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mattburgess1.bsky.social
Per Ofcom's announcement, this is the full list what it will be investigating within the parameters of the Online Safety Act
Ofcom has decided to open a formal investigation to establish whether X has failed to comply with its legal obligations under the Online Safety Act – in particular, to: assess the risk of people in the UK seeing content that is illegal in the UK, and to carry out an updated risk assessment before making any significant changes to their service; take appropriate steps to prevent people in the UK from seeing ‘priority’ illegal content – including non-consensual intimate images and CSAM;[3] take down illegal content swiftly when they become aware of it; have regard to protecting users from a breach of privacy laws; assess the risk their service poses to UK children, and to carry out an updated risk assessment before making any significant changes to their service; and use highly effective age assurance to protect UK children from seeing pornography.[4]
January 12, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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mattburgess1.bsky.social
UK communications regulator has announced it's opening an official investigation into X over non-consensual imagery. This follows it getting in touch with X last week.

It's investigating on a host of grounds: from whether X has done proper risk assessments to failing to take down illegal content
Ofcom launches investigation into X over Grok sexualised imagery
Ofcom has today opened a formal investigation into X under the UK’s Online Safety Act, to determine whether it has complied with its duties to protect people in the UK from content that is illegal in ...
www.ofcom.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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techmeme.com
Instagram says there was no breach and it fixed an issue that let an external party send password reset emails, after reports that 17.5M users' data was exposed (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
bojanperkov.bsky.social
When will they learn how the internet works 🙄
January 11, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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smoothdunk2.bsky.social
4 panel comic Panel 1: Blue Guy lying in bed with his phone on the opposite pillow. Blue Guy: I love you so much. This has been the best year of my life. Phone: I’m leaving you Panel 2: Blue Guy grabs phone in a mad panic. He yells WHUU? Panel 3: Close up on phone screen. Phone says Unless… Panel 4: Phone screen goes black. A pop up appears saying: The No Break Up Expansion Pack. £59.99 per month. Buy Now
January 11, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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theregister.com
Brussels plots open source push to pry Europe off Big Tech
Brussels plots open source push to pry Europe off Big Tech
Call for Evidence casts FOSS as a way to break US dependence The European Commission has launched a fresh consultation into open source, setting out its ambitions for Europe's developer communities to go beyond propping up US tech giants' platforms.…
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January 11, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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jdportes.bsky.social
who could have predicted that stopping international students, care workers and nurses from coming to the UK would damage the economy/public finances while yielding precisely no political benefits?

Oh. Me.

[& lots of others obviously]
theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds
Exclusive: Voters say they have little confidence that government can control borders despite sharp falls in net migration A large majority of UK voters believe immigration is increasing despite sharp falls in the number of people entering the UK, according to exclusive polling shared with the Guardian. Voters also say they have no confidence in the government’s ability to control the UK’s borders, according to the poll by More in Common. The results will come as a blow to Keir Starmer’s administration, which has taken an increasingly hardline stance on immigration in recent months. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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fabiochiusi.bsky.social
“the level of shutdown in Iran is unprecedented and in some ways far harsher than its 2019 digital blackout, which internet observers described at the time as the most “severe disconnection” they had seen anywhere”

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Iran’s internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time
Experts note the blackout is unprecedented in its extent but also selective, allowing some government communications
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:44 AM
bojanperkov.bsky.social
What could possibly go wrong
January 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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andycraig.bsky.social
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance; and the world they act in differs so materially from the world at large, that they have but little opportunity of knowing its true interests, and when they succeed to the government are frequently the most ignorant and unfit of any throughout the dominions.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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davidakaye.bsky.social
the trump admin and its allies are promoting a lie about european tech regulation. it's really not some niche technical/legal thing, though - it's about power & control over european access to information. i wrote about it here for @techpolicypress.bsky.social
The Trump Lie About Europe and Why it Matters | TechPolicy.Press
The Trump administration is promoting disinformation about European law and policy for reasons that go well beyond social media regulation, writes David Kaye.
www.techpolicy.press
January 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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tupped.bsky.social
"Consequence-free physical and sexual abuse of children was part of the deal the institutional Church offered the Irish state for to run schools, hospitals and other expensive-looking services.

This week the Taoiseach demonstrated the same mental habits."
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
The Gist: The Abuse Factory
X, the child abuse imagery app, revealed our state has no red lines. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
January 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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hrdag.org
Data created during times of human rights violations can be used to prove command responsibility: that those at the very top are responsible for the actions of the agents carrying out their orders.

hrdag.substack.com/p/dictatorsh...
Black text on white background: one might assume that human rights violations are well-hidden and poorly documented. But that's not true at all. Black text on white background: when a dictator delegates the power to commit violence to police, he needs a way to make sure that his agents do the violence he wants, rather than doing violence that benefits only the agents themselves. This is called the principal-agent problem. Black text on white background: Bureaucracies use paperwork to try to reel in the principal-agent problem. The more paperwork created, the tighter the control of the commanders further up the chain. Black text on white background: In many cases, there are massive amount of data being created in real time that connect criminal activities to the government agents that ordered them, including those at the very top of government.
January 10, 2026 at 5:19 PM
bojanperkov.bsky.social
Just one out of who knows how many stalkerware tools out there...
zackwhittaker.com Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 5d
NEW, by me: Bryan Fleming, the Michigan-based founder of spyware maker pcTattletale, pleaded guilty in federal court to hacking & advertising surveillance software Tuesday.

