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Margaret Morgan 🇳🇱🇦🇺🇪🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 21h

A cautionary tale from Australia for governments considering age checks for social media.

CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 1d

We're now finding out that as many as 70,000 people had their government IDs provided to prove their ages leaked by Discord. Like I wrote last week, this is an inherent risk (and made greater by a rushed process) of getting platforms to do age checks

Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach

The ID pics had been submitted as part of age-related appeals.

www.theverge.com

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Rachel Griffin @rachelgriffin.bsky.social · 13h

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Cheap cars, supersonic jets and floating power plants: Undercover in Saudi Arabia’s secretive program to keep the world burning oil – Centre for Climate Reporting

Speaking to undercover reporters, Saudi energy officials disclosed ambitious plans to undo progress on phasing out oil by financing high carbon infrastructure across Africa and Asia.

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Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · 1d

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Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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Oliver Marsh (tech & politics) @olivermmarsh.bsky.social · 2d

V proud to be pushing a new approach for DSA Data Access - a "mass data access" request for highly viewed content - with the fantastic @clairepershan.bsky.social @lkseiling.bsky.social and @louisbarclay.bsky.social for @algorithmwatch.org .

More here & 🧵: www.mozillafoundation.org/en/what-we-d...

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 2d

Racism and authoritarian nativism have become normalized in British politics in warp speed. Not only rhetorically but as guiding principles of policy. Yet, many still talk about "populism" as if it were 2016. The idea that "this isn't Britain" is keeping people from clearly assessing where we are.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on 90-minute visit Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in. After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...

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Boycott Citizens Bank @boycottcitizens.bsky.social · 5d

This is horrifying.

To give context to ICE's spending spree on weapons & tactical gear, I pulled data on their FY 2023 spending for relevant product categories.

‼️ In the last week, ICE spent well OVER TWICE AS MUCH on weapons, armor, & accessories ($74.6M) as they did in all of FY 2023 ($29.2M).

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Tadzio Mueller @tadziomueller.bsky.social · 2d

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"How politicians & passengers gave up on greener air travel":

They figured out that there was no "green air travel", but that they still liked flying, so they decided that "greener air travel" could go fuck itself, since the Western standard of living is not negotiable.

How politicians and passengers gave up on greener air travel

A renewed push for economic growth has added to technological challenges and problems with carbon offset schemes

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Tadzio Mueller @tadziomueller.bsky.social · 2d

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Aber schaut mal, hey: "Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds."

WHICH SHIFT AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS? WHERE IS IT IN THE DATA?

I can't deal with this shit anymore, I just can't.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3d

Keir Starmer’s spokesman asked about Israel detaining British citizens who were on the Gaza aid flotilla, while in international waters, replies that it is a “matter for the Israeli Government”

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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 3d

The US is pursuing "energy dominance" and forcing allies to buy US oil and gas. And, yet, China is beating the US on energy exports.

Surprised? Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Doug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 3d

This is an EU proposed policy with the benign-sounding name "Child Sexual Abuse Regulation" which proposes to screen private online communications using sketchy image-scanning algorithms. It is technically unworkable, and would be a privacy catastrophe, especially for those in authoritarian states

Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 3d

📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.

Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.

Signal @signal.org · 6d

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

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Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 3d

📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.

Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.

Signal @signal.org · 6d

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

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Adrian Daub @adriandaub.bsky.social · 4d

I can’t tell you the number of German news media people who’ve asked me this question this year (“why isn’t there more resistance”) … not even 18 months after spewing psychotic fantasies about the violence that they felt ought to be visited on peaceful protesters

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 5d

Pretty incredible own goal by liberal institutions and many Democratic electeds to crush the exact type of protests in 2024 that would’ve been the most effective way to slow or stop ICE incursions into American cities in 2025

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Ntina Tzouvala @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social · 4d

I was lucky enough to sit down with Ardi Imseis and discuss the law, politics and history of the recent Western recognitions of the State of Palestine for Called to the Bar: soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...

54. Recognition, the United Nations and the Question of Palestine

In this episode, host Dr Ntina Tzouvala is joined by Professor Ardi Imseis (Queen’s Law School, Canada) for a timely conversation about international law, the United Nations, and the long struggle for

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Ingrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social · 4d

Today, 250.000 people took to the streets of Amsterdam to protest Israel's genocidal violence in Gaza and the cowardly response by the Dutch government. It followed on two earlier protests, one with 150.000 protesters, and the first one with about 100.000. By Dutch standards, these are huge numbers.

