Platform power and free expression program manager at @openrightsgroup. (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on #privacy #civilliberties opposing […]
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This petition against the social media ban is taking off https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/757233 #stopkillingtheinternet #socialmedia please do sign and share under the #stopkillinginternet even if it’s a Gov one!
Major social media platforms rely on extensive collection of personal data to target advertising and maximise user engagement. Their business models are designed to keep users online for longer, using algorithms that prioritise content most likely to capture attention and drive interaction. This […]
Age verification addresses the symptoms not the cause – and even feeds back into the harmful business model. The data shared for age verification can also be used by platforms and the wider data broker ecosystem to send you ads and customised content, fuelling the harmful business model […]
Over the past week I’ve been working with a group of organisations from the world. Plans are underway to launch a new global movement to oppose restrictions such as bans or device scanning that harm the open net. Formal Announcements we can expect tomorrow in the meantime […]
These headline-grabbing proposals by a Prime Ministers on his way out fail to address the root causes on online harms – business models that reward harmful content.
The government is on a policy failure ratchet, of policy failures that are followed by more and more censorship and surveillance […]
In less than a year, the government has expanded age verification to such an extent so that soon it will be virtually impossible to be online in the UK without handing over identity documents or biometric data to unregulated companies.
Forcing people to prove their identity in this way puts […]
Online safety begins at home with the family says Phil Booth of NO2ID https://youtu.be/q1KT0GUJygI #onlinesafety #socialmedia #DigtialID
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iF you hAvE dOne nOtHiNg wrong https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/man-jailed-due-to-faulty-face-recognition-says-florida-cops-ignored-other-evidence/ #AI #PreCrime #surveillance
A few points on this rubbish about "cuts" because #Palantir was going to "save" the Met money:
(1) Palantir are the software equivalent of a heroin dealer. "First one free". This is a problem the police should understand.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75ylvzyy6xo
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I haven’t commented much about the social media ban. That’s because I’ve been very busy working on a project related to it. Looking forward to being able to talk about that more tomorrow! #socialmedia #ban #politics
Scotland Yard had been in talks about using Palantir's AI tech to speed up criminal investigations.
