Tony Roberts
@phatcontroller.bsky.social
Emeritus Fellow of Digital Rights. Editor of book series on all aspects of digital citizenship and digital authoritarianism. Free typo with every post.
“The report raised concerns about the enormous amounts of energy and water these facilities can consume, as well as their potential impacts on air quality, cultural resources, and noise and light pollution.”
Cherokee Nation Bans Hyperscale Data Center Projects on Tribal-Owned Lands
The tribe cited concerns over energy, water use, and the relatively small number of permanent jobs these massive facilities create.
gizmodo.com
Oops. Oh dear, who knew prompts were discoverable?
Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social · yesterdayNew: An "expert witness" in a $61 million lawsuit over an industrial explosion that killed three people and destroyed 200 homes used ChatGPT to write his report for the court. He prompted ChatGPT to "show how 3M is 0% at fault for the explosion at Watson Grinding" www.404media.co/show-how-3m-...
I did not know that I needed to hear this but I loved it!
TheBossRoss 🧶@thebossross.bsky.social · 12h agoThis must be the third video of wonderful voices singing global scales I have seen, and each is mesmerising and has taught me things I didn't know. Such as: That these scales exist and how they, the bare backbone of tunes, reflect and unlock whole world regions' music. This is amazing.
🚓 For a decade, the Dutch police used the Crime Anticipation System (CAS) to classify crime-prone areas. Until late 2025, when it was abruptly decommissioned. Our reporting fellow Lotte Debrauwer investigated the rise and fall of the system. algorithmwatch.org/en/dutch-pol...
Flock off and leave us alone!Corporations nor the state have any legitimate business constantly surveiling innocent people going about their private lives.
Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 24h ago“A North Texas county has shut down its network of Flock automated license plate reader cameras, saying the technology amounted to warrantless surveillance of residents going about their daily lives.”
Marina Purkiss, "188 articles on this man, Jason Arday, who was not a public figure, over 9 days" "It was a blood sport for The Telegraph, The Times, The Spectator" "They have blood on their hands for this man"
We need two Arday inquiries: 1) Into racist (and misogynistic) bullying by UK press and social media accounts (see also Diane Abbott); and 2) into the duty of care that HE has for its minority staff - a duty of care that in my repeated experience is reserved primarily for white male sex offenders.
Tes magazine@tesmagazine.bsky.social · 12h agoThe death of Jason Arday shows us that all leaders in education need to speak out against racism – saying nothing in the face of prejudice is not a neutral position, writes Sufian Sadiq
"They just want the content as a bunch of words strung together."
Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books to Train AI
An investigation by 404 Media found that Amazon bought a shipment of rare books so it could scan and destroy them to train AI.
trib.al
Remember when Amazon was where you went to track down and buy obscure books? Now Amazon is in the business of destroying rare books for private profit.
Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · yesterdayNew from 404 Media: we solved which AI company is buying massive shipments of rare books, scanning and destroying them to train AI. We put an Apple AirTag in a rare book, followed it. It ended up at an Amazon facility. Its logo is a dinosaur ripping through a book www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
Amazon used to sell the most books in the world now it destroys the most books in the world?
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 15h agoAn investigation by 404 Media showed that Amazon is destroying rare books to train AI models. The investigation involved planting an Airtag in a rare book, which was then tracked to an Amazon AI training facility in Las Vegas. 🤬
Why were Professor Arday's words scrutinised to death but Reform lies are routinely printed as if they were true?
Very decent of the BBC to report our £50bn savings claim as though it's a fact, rather than the made up load of old bollocks that it actually is.
As 3,000 die and wildfires rage accross the UK, the stupid party say enjoy the global warming. www.ft.com/content/49ea...
Reform UK’s deputy leader tells Britons to ‘enjoy’ heat amid record drought
Richard Tice’s call for people to ‘celebrate’ hotter weather comes as farmers warn of one of the worst harvests on record
ft.com
How is it that billionaires can afford to donate $102m to fight tax justice yet claim that increased wealth tax is unaffordable?
Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social · yesterdayBillionaire Google Co-Founder Pumps $102m To Oppose California Wealth Tax, 5% On Assets Above $1bn. Imagine if they did the same to fight poverty. All over the world, Super-rich buy politicians, collect subsidies, lax laws, dodge taxes, cause most pollution. It is People v the Super-Rich.
112 MPs signed our letter calling for Thames Water to be taken into special administration But many MPs are still refusing to demand an end to the Thames Water debacle If your MP is one of them, you may find this blog useful: vist.ly/5eyfh
Trump says Strait of Hormuz will soon be ‘called a territory of the United States’. The felon also wants to takeover Canada, Cuba, Gaza, Greenland, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela and more. Does he think local population won't resist? Nothing learnt from Vietnam, Afghanistan. Madness of King Donald.
Trump says Strait of Hormuz will soon be ‘called a territory of the US’: Live
The US president says America will also hit Iran hard economically as Washington and Tehran struggle to reach a deal to end a nearly six-month conflict
independent.co.uk
Sickened by the news that Jeff Bezos’ consortium has bought roughly a third of Liverpool Football Club. Many fans have rightly focused on Amazon’s anti-union practices, its treatment of workers, and the fear that Liverpool will become just another asset in a billionaire’s portfolio.
