechWalkout2025 -
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/the-big-tech...
#bigtech #surveillancecapitalism
So, what do we use? (brenetic)
We talk a good talk here at the Rebel Tech Alliance, but what do we actually use day to day?
I thought it would be good for me to share the apps and services that I use daily. Some I have used for ma...
blog.rebeltechalliance.org
November 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
See the ethical apps we use at Rebel Tech Alliance:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/so-what-do-w... (Brenetic)
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/so-what-do-w... (Me)
Improve your #privacy by following the #BigTechWalkout2025 -
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/the-big-tech...
#bigtech #surveillancecapitalism
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/so-what-do-w... (Brenetic)
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/so-what-do-w... (Me)
Improve your #privacy by following the #BigTechWalkout2025 -
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/the-big-tech...
#bigtech #surveillancecapitalism
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Read this.
A scrappy indie outlet standing up to Farage’s bullyboy lawyers in a way that should shame better-funded outlets
A scrappy indie outlet standing up to Farage’s bullyboy lawyers in a way that should shame better-funded outlets
”Reform UK's barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don't play the bullies game." Martin Shipton from @nation.cymru on being bullied by Reform's lawyers: www.thenerve.news/p/reform-nat...
Reform UK’s barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don’t play the bully’s game
My news organisation, Nation.Cymru, was threatened with legal action over a story involving Nigel Farage’s party in the Senedd. Instead of hiring our own lawyer, we simply told them to go away, writes...
www.thenerve.news
November 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Read this.
A scrappy indie outlet standing up to Farage’s bullyboy lawyers in a way that should shame better-funded outlets
A scrappy indie outlet standing up to Farage’s bullyboy lawyers in a way that should shame better-funded outlets
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
Having trouble convincing your friends and family to take online #privacy seriously?
We've got your back in our latest blog post, where we debunk the most common objections:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/common-objec...
#bigtech #bigtechWalkout2025 #surveillancecapitalism #surveillance
We've got your back in our latest blog post, where we debunk the most common objections:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/common-objec...
#bigtech #bigtechWalkout2025 #surveillancecapitalism #surveillance
Common objections debunked
Your one-stop-shop for convincing people to take online privacy seriously
blog.rebeltechalliance.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Having trouble convincing your friends and family to take online #privacy seriously?
We've got your back in our latest blog post, where we debunk the most common objections:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/common-objec...
#bigtech #bigtechWalkout2025 #surveillancecapitalism #surveillance
We've got your back in our latest blog post, where we debunk the most common objections:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/common-objec...
#bigtech #bigtechWalkout2025 #surveillancecapitalism #surveillance
To your friends who say "I've got nothing to hide" when you mention internet #privacy, send them this:
www.rebeltechalliance.org/nothingtohid...
www.rebeltechalliance.org/nothingtohid...
Rebel Tech Alliance
www.rebeltechalliance.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
To your friends who say "I've got nothing to hide" when you mention internet #privacy, send them this:
www.rebeltechalliance.org/nothingtohid...
www.rebeltechalliance.org/nothingtohid...
Please sign this petition to get Ursula Von BigTech to stop drinking the US #bigtech kool-aid, so the #EU can retain strong #privacy laws
peoplevsbig.tech/standupursula/
peoplevsbig.tech/standupursula/
standupursula - People vs. Big Tech
Europe faces a critical choice: enforce EU law and break up Google’s monopoly, or yield to Trump and Big Tech. Add your name to the petition!
peoplevsbig.tech
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Please sign this petition to get Ursula Von BigTech to stop drinking the US #bigtech kool-aid, so the #EU can retain strong #privacy laws
peoplevsbig.tech/standupursula/
peoplevsbig.tech/standupursula/
🚨 Delete #WhatsApp now! Not only is it creepy but it's not secure. ALL numbers leaked 😱
www.heise.de/en/news/3-5-...
Move yourself and your friends + family to Signal.
#privacy #cybersecurity
www.heise.de/en/news/3-5-...
Move yourself and your friends + family to Signal.
#privacy #cybersecurity
3.5 Billion Accounts: Complete WhatsApp Directory Retrieved and Evaluated
Vienna researchers retrieved all WhatsApp numbers. The 3.5 billion profiles represent the largest data leak in history—and it's worse than you might think.
www.heise.de
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🚨 Delete #WhatsApp now! Not only is it creepy but it's not secure. ALL numbers leaked 😱
www.heise.de/en/news/3-5-...
Move yourself and your friends + family to Signal.
#privacy #cybersecurity
www.heise.de/en/news/3-5-...
Move yourself and your friends + family to Signal.
#privacy #cybersecurity
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Gosh. Story has gone from 0 to 60 in the UK. Is leading BBC News this morning.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Gosh. Story has gone from 0 to 60 in the UK. Is leading BBC News this morning.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I have been very clear; I cannot support Labour's Digital ID plan.
I do not believe that citizens should have to hand over their private data just to go about their daily lives. Do we really want to become a “papers please” society for a gimmick that will fail to tackle illegal immigration?
