Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org
Director of the Centre for Information Ethics and Public Policy
Personal website:
My interests include:
#cyberethics #privacy #censorship #encryption #steganography #decentralised_internet #AI #philosophy #ethics #politics #psychedelic_research #music #film #symi #mycology
Joined Oct 2018
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#phidoc #books #literature #music #greece #symi
Please note that September's Book of the Month is The End of the Affair by Graham Greene and the Track of the Month is Pastorale from the Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp by Claude Debussy.
#IT #socialmedia #facebook #data #content #oversight #moderation #politics #democracy
While Facebook works to create an oversight board, industry experts formed their own
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/facebook-real-oversight-board-n1240958
#media #broadcasting #regulation #eu #uk
"Hoist with his own petard" (Wiilliam Shakespeare - Hamlet)
Certainly the BBC has now been hoisted by its own petard.
For many years, the Corporation has been allowing fringe views, including those on the far right, privileged exposure in the name of 'balance'. The supreme irony is that what has been shown repeatedly by media analysts as not only an establishment but also a right-of-centre media channel, has been characterised by Boris Johnson and his cronies as a 'left-of-centre, 'woke', 'thorn-in-the-flesh' obstacle.
In normal times, you would be rolling in the aisles at the idiocy of the claim. But, sadly, these are not normal times!
The truth is that left-of-centre views are not properly represented in UK broadcasting in any meaningful way.
Yes, I know that the left-right division/dichotomy is passe, so let us choose better terms. I'm very much for that!
In the meantime this:
Hardline BBC critics reportedly offered top media roles
#IT #cyberwarfare #COVID19 #brexit #climate #eu #uk #politics #democracy
Britain has offensive cyberwar capability, top general admits.
Surprise, surprise, yawn!
That's really what we need to hear re COVID-19, Brexit and climate change!
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Wales should hold vote on independence options before requesting in / out referendum, new report recommends. https://nation.cymru/news/wales-should-hold-vote-on-independence-options-before-requesting-in-out-referendum-new-report-recommends/
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Is a mac laptop A1150 - macbook pro core-duo any earthly good? They were first offered for sale in early 2006 apparently.
It was a gift to a friend and has been literally collecting dust for years in a closet.
Rather than charge it and learn 'mac things' to erase personal info from its previous owner, we have tentatively scheduled its execution.
Probably a .303, but a .45 pistol is also a possibility.
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Wow. My local rag has something sensible in it! That's not usual.
OPINION: Facebook has taken one step too far
"Can Terrace quit its Facebook habit?
Like many rural communities in B.C., Terrace relies on Facebook as a default communication platform."
https://www.terracestandard.com/opinion/opinion-facebook-has-taken-one-step-too-far/
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Cool.
"These 16,000 BBC Sound Effects are made available by the BBC in WAV format to download for use under the terms of the RemArc Licence. The Sound Effects are BBC copyright, but they may be used for personal, educational or research purposes, as detailed in the license.
For commercial use, you can license sound effects."
#video #chillout #cduncan #global #eu #uk #greece #symi
I realise that this instance of Mastodon has a STEM orientation which I genuinely welcome and appreciate. However, as COVID-19 is not about to disappear any time soon, I'm going to post the occasional chillout video or music link.
No, I'm not David Lean , Stanley Kubrik etc. just enjoy!
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Shwmae! I am crowdfunding the fee for my citizenship application after I was the first person ever to sit the citizenship test in Welsh. I hope you will support me in my quest to affirm Welsh language and identity as vital aspects of life in the UK and in my wish to become a de facto Welsh citizen. Click to read my story and feel free to share! #WelshCitizenship
https://www.gofundme.com/f/my-welsh-citizenship-fy-ninasyddiaeth-gymreig
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#IT #algorithms #twitter #socialmedia #bias #global
Twitter investigates image cropping algorithm for racial bias
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RT @_AlexHirsch
We vote for the same reason we wear a mask. Its not fun, exciting, sexy or dramatic. It wont fix everything overnight. Its just a small practical real action you can take to protect your most vulnerable neighbors. Its literally the least you can do. And if we all do it-it works
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Cymdeithas Owain Glyndŵr Society
Medi 23ain, 1408: Syrthiodd Castell Aberystwyth i'r Saeson ar ôl gwarchae hir, ac yna canolbwyntiasant ar y gwarchae yng Nghastell Harlech.
September 23rd, 1408: Aberystwyth Castle fell to the English following a long siege, and then they concentrated on the siege at Harlech Castle.
#IT #socialmedia #dataprotection #facebook #eu #ireland #usa #politics
Nick Clegg is a failed politician. His ill-informed defence of Facebook lacks any credibility.
Director of the Centre for Information Ethics and Public Policy
Personal website:
My interests include:
#cyberethics #privacy #censorship #encryption #steganography #decentralised_internet #AI #philosophy #ethics #politics #psychedelic_research #music #film #symi #mycology
Joined Oct 2018
