This is a terrible decision: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Pause as reported by @community-care.bsky.social here:
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Howard League charity fails in battle to halt government’s decision to make Pava available to prison staff
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Social Work England puts education consultation on hold pending outcome of Independent Review of Social Work Regulation
Comparing Penal Supervision team meeting @unistrathclyde.bsky.social. In the final year of a three-year project exploring probation across five nations @bethweaver.bsky.social Fern Gillon, Sarah Doxat-Pratt, Jan Flaherty @jakephillips.bsky.social @fergusmcneill.bsky.social
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Kolina showed that AI nudifiers were circumventing moderation thru ever more creative payment methods.
More than that, this piece at the time made it clear to me that these players were here to stay and actively building a cottage industry of abuse.
An online video game marketplace says it has referred user accounts to legal authorities after a Bellingcat investigation found nonconsensual pornographic deepfake tokens were being surreptitiously so...
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People form beliefs not only as individual agents, but as members of social groups.
Children (4-6 years old) who belonged to a group were more convinced by evidence that supported their ingroup’s belief (and were less convinced by evidence that opposed their ingroup): www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This event was only possible in collaboration with and support from @nicolacarr.bsky.social and Trinity College Dublin.
If you missed today's screening, The Strike is available to buy or rent on various streaming services, lnkd.in/dui7pH8h /n
Neurodiversity matters, and so does how we ask questions. In criminal justice settings, the way questions are framed can either support understanding or create barriers.
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This piece largely reported from the unofficial city of 235,000 refugees at the edge of the small border town, Adre. There are a lot of upsetting stories here but the thing I can't get over is how generous and kind people were. I can't get over this in particular: www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Asking questions in ways that reflect different ways of thinking can significantly improve communication, understanding and outcomes for neurodivergent…
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