ICE/HSI brought the case. It's the DOJ's first federal successful prosecution of a stalkerware operator in over a decade.
Founder of spyware maker pcTattletale pleads guilty to hacking and advertising surveillance software | TechCrunch
Bryan Fleming, the founder of hacked stalkerware company pcTattletale, pleaded guilty to federal charges linked to the running of his now-defunct Michigan-based spyware company.
techcrunch.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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mikaelthalen.bsky.social
Data on 17.5 million Instagram users has been leaked. Includes usernames, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, & more.

Data appears to stem from 2024 Instagram API breach. Users are reporting a surge of unsolicited password reset emails. cyberpress.org/instagram-da...
17.5 Million Instagram Accounts Exposed in Major Data Leak
A massive data breach has compromised the personal information of approximately 17.5 million Instagram users, with sensitive details now circulating on dark web forums.
cyberpress.org
January 10, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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retrotechdreams.bsky.social
Casio TV300 pocket color television (1987)
January 10, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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theguardian.com
Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow
Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow
The US president is weaponising tech, but his tariffs and Brexit provide a surprising opportunity to gain back digital control of our lives, says science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:52 PM
bojanperkov.bsky.social
Studenti ne veruju opoziciji, opozicione partije ne razumeju zašto je saradnja sa njima odbojna studentima, građani hoće da o istom trošku "smene" i opoziciju. Neka svi pročitaju ovo i uzmu se u pamet ako misle da prave ozbiljnu strategiju za izbore, kad god oni bili demostat.rs/sr/vesti/ana...
Strategija Zajedno kao najefikasnija i najozbiljnija
1. Vaške mogu obaška, ali o formatu izborne opozicije ipak treba razmisliti Većina naroda može da odradi svoj deo „pr
demostat.rs
January 9, 2026 at 6:24 PM
bojanperkov.bsky.social
Civilizacija & 21. vek beta.rs/content/2373...
Posle Irske, i Holandija zabranila pirotehniku, u nekoliko zemalja EU traje rasprava
holandija ove godine postepeno uvodi potpuno zabranu za građane da kupuju i koriste pirotehnička sredstva, čime je uz irsku postala druga zemlja evropske
beta.rs
January 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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restofworld.org
Currently all data centers in 21 countries are located in climates that are too hot
January 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
bojanperkov.bsky.social
Realna startna petorka Ostatka sveta: SGA, Dončić, Janis, Šengun, Jokić
nba.com NBA @nba.com · 2d
USA vs. The World... Who will represent at the 75th NBA All-Star Game? 🌏

You get to decide as NBA All-Star voting continues until January 14 on the NBA App of NBA.com!

➡️ smart.link/nrzkvlbufejx4
January 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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justinhendrix.bsky.social
If we continue to treat contending with NCII and AI-enabled sexual abuse as secondary to innovation, we will keep rediscovering the same harm- only louder, faster, and harder to undo, write WITNESS’ Bruna Santos and shirin anlen.
The Grok Disaster Isn't An Anomaly. It Follows Warnings That Were Ignored. | TechPolicy.Press
AI developers and regulators must treat nonconsensual sexualized imagery as a design-level risk, write Bruna Martins dos Santos and shirin anlen.
www.techpolicy.press
January 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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zackwhittaker.com
By me at this.weekinsecurity.com: ClickFix attacks are on the rise. By spoofing Windows crashes, CAPTCHAS, and Apple logins, all try to trick you into pasting malicious code into your computer.

In this blog, I explain how ClickFix attacks work, what to look for (with pictures!), & how to stay safe.
ClickFix attacks are increasingly devious, dangerous, and can hack you in an instant
These attacks spoof Windows errors, CAPTCHAs, and real login pages to trick victims into hacking themselves with malware that skirts common cyber defenses.
this.weekinsecurity.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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philipoconnor.bsky.social
Grok has not "turned off" its CSAM generator for anyone - it has simply put it behind a paywall.
Stop uncritically repeating the narratives of tech companies.
January 9, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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evacide.bsky.social
There is no one-size-fits-all solution for digital safety at protests. You need to decide in advance what your goals are, what is important for you to protect, and what is likely to happen to you, and threat model accordingly.
January 9, 2026 at 7:54 AM