A🧵
I do not believe that citizens should have to hand over their private data just to go about their daily lives. Do we really want to become a “papers please” society for a gimmick that will fail to tackle illegal immigration?
A🧵
September 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I have been very clear; I cannot support Labour's Digital ID plan.
I do not believe that citizens should have to hand over their private data just to go about their daily lives. Do we really want to become a “papers please” society for a gimmick that will fail to tackle illegal immigration?
A🧵
I do not believe that citizens should have to hand over their private data just to go about their daily lives. Do we really want to become a “papers please” society for a gimmick that will fail to tackle illegal immigration?
A🧵
oh wow! can't wait for this! Privacy is Power is one of my favourite books, so it's great that Carissa Veliz is writing another 🥳 #privacy
Drumrolls, please! I’m thrilled to share the cover for my forthcoming #book from @doubledaybooks.bsky.social
(Penguin Random House), #PROPHECY. This is the best book I’ve written: the boldest, the most innovative, the most personal. I have poured my soul into it like never before. 1/
(Penguin Random House), #PROPHECY. This is the best book I’ve written: the boldest, the most innovative, the most personal. I have poured my soul into it like never before. 1/
November 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
oh wow! can't wait for this! Privacy is Power is one of my favourite books, so it's great that Carissa Veliz is writing another 🥳 #privacy
Ever wondered what a privacy tech stack looks like?
I share my entire personal tech stack in our latest blog post:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/so-what-do-w...
#privacy
I share my entire personal tech stack in our latest blog post:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/so-what-do-w...
#privacy
So, what do we use? (Patrick)
The Big Tech Walkout 2025 is happening right now (follow the easy steps here and join thousands moving away from big tech) and so we're happy to show you the ethical tech that we've switched to. Last ...
blog.rebeltechalliance.org
November 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Ever wondered what a privacy tech stack looks like?
I share my entire personal tech stack in our latest blog post:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/so-what-do-w...
#privacy
I share my entire personal tech stack in our latest blog post:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/so-what-do-w...
#privacy
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NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Iceland did something after the 2008–09 crash that the US, UK and EU pretend is impossible as Trump and his vile ilk ride rough shod over our democracies.
It confronted and punished its corrupt bankers and failed politicians.
And rebuilt a fairer society from the rubble. 🧵
It confronted and punished its corrupt bankers and failed politicians.
And rebuilt a fairer society from the rubble. 🧵
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Iceland did something after the 2008–09 crash that the US, UK and EU pretend is impossible as Trump and his vile ilk ride rough shod over our democracies.
It confronted and punished its corrupt bankers and failed politicians.
And rebuilt a fairer society from the rubble. 🧵
It confronted and punished its corrupt bankers and failed politicians.
And rebuilt a fairer society from the rubble. 🧵
Why did we set up the Rebel Tech Alliance?
What use is that against the might of #bigtech?
All is explained here:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/welcome/
#privacy
What use is that against the might of #bigtech?
All is explained here:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/welcome/
#privacy
We are the Rebel Tech Alliance
This is the first ever blog post of the Rebel Tech Alliance!
blog.rebeltechalliance.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Why did we set up the Rebel Tech Alliance?
What use is that against the might of #bigtech?
All is explained here:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/welcome/
#privacy
What use is that against the might of #bigtech?
All is explained here:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/welcome/
#privacy
Tech bros are like Carrie (from the Stephen King film). They were teased at school, and now they want to lock us all in and burn us, using their mind control powers.
They've even got the uber religious mum, Peter Thiel.
#privacy #metaphor #bigtech #broligarchy #surveillancecapitalism #stephenking
They've even got the uber religious mum, Peter Thiel.
#privacy #metaphor #bigtech #broligarchy #surveillancecapitalism #stephenking
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Tech bros are like Carrie (from the Stephen King film). They were teased at school, and now they want to lock us all in and burn us, using their mind control powers.
They've even got the uber religious mum, Peter Thiel.
#privacy #metaphor #bigtech #broligarchy #surveillancecapitalism #stephenking
They've even got the uber religious mum, Peter Thiel.
#privacy #metaphor #bigtech #broligarchy #surveillancecapitalism #stephenking
@heatherburnstech.bsky.social Hi there, you sound like someone we at the Rebel Tech Alliance would like to collaborate with!
www.rebeltechalliance.org
Would be good to chat - we're trying to get as many people off big tech as possible!
www.rebeltechalliance.org
Would be good to chat - we're trying to get as many people off big tech as possible!
Rebel Tech Alliance
www.rebeltechalliance.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
@heatherburnstech.bsky.social Hi there, you sound like someone we at the Rebel Tech Alliance would like to collaborate with!
www.rebeltechalliance.org
Would be good to chat - we're trying to get as many people off big tech as possible!
www.rebeltechalliance.org
Would be good to chat - we're trying to get as many people off big tech as possible!
You don't trust Meta, because you heard somewhere that they're a bit dodgy.
Read this and you'll KNOW that they're A LOT worse than that:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/know-your-en...
