Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

"Generative AI’s biggest crime is that it has ruined watching a cute video on the internet, which was one of the greatest and only joys left on the internet. Those brief moments of happiness are now destroyed."

Bec Shaw@brocklesnitch.bsky.social · last mo.

I wrote this rant that is basically AI HAS RUINED CUTE ANIMAL VIDEOS AND I HATE IT t.co/GMk2loQ8KI

HYPERSCALE is hitting bookstores on October 20. Preorder it now! In the book, I dig into how the data center boom is pushing our planet past its breaking point, and the incredible efforts of people pushing back against the profit-driven interests of Big Tech. Get your copy: hyperscalebook.com

Segal insists it’s too “difficult” to answer how she justifies attacking ABC’s Gaza coverage, when just 4 of “literally thousands” Ombudsman complaints are actually substantiated.🙄 Pathetic. Then attacks ombudsman’s “standards”, wants her personally endorsed standards. Dangerous.

Testing COMPLETE 🫡 Our RCT found brief social media interventions (like educational TikToks by a professional science communicator, animations and health-literacy friendly text) are effective in improving digital health literacy! Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #AcademicSky 🛟 🧪 🦘🎓

The Effects of a Short Video Intervention on Digital Health Literacy Skills: An Online Randomised Controlled Trial - Journal of General Internal Medicine

Background Social media has an influence on public health communication. There are growing concerns about digital health literacy, and how younger adults find good-quality health information online, a...

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Dr Melody Taba@melodytaba.bsky.social · last yr.

🎥 We’re testing different video interventions (animation vs. TikTok delivered by pro science communicator) to see if they improve digital health literacy skills! Project is still under way, but read the protocol in Health Literacy & Communication Open: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🦘🎓 🛟

As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content. www.wired.com/story/meta-n...

Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out

As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content.

wired.com

There’s a scene in the dystopian sci-fi movie Minority Report where Tom Cruise’s character is riding in an autonomous vehicle that gets remotely commandeered by the police to bring him into custody. The audience is supposed to see this as flagrant disregard for privacy and due process.

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · last mo.

Waymo car delivers misbehaving teen passengers to San Mateo police

Microsoft is laying off 4,800 workers today. Its CEO made $96.5M in 2025, a 22% increase from the previous year. Microsoft made $101B in net income last year — and raked in up to $12.5B in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill. This is what a rigged system looks like.

JOIN US: The Sociological Review journal is recruiting 12 new Editorial Board members who will take up post in January 2027. Our aim is to recruit a cohort of globally minded scholars reflective of the richness and diversity of the sociological community. ➡️ Deadline 16 October buff.ly/mPov5pd

I scrolled for a while. Literally nothing else.

QueerAF@wearequeeraf.com · last mo.

The Royal Family's official account turned off comments after users flooded a post featuring Queen Camilla and JK Rowling with the 🏳️‍⚧️ emoji on the final day of Pride Month Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DaNmisfMJle/?ref=wearequeeraf.com

Call for Interview Participants! My @researchireland.ie study exploring women’s experiences of online harassment and abuse in Irish academia is seeking insights from those impacted to help increase awareness and support. To share your story please email: gboastudy@universityofgalway.ie

Never met Tony Peters, don’t know who he is, but a million years ago on Facebook he posted this and I don’t think anyone’s ever put it better.

Good News: The International Court of Justice has declared it has jurisdiction to put Israel on trial. Official legal ruling issued. Court asserts authority to proceed. Also: Italian Prime Minister Meloni announces suspension of military cooperation and defense agreements with Israel.

EXCLUSIVE: A data investigation reveals what appears to be a sustained, coordinated media offensive by The Australian targeting Randa Abdel-Fattah. The paper has written more articles on her than Nine papers, Guardian, ACM papers & ABCNews online COMBINED www.ettemedia.com/exclusive-me...

