Heather Burns @heatherburnstech.bsky.social

2 days ago

Breaking: the court ruling in Wikipedia's legal challenge to the Online Safety Act categorisation regime has just been handed down. The court dismissed Wikipedia's challenge. This is bad. This is very bad. wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/08...

Wikimedia Foundation Challenges UK Online Safety Act Regulations – Wikimedia Foundation

UPDATE: On Monday, 11 August, the High Court of Justice dismissed the Wikimedia Foundation’s challenge to the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) Categorisation Regulations. While the decision does not provi...

The Reel Jon 🦌🎬🍉 @thereeljon.mov

3 days ago

If an individual offering consensual nudes of themself on OnlyFans is considered “illicit” but a program generating nudes of women without their consent is fine, the powers that be have made their priorities clear. And they’re the same as they ever were.

The Verge @theverge.com

3 days ago

Sex is getting scrubbed from the internet, but a billionaire can sell you AI nudes

Sex is getting scrubbed from the internet, but a billionaire can sell you AI nudes

Grok’s nonconsensual deepfakes show how hollow the online safety push can be.

Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social

2 days ago

Letter of the day (in the Times)

Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social

2 days ago

Do people understand? The idea of Ukraine giving away land that russia fails to occupy would open the door to a brand new era for all of you.

One where lands are annexed by declarations & superpowers coerce smaller nations into submission.

All in the name of peace, saving lives, and love, ofc.

Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social

2 days ago

A number of politicians, "news" outlets and social media influencers have been actively trying to promote violent protest and an assault on law and order.

We shouldn't be complacent - they'll keep pouring petrol & lighting matches - but so far they have singularly failed.

That's a good news story.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social

3 days ago

Calls for a "huge nationwide wave" of protests in last 48 hours saw about 300 people attend one locally-organised protest in Nuneaton (serious charges in local case) + 19 protests range from 6 peoole (Wolverhampton) with about four more reaching 100-200 people (Altrincham,Canary Wharf)

Total < 2000

Charles Tallack @charlestallack.bsky.social

2 days ago

At the end of July, the government said that it had delivered 4.6 million extra appointments since it came to power, more than double its manifesto pledge of 2 million. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Millions more appointments as more than 2,000 extra GPs recruited

Boost is part of Plan for Change to rebuild the NHS by shifting healthcare from hospitals into the community and ending the 8am scramble.