Then tell your friends - Meta need to be boycotted!
#privacy heals. #bigtech kills kids
Read this and you'll KNOW that they're A LOT worse than that:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/know-your-en...
Then tell your friends - Meta need to be boycotted!
#privacy heals. #bigtech kills kids
Know Your Enemy - pt 2: Meta
This is the second in a series of blog posts to inform you about the main players in big tech, and why they should be avoided.
blog.rebeltechalliance.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
You don't trust Meta, because you heard somewhere that they're a bit dodgy.
Read this and you'll KNOW that they're A LOT worse than that:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/know-your-en...
Then tell your friends - Meta need to be boycotted!
#privacy heals. #bigtech kills kids
Read this and you'll KNOW that they're A LOT worse than that:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/know-your-en...
Then tell your friends - Meta need to be boycotted!
#privacy heals. #bigtech kills kids
We're trying something new with the Rebel Tech Alliance blog - a monthly news roundup
And the first one just dropped:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/news-round-up/
enjoy!
#privacy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #surveillance
And the first one just dropped:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/news-round-up/
enjoy!
#privacy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #surveillance
News round up
Every now and again we'll round up what's been going on in the news about big tech and privacy.
blog.rebeltechalliance.org
November 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We're trying something new with the Rebel Tech Alliance blog - a monthly news roundup
And the first one just dropped:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/news-round-up/
enjoy!
#privacy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #surveillance
And the first one just dropped:
blog.rebeltechalliance.org/news-round-up/
enjoy!
#privacy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #surveillance
Yet another reason to start using #Signal in parallel. Start with your closest friends and family and work out from there.
WhatsApp usato per diffondere LANDFALL, il nuovo spyware per Android Samsung
📌 Link all'articolo : www.redhotcyber.com/post/wha...
#redhotcyber #hacking #cti #ai #online #it #cybercrime #cybersecurity #technology #news #cyberthreatintelligence #innovation #privacy
📌 Link all'articolo : www.redhotcyber.com/post/wha...
#redhotcyber #hacking #cti #ai #online #it #cybercrime #cybersecurity #technology #news #cyberthreatintelligence #innovation #privacy
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Yet another reason to start using #Signal in parallel. Start with your closest friends and family and work out from there.
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🎉 Take a look at what's on for the first ever #MediaLiberationDay today: mediarevolution.org
Follow @media-revolution.bsky.social
Follow @media-revolution.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🎉 Take a look at what's on for the first ever #MediaLiberationDay today: mediarevolution.org
Follow @media-revolution.bsky.social
Follow @media-revolution.bsky.social
It's #MediaLiberationDay today!
Have fun doing your own #CoverStory like this (but print out more than I did 😆)
More info: mediarevolution.org/cover-story/
Fight the #BillionaireMindVirus
Have fun doing your own #CoverStory like this (but print out more than I did 😆)
More info: mediarevolution.org/cover-story/
Fight the #BillionaireMindVirus
November 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
It's #MediaLiberationDay today!
Have fun doing your own #CoverStory like this (but print out more than I did 😆)
More info: mediarevolution.org/cover-story/
Fight the #BillionaireMindVirus
Have fun doing your own #CoverStory like this (but print out more than I did 😆)
More info: mediarevolution.org/cover-story/
Fight the #BillionaireMindVirus
It's Media Liberation Day today!
Our friends at Media Revolution have posted the details below.
This is right up your street @peterjukes.bsky.social and @carolecadwalla.bsky.social 💚
#MediaLiberationDay is anti billionaire control, so that means mainstream media as well as #bigtech
Our friends at Media Revolution have posted the details below.
This is right up your street @peterjukes.bsky.social and @carolecadwalla.bsky.social 💚
#MediaLiberationDay is anti billionaire control, so that means mainstream media as well as #bigtech
Happy Media Liberation Day! 🎉
(also known as Guy Fawkes Day!)
It's time to say #ByeByeMenticide and light the Touch Paper - on a new media consumer union incubated by Media Revolution.
touchpaper.media
#ConsumerUnion #MediaLiberationDay
(also known as Guy Fawkes Day!)
It's time to say #ByeByeMenticide and light the Touch Paper - on a new media consumer union incubated by Media Revolution.
touchpaper.media
#ConsumerUnion #MediaLiberationDay
November 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
It's Media Liberation Day today!
Our friends at Media Revolution have posted the details below.
This is right up your street @peterjukes.bsky.social and @carolecadwalla.bsky.social 💚
#MediaLiberationDay is anti billionaire control, so that means mainstream media as well as #bigtech
Our friends at Media Revolution have posted the details below.
This is right up your street @peterjukes.bsky.social and @carolecadwalla.bsky.social 💚
#MediaLiberationDay is anti billionaire control, so that means mainstream media as well as #bigtech
oh shit, time to move your pension fund
is that good
The guy who got famous betting against the housing market in 2007 just before that bubble burst - played by Christian Bale jn “The Big Short” - just wagered $1 billion on the collapse of the AI boom.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
November 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
oh shit, time to move your pension fund