Twitter is turning 20 years old this month and we are slowly starting to have a debate about social media regulation (in the form of age restrictions).
Iβm looking forward to discussing if and how we should regulate generative AI around 2045.
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Twitter is turning 20 years old this month and we are slowly starting to have a debate about social media regulation (in the form of age restrictions).
Iβm looking forward to discussing if and how we should regulate generative AI around 2045.
My piece on the counteroffensive of juries against authoritarian attempts to restrict their right to reach verdicts based on conscience, irrespective of threats of contempt of court.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/23/ceausescu-moment
@RipplEffect looking forward to this!
Book cover titled "Algorithms of Collapse: What to Do About AI and Automation" with event details for a book launch on March 1st, 21h CET; QR code for sign-up.
Next Sunday, we're launching our very first book: "Algorithms of Collapse: What to do about AI and automation", written by JoΓ£o Camargo and Sascha C. BrandsmaHey! It's a key issue for the future that definitely needs to spawn new initiatives and struggles. The [β¦]
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HAPPENING THIS THURSDAY FEB 26!!
Disinformation and Democracy - public talk with Carole Cadwalladr and Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat, chaired by Media Revolutionβs Liz Pendleton.
https://www.thersa.org/events/2026/02/disinformation-and-democracy/
Together theyβll examine how AI is [β¦]
6pm on the 26th, Media Revolution presents: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I2R-HoySKUE
@strypey @forgefed I feel my brain aching as I try to learn what, why and how this is... but I think it's linked to what we are trying to do π @newsmast
Fediverse.party is looking for a social blogging platform to highlight. I just posted some musing on possible selection criteria and the pros and cons of various candidates;
https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fediparty/issues/15#issuecomment-10658060
Feedback welcome. Here or there, but if you [β¦]
βThe issues that have drawn public attention are a very small part of the picture - but could this be the crack that lets the light in?β
https://mediarevolution.org/news/is-this-a-tipping-point-for-social-media/
On 7 February 2010 at 19:51 SAST, I wrote the following on my Facebook profile: "Playing around with the Twitter API. Testing to see if I can update my Twitter status programmatically from my C# application."
Those were the days. When Twitter's API was free and open and anyone could use it [β¦]
Well, that's alright then...
(from the Don't Look Up moment archive. They still don't get it though...)
"Freedom of expression is not the right of a magnate to buy the public debate and manipulate it through algorithms that amplify confusion."
Spanish president Pedro Sanchez fires clear shots at Elon Musk during his speech at the World Government Summit - and announces Spain's ban on social media [β¦]
Utterly sickening article in the Sun smearing the Palestinian 6 as going into an Elbit factory armed to attack cops and security guards.
Despite the jury finding the opposite.
This trial shows our jury system can still work, when it's not influenced by a [β¦]
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Behind the scenes at Media Revolution we're analysing data from our ongoing Media Trust Survey.
And guess what? It's even worse than we thought. Survey data out soon, but we can already tell you that public trust in the media is lower than a bow-legged [β¦]
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@patrickleavy love this! Thank you RTA! π
Will you take the red pill, and follow the #BigTechWalkout 2026 programme - completing your move away from #bigtech products?
https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/the-big-tech-walkout-2026/
Or will you take the blue pill and go back to billionaire algorithm simulation?
#privacy #control [β¦]
We can help you: Learn - why Surveillance Capitalism and Big Tech are the root of so many problems, and how this came to be Switch to Alternatives - we suggest alternative tech stacks, so you can change up to avoid Big Tech's creepy surveillance Unite - you're not alone. There are many privacy orgs, and a huge number of individuals, who care about privacy and democracy. Collectively we can get things done Stay up to date - subscribe to our blog for the latest anti-big tech news, deep dive articles, and details of our Big Tech Walkout programme Find resources - we link to all the best books, films, documentaries, blogs, podcasts and guides
Here's what the Rebel Tech Alliance website does for you :
https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/
(Screen grab from our home page)
#privacy #bigtech #ethicaltech #broligarchy #surveillance #surveillancecapitalism
I had the honour to spend time with Exeter Young Greens today, talking all things Movement Media