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@risu.bsky.social
edtech and digital /cyber strategy/ advisor against tech enabled harm/ domestic abuse #edtech #education #harmreduction she/her
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@risu.bsky.social
· Oct 18
I like to re-share this picture of me presenting at Google to an audience including the FBI, because yes, I will fight for digital rights and better privacy and security by design. And I will have great hair while I rip apart tech bro work and egos. Especially edtech egos.
I’m anti ai because this is now the fourth year of my working life where I’ve had my work corrected with ai slop, or had to correct ai slop that has been sent out in official comms.
I’m simply tired. We used to just use our brains
I’m simply tired. We used to just use our brains
February 11, 2026 at 7:38 AM
I’m anti ai because this is now the fourth year of my working life where I’ve had my work corrected with ai slop, or had to correct ai slop that has been sent out in official comms.
I’m simply tired. We used to just use our brains
I’m simply tired. We used to just use our brains
The dichotomy of schools like Eton banning smartphones and criticising social media- but hiring social media staff to post videos of children on tiktok
I can’t explain that beyond the adults being the ones obsessed
I can’t explain that beyond the adults being the ones obsessed
February 11, 2026 at 6:37 AM
The dichotomy of schools like Eton banning smartphones and criticising social media- but hiring social media staff to post videos of children on tiktok
I can’t explain that beyond the adults being the ones obsessed
I can’t explain that beyond the adults being the ones obsessed
See- if we had decent tech editors, decent education journalists, we’d have people helping the public to connect the dots between this, biometrics and edtech- and we’d have a mass opt out movement
It should shake schools to the core. But it won’t.
It should shake schools to the core. But it won’t.
Finding out that top execs from both LifeTouch and Chuck E. Cheese are in the Epstein files has pissed me off in a way that I didn’t think was still possible.
February 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
See- if we had decent tech editors, decent education journalists, we’d have people helping the public to connect the dots between this, biometrics and edtech- and we’d have a mass opt out movement
It should shake schools to the core. But it won’t.
It should shake schools to the core. But it won’t.
The U.K. is summed up this week in Prince William avoiding his proven sex trafficker uncle by travelling to visit a Saudi king who brutally murdered a journalist. While a man who had the most Ofcom complaints about his misogyny is back on the same dating show.
February 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The U.K. is summed up this week in Prince William avoiding his proven sex trafficker uncle by travelling to visit a Saudi king who brutally murdered a journalist. While a man who had the most Ofcom complaints about his misogyny is back on the same dating show.
I really need just one day when I don’t have to listen to someone telling me how amazing AI is, how it does a job so well, when it clearly does not.
How did we get to a point where we boast that we don’t do core parts of our jobs?
How did we get to a point where we boast that we don’t do core parts of our jobs?
February 10, 2026 at 6:09 AM
I really need just one day when I don’t have to listen to someone telling me how amazing AI is, how it does a job so well, when it clearly does not.
How did we get to a point where we boast that we don’t do core parts of our jobs?
How did we get to a point where we boast that we don’t do core parts of our jobs?
Every time a new education initiative comes along I think about how we spent several years writing WALT and WILF on the board.
February 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Every time a new education initiative comes along I think about how we spent several years writing WALT and WILF on the board.
The royal family have spent two full years now providing case studies for decades to come in “what not to do in a crisis comms situation”
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The royal family have spent two full years now providing case studies for decades to come in “what not to do in a crisis comms situation”
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I come back to this open letter (from 2020) a lot, and I’ll give it the last word. amazonemployees4climatejustice.medium.com/amazon-emplo...
December 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I come back to this open letter (from 2020) a lot, and I’ll give it the last word. amazonemployees4climatejustice.medium.com/amazon-emplo...
Edtech is like ring cameras: sold everywhere and everyone seems to be a customer, but the product is about data and surveillance not providing any kind of really useful service.
So much tech is just selling you a basic product cheaply because the profit is in data from your use of the product.
So much tech is just selling you a basic product cheaply because the profit is in data from your use of the product.
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Edtech is like ring cameras: sold everywhere and everyone seems to be a customer, but the product is about data and surveillance not providing any kind of really useful service.
So much tech is just selling you a basic product cheaply because the profit is in data from your use of the product.
So much tech is just selling you a basic product cheaply because the profit is in data from your use of the product.
That awful ring camera ad isn’t new- I’m sure they used it last year ?
February 9, 2026 at 5:51 AM
That awful ring camera ad isn’t new- I’m sure they used it last year ?
The car sales dude called me on a SUNDAY. Times must be hard
February 8, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The car sales dude called me on a SUNDAY. Times must be hard
We need regulation but also education
Just telling people that they can mute block and report and they don’t have to share a live link.
All of that is sense but it is received with awe when I say it to adults.
Just telling people that they can mute block and report and they don’t have to share a live link.
All of that is sense but it is received with awe when I say it to adults.
Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
February 8, 2026 at 10:43 AM
We need regulation but also education
Just telling people that they can mute block and report and they don’t have to share a live link.
All of that is sense but it is received with awe when I say it to adults.
Just telling people that they can mute block and report and they don’t have to share a live link.
All of that is sense but it is received with awe when I say it to adults.
Facebook is apparently full of 40+ adults sharing the animation char gpt made from what it “knows about them”significant numbers probably work in education and will also tell you kids are dangerously addicted to tech.
Have we LOOKED at ourselves in the mirror not just the LLM picture ?
Have we LOOKED at ourselves in the mirror not just the LLM picture ?
February 8, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Facebook is apparently full of 40+ adults sharing the animation char gpt made from what it “knows about them”significant numbers probably work in education and will also tell you kids are dangerously addicted to tech.
Have we LOOKED at ourselves in the mirror not just the LLM picture ?
Have we LOOKED at ourselves in the mirror not just the LLM picture ?
Cybersecurity education has failed because no one understands that the ai caricature/ cute filters/ throwback photos or specific dances are all to get your biometrics
But I’m sure saying phish smish vish has been useful for some folk
But I’m sure saying phish smish vish has been useful for some folk
February 8, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Cybersecurity education has failed because no one understands that the ai caricature/ cute filters/ throwback photos or specific dances are all to get your biometrics
But I’m sure saying phish smish vish has been useful for some folk
But I’m sure saying phish smish vish has been useful for some folk
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This isn’t new news as such, but people keep being surprised by it, so it’s worth repeating. Substack hosts, profits from, and promotes explicitly Nazi content, and if you are adding value to that network, you are helping them to do so. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:07 PM
This isn’t new news as such, but people keep being surprised by it, so it’s worth repeating. Substack hosts, profits from, and promotes explicitly Nazi content, and if you are adding value to that network, you are helping them to do so. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Back in 2004, with friends reunited (remember that) and more online stuff, teachers were warned about what they posted online as students were finding it
22 years later teachers are posting openly for clout, often with children and this is the new risk they face. We need education for the ADULTS
22 years later teachers are posting openly for clout, often with children and this is the new risk they face. We need education for the ADULTS
February 7, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Back in 2004, with friends reunited (remember that) and more online stuff, teachers were warned about what they posted online as students were finding it
22 years later teachers are posting openly for clout, often with children and this is the new risk they face. We need education for the ADULTS
22 years later teachers are posting openly for clout, often with children and this is the new risk they face. We need education for the ADULTS
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In case you've not read it yet 'Disabled people's lived experience of education in the UK' is not going to surprise anyone with direct knowledge but it's still is tough to process. And those less familiar with disability should prioritise reading and acting on this report www.gov.uk/government/p...
Disabled people's lived experience of education in the UK
A qualitative evidence review that explores evidence on disabled people’s lived experiences of education.
www.gov.uk
February 7, 2026 at 10:53 AM
In case you've not read it yet 'Disabled people's lived experience of education in the UK' is not going to surprise anyone with direct knowledge but it's still is tough to process. And those less familiar with disability should prioritise reading and acting on this report www.gov.uk/government/p...
My car is up for refinance and I have spent the last hour speaking to a car salesman in the dealership because he cornered me while my car is in for service
Considering calling the SAS to come rescue me at this point pls send your prayers
Considering calling the SAS to come rescue me at this point pls send your prayers
February 7, 2026 at 10:18 AM
My car is up for refinance and I have spent the last hour speaking to a car salesman in the dealership because he cornered me while my car is in for service
Considering calling the SAS to come rescue me at this point pls send your prayers
Considering calling the SAS to come rescue me at this point pls send your prayers
It is sad that education is full of people who deeply care about children and their success, about inclusive work and accessibility.
But the higher powers and edu loud voices are alll about harm by design. SLANT, turn to talk, 💯 attendance..choice of texts, all of it is harm in disguise
But the higher powers and edu loud voices are alll about harm by design. SLANT, turn to talk, 💯 attendance..choice of texts, all of it is harm in disguise
February 7, 2026 at 9:36 AM
It is sad that education is full of people who deeply care about children and their success, about inclusive work and accessibility.
But the higher powers and edu loud voices are alll about harm by design. SLANT, turn to talk, 💯 attendance..choice of texts, all of it is harm in disguise
But the higher powers and edu loud voices are alll about harm by design. SLANT, turn to talk, 💯 attendance..choice of texts, all of it is harm in disguise
There are five roles in my area in schools where someone will run a SEND or alternative provision and the salary is 26/28k.
How can you manage a team, run proviso k for vulnerable children and be paid less than a living wage while senior staff get tens or hundreds of thousands?
How can you manage a team, run proviso k for vulnerable children and be paid less than a living wage while senior staff get tens or hundreds of thousands?
February 6, 2026 at 7:24 AM
There are five roles in my area in schools where someone will run a SEND or alternative provision and the salary is 26/28k.
How can you manage a team, run proviso k for vulnerable children and be paid less than a living wage while senior staff get tens or hundreds of thousands?
How can you manage a team, run proviso k for vulnerable children and be paid less than a living wage while senior staff get tens or hundreds of thousands?
Second parents’ evening of the week and word has got around. 3 hours, every four minutes, one in three families sitting on screen with a pet next to them
Absolute scenes. Cats held up to the screen, dogs going wild, highly recommend making it mandatory that all dogs and cats be shown in meetings
Absolute scenes. Cats held up to the screen, dogs going wild, highly recommend making it mandatory that all dogs and cats be shown in meetings
February 5, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Second parents’ evening of the week and word has got around. 3 hours, every four minutes, one in three families sitting on screen with a pet next to them
Absolute scenes. Cats held up to the screen, dogs going wild, highly recommend making it mandatory that all dogs and cats be shown in meetings
Absolute scenes. Cats held up to the screen, dogs going wild, highly recommend making it mandatory that all dogs and cats be shown in meetings
Virtual parents’ evenings are one edtech that I love.
And I make them even better by awarding house points for any pets that make an unexpected appearance. Yesterday I had three dogs and one cat. Absolutely outstanding. To think we used to sit in a cold hall until 9:30 pm. Now I get to see dogs
And I make them even better by awarding house points for any pets that make an unexpected appearance. Yesterday I had three dogs and one cat. Absolutely outstanding. To think we used to sit in a cold hall until 9:30 pm. Now I get to see dogs
February 4, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Virtual parents’ evenings are one edtech that I love.
And I make them even better by awarding house points for any pets that make an unexpected appearance. Yesterday I had three dogs and one cat. Absolutely outstanding. To think we used to sit in a cold hall until 9:30 pm. Now I get to see dogs
And I make them even better by awarding house points for any pets that make an unexpected appearance. Yesterday I had three dogs and one cat. Absolutely outstanding. To think we used to sit in a cold hall until 9:30 pm. Now I get to see dogs
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Not all men: but way, way, WAY TOO FUCKING MANY MEN
One of the things making so many men uncomfortable with ✨guilt by association✨ around the Epstein files is the knowledge *they* have about men with whom *they're* associated who hurt women, and about whose behavior they've never, not once, considered doing anything.
February 4, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Not all men: but way, way, WAY TOO FUCKING MANY MEN
Me: why are the students acting strangely?
Also me: oh
Also me: oh
February 3, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Me: why are the students acting strangely?
Also me: oh
Also me: oh
Perhaps the real question is “why are more educators not refusing ai?”
Why is it left to students to challenge what the adults should be examining, questioning and refusing?
When teachers lose pay and promotion because they used ai so much, they will have themselves to blame
Why is it left to students to challenge what the adults should be examining, questioning and refusing?
When teachers lose pay and promotion because they used ai so much, they will have themselves to blame
Interesting conversation today touched on an example of a student given homework that *required* the use of AI (to generate something and then critique the generation) who refused on the basis of a deep moral objection to AI and said the homework was therefore inaccessible to them.
February 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Perhaps the real question is “why are more educators not refusing ai?”
Why is it left to students to challenge what the adults should be examining, questioning and refusing?
When teachers lose pay and promotion because they used ai so much, they will have themselves to blame
Why is it left to students to challenge what the adults should be examining, questioning and refusing?
When teachers lose pay and promotion because they used ai so much, they will have themselves to blame