Oxfam Novib @oxfamnovib.bsky.social · 4d

WIJ ZIJN MET MEER❗

#RodeLijn

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jscarbs @jscarbs.bsky.social · 4d

Je ne sais pas si on se rend compte qu'on parle de torture là

Mona Chollet @monachollet.bsky.social · 5d

« Ils ont traîné la petite Greta [Thunberg] par les cheveux sous nos yeux, l'ont battue et l'ont forcée à embrasser le drapeau israélien. Ils lui ont fait tout ce qu'ils pouvaient imaginer, en guise d'avertissement pour les autres » www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Godzila 🇵🇸 @godzzzila.bsky.social · 5d

Italian journalist Lorenzo Agostino tells @anadoluagency:
— Greta Thunberg, just 22, was humiliated, wrapped in an Israeli flag and paraded like a trophy.
— They seized every chance to degrade us
— I felt I was in a truly barbaric place
#FreePalestine #Gaza #GlobalMovementToGaza #GlobalSumudFlotilla

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Hanno Hauenstein @hahauenstein.bsky.social · 5d

It is a deliberate policy: for two years now, Berlin’s mayor has chosen not de-escalation units but riot police – officers known for routinely unleashing extreme levels of violence against anti-genocide protesters; week after week, day after day.

Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 7d

🇩🇪🇵🇸 #WATCH | German police have escalated the violence used against peaceful protesters, who bravely take to the streets demanding an end to the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

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Signal @signal.org · 6d

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

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Patrick Breyer @echo-pbreyer.digitalcourage.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

🇪🇺🚨 HUGE NEWS: #chatcontrol vote reportedly to be postponed (unconfirmed)! 🎉 Our protests are working! https://x.com/SeppTyvaert/status/1973788987442803023

But it's just a delay. Many governments are still undecided. ⏰ Tell YOURS to join the resistance […]

[Original post on digitalcourage.social]

A map of Europe titled "Help Stop #ChatControl!" shows countries color-coded by their government's stance on Chat Control in 2025. The legend indicates: green for "Not in Favour," blue for "Undecided," and red for "In Favour."

Countries in favour (red) are: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Malta, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden.

Countries not in favour (green) are: Austria, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Countries undecided (blue) are: Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Romania.

The map includes the text "Is your government opposing it yet?" and a call to action at the bottom: "Act now! www.chatcontrol.eu".

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 6d

"I'm here to talk about what others won’t. To tell the truth about what makes our country great and what makes it not so great. While others thrive on creating scapegoats, I am here to tell you a different story."

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Migration is Britain’s superpower. Our future depends on embracing that truth, not denying it | Zack Polanski

Labour has lost its nerve. At our party conference this weekend, we’re gathering to set things right, says Green party leader Zack Polanski

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 7d

ICE is buying a location tracking tool that harvests data from hundreds of millions of phones a day. Protect your location data by updating a few settings on your phone 🧵 (1/4): www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-...

ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day

Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.

www.404media.co

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 7d

Israeli forces attacked Doctors Without Borders workers—who were all wearing marked medical vests.

They killed Omar, a 42-year-old occupational therapist and sole provider for his family.

He was killed at a bus stop, on his way to take care of other people bombed by Israel.

This morning, 2 October 2025, an attack carried out by Israeli forces killed Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staff member, Omar Hayek, and seriously injured four others.
The attack took place on a street where our teams were waiting to take a bus to the MSF field hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza. All staff were wearing MSF vests, clearly identifying them as medical humanitarian workers.
We express deep sorrow and outrage over the killing, which occurs less than two weeks after another MSF colleague, Hussein Alnajjar, was killed by the Israeli forces in Deir Al Balah.
Our thoughts are with Omar’s family and colleagues at this tragic time. Omar, 42 years old, is the fourteenth MSF colleague to be killed in Gaza since 7 October 2023.
Omar was a quiet man of profound kindness and utter professionalism. Since June 2018, he had worked as an occupational therapist at an MSF clinic in Gaza City, dedicating his life to restoring strength and dignity to thousands of patients.
He remained in Gaza City before finally evacuating south on 13 September due to relentless attacks and forced displacement from Israeli forces, who claimed people would find safety there. Instead, he was killed at a bus stop on his way to work.
Omar was the sole provider for his family since his father passed away and his young brother was killed.
Multiple healthcare workers, MSF family members and MSF staff were also seriously injured in the attack this morning, including a physiotherapist, orthopaedic surgeon, supply officer and a finance assistant. One of our staff is in critical condition with shrapnel wounds.
In the moment of the attack, our colleagues were on their way to work amidst the ongoing relentless Israeli genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Health workers in Gaza have been killed, threatened or detained, including Dr Mohamed Obeid, an MSF surgeon still in detention with no formal charges.
While hundreds of thousands of people continue to be pushed from north Ga…

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 7d

Updated with Apple statement. Apple said it removed other apps similar to ICEBlock too www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

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