ETTE-SCLUSIVE: Data exposes The Australian’s campaign against Dr Randa Abdel- Fattah

A sweeping data investigation reveals what appears to be a sustained, coordinated media offensive by News Corp's The Australian targeting Palestinian-Egyptian academic and author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah...

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Whether you use, develop, or moderate decentralised social media, your ideas for making these spaces safer and more welcoming matter. Join our ongoing asynchronous brainstorm and share your thoughts. Signup form here forms.office.com/r/mMbjjvXgXB Project details here tinyurl.com/44adp9cx

Upside down, by the ankles, and then treat him like a piñata.

LGBTQIA+ young people who feel safe and understood in online spaces report better mental health outcomes than those who do not, findings from @trevorproject.bsky.social show Why are politicians not considering this in conversations about social media bans?

Rise of social media bans is a blunt force that will harm LGBTQIA+ children, especially in rural areas

If we are serious about protecting young people, we need to approach social media policy with that nuance in mind.

wearequeeraf.com

Israel just bombed the Lebanese National Public University in Beirut. They murdered the Director of the Faculty of Science, Dr. Hussein Bazzi, and Dr. Murtada Srour. They are not just killing people — they are erasing knowledge and attacking the future of Lebanon. Just as in Gaza 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

"Failure to tax extreme wealth will fuel far-right surge, warns Gary Stevenson" thepoint.com.au/news/260227-...

Failure to tax extreme wealth will fuel far-right surge, warns Gary Stevenson

British economist Gary Stevenson, known as 'the People's Economist' has delivered blunt advice to Australian politicians during his tour of Australia, warning that living standards will continue to de...

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This guy gets it.

Hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discord’s age-verification software, Persona. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet, and that was just the beginning. www.therage.co/persona-age-...

Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web

Three hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discord’s age-verification software. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet.

therage.co

Well to the surprise of absolutely NOBODY, the Australian University Census on Staff Wellbeing found that the sector is (to put it mildly) a bit fucked when it comes to psychosocial safety climate, with 44% of respondents in a very high risk environment. #AcademicSky

how long did it take you to notice?

You know I'm dead if I suddenly start posting on Facebook more than like once every two years. mashable.com/article/meta...

Meta wins patent for AI that could post for dead social media users

The company says its just a concept, and doesn't plan to advance the idea.

mashable.com

Latest article from me in The Conversation this morning. I discuss a new Nature study that finds X's algorithmic feed is politically biased (surprise, surprise!). I explore the idea of social media platforms as faulty infrastructure in need of a fix. theconversation.com/a-few-weeks-...

A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right-wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly

Elon Musk’s social media platform is boosting conservative content – and it’s having long-lasting effects on how users see the world.

theconversation.com

“Abolishing gender programs & the lessons they have taught, will, Trump & his acolytes hope, undermine our ability not just to condemn, but also to critically analyze the policies & practices they want to impose.” Must Read by Joan Scott, member of the AAUP’s Committee on Academic Freedom.

Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott

Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why

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A must read piece on the increasing misuse, watering down and co-opting of Cultural Safety - a First Nations designed health framework. overland.org.au/2026/02/on-t...

On the misuse of Cultural Safety - Overland literary journal

Since its original formulation and application in the health sector in Aotearoa New Zealand in the 1980s, Cultural Safety has been subject to wide reinterpretation. Its entry into institutional life m...

overland.org.au

"Many people rely on anonymity to speak freely. LGBTQ+ youth, survivors of abuse, political dissidents, and countless others use aliases to explore identity, find support, and build community safely. When identity checks become a condition of participation, many users will simply opt out."

Electronic Frontier Foundation@eff.org · 6mo ago

Lawmakers across the world that are considering bills that would make Discord’s approach the norm for every platform should watch this backlash and similarly move away from age verification mandates. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

One thing that’s cool about our current system is how it creates things that people don’t want or need, and also those things are bad for us.

Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones. Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.