Phil Tinline
@philtinline.bsky.social
Author, THE DEATH OF CONSENSUS (The Times' Politics Book of 2022)
GHOSTS OF IRON MOUNTAIN ("riveting" - The New Yorker)
https://tinyurl.com/Ghosts-Iron-Mountain
Last on Radio 4: Societal Collapse https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002lppp
GHOSTS OF IRON MOUNTAIN ("riveting" - The New Yorker)
https://tinyurl.com/Ghosts-Iron-Mountain
Last on Radio 4: Societal Collapse https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002lppp
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There was no systemic review of what happened to content for which users went to prison in 2024. (Most of it stayed up)
Seems to be no process to notify platforms of charges, prosecutions & to track responses on specific content + broader lessons re that user's trajectory to online hate crime
Seems to be no process to notify platforms of charges, prosecutions & to track responses on specific content + broader lessons re that user's trajectory to online hate crime
January 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM
There was no systemic review of what happened to content for which users went to prison in 2024. (Most of it stayed up)
Seems to be no process to notify platforms of charges, prosecutions & to track responses on specific content + broader lessons re that user's trajectory to online hate crime
Seems to be no process to notify platforms of charges, prosecutions & to track responses on specific content + broader lessons re that user's trajectory to online hate crime
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Govt itself can say clearly what is unlawful. Can explore strengthening laws & sanctions further
- Govt can share its understanding of clear evidence - with Ofcom + with EHRC + police leaders+prosecutors
Gvt knows unlawful content is endemic, needs to review comms re public sector equality duty
- Govt can share its understanding of clear evidence - with Ofcom + with EHRC + police leaders+prosecutors
Gvt knows unlawful content is endemic, needs to review comms re public sector equality duty
January 9, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Govt itself can say clearly what is unlawful. Can explore strengthening laws & sanctions further
- Govt can share its understanding of clear evidence - with Ofcom + with EHRC + police leaders+prosecutors
Gvt knows unlawful content is endemic, needs to review comms re public sector equality duty
- Govt can share its understanding of clear evidence - with Ofcom + with EHRC + police leaders+prosecutors
Gvt knows unlawful content is endemic, needs to review comms re public sector equality duty
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The politics of “can’t” is so pernicious and just reinforces a sense of lack of agency and control - no wonder more people want to ‘burn it all down’ if the system appears so unresponsive - Greens/Reform much better at talking politics of can, trad parties need to do same if they want to compete.
January 9, 2026 at 8:44 AM
The politics of “can’t” is so pernicious and just reinforces a sense of lack of agency and control - no wonder more people want to ‘burn it all down’ if the system appears so unresponsive - Greens/Reform much better at talking politics of can, trad parties need to do same if they want to compete.
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When I talk about rebuilding from the LA fires being a fulltime job, it's literally this. Hours spent on the phone, sometimes every day, accomplishing nothing. It's why subscriptions are so crucial to keeping my ACTUAL job going. Thank you!
patreon.com/MikeRothschild
patreon.com/MikeRothschild
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January 8, 2026 at 7:47 PM
When I talk about rebuilding from the LA fires being a fulltime job, it's literally this. Hours spent on the phone, sometimes every day, accomplishing nothing. It's why subscriptions are so crucial to keeping my ACTUAL job going. Thank you!
patreon.com/MikeRothschild
patreon.com/MikeRothschild
Looks great - congrats!
January 8, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Looks great - congrats!
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Read my @politicshome.bsky.social feature about why a group of MPs are putting more pressure on the government to tackle this head on 👇
MPs Are Racing To Tackle AI Deepfakes Ahead Of The Next Elections
With voters heading to the polls in May for elections in England, Scotland and Wales, a cross-party group of MPs is quietly organising to tackle th...
www.politicshome.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Read my @politicshome.bsky.social feature about why a group of MPs are putting more pressure on the government to tackle this head on 👇
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This is exactly the kind of content that MPs are worried about in the run-up to elections in May and in the future
One deepfake video is unlikely to change the outcome of an election, but the sheer volume of AI content could add to widespread false narratives and further erode public trust
One deepfake video is unlikely to change the outcome of an election, but the sheer volume of AI content could add to widespread false narratives and further erode public trust
January 8, 2026 at 5:44 PM
This is exactly the kind of content that MPs are worried about in the run-up to elections in May and in the future
One deepfake video is unlikely to change the outcome of an election, but the sheer volume of AI content could add to widespread false narratives and further erode public trust
One deepfake video is unlikely to change the outcome of an election, but the sheer volume of AI content could add to widespread false narratives and further erode public trust