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Andrew O’Brien
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Work in Transport 🚛, active in Trade Unions and politics 🤝🌹 Dubliner 🏰
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Hearing things. A well known, and for some, a well-regarded journalist, talking on the radio about those political parties that "believe in climate change"... #GE24
December 2, 2024 at 12:28 PM
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This argument would make X the Data Controller- and publisher- of everything posted on the platform, liable under both GDPR and defamation laws in every country for every post.

This is a no-lose filing.
Elon Musk's legal filing in the InfoWars bankruptcy case is both batshit crazy and also what you'd expect. It asserts that X owns every account, can do whatever it wants with them, and can inject itself into legal proceedings that have nothing to do with Twitter

www.404media.co/xs-objection...
X's Objection to the Onion Buying InfoWars Is a Reminder You Do Not Own Your Social Media Accounts
"X CORP. OWNS THE X ACCOUNTS."
www.404media.co
November 26, 2024 at 7:53 PM
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I am sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mahmoud. Mahmoud and his wife Duaa were language teachers before the war started and Duaa was 2 months pregnant with Adam. Since then they have lost their home, been displaced 4 times and Duaa gave birth in very unsanitary conditions.
November 21, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Now that I have a phone with enough storage, I’m going to spend a bit more time here. Probably looking to migrate permanently. We’ll see.
November 15, 2024 at 8:06 PM
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Biden Admin Working With Social Media Companies to Limit Pro-Palestinian Content
Biden Admin Working With Social Media Companies to Limit Pro-Palestinian Content
Hey all, please become a paid subscriber to support this work — Ken The Biden administration has publicly admitted that it is working with tech companies to “limit Hamas's use of online platforms, inc...
www.kenklippenstein.com
May 23, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Hey @keffals.gg. I saw you’ve departed Twitter. I’m sorry you felt it necessary. I rarely use Bluesky, but maybe, this might be a good reason to use it more.
February 19, 2024 at 12:34 PM
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In East Wall, locals oppose council idea to close the only football pitch that is free to use. “We love football so it cannot be closed,” says Antoine Dunne, aged 11. dublininquirer.com/2...
In East Wall, locals oppose council idea to close the only football pitch that is free to use - Dublin Inquirer
“We love football so it cannot be closed,” says Antoine Dunne, aged 11.
dublininquirer.com
December 21, 2023 at 10:00 AM
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November 30, 2023 at 9:12 AM
Well, here we go.
November 29, 2023 at 9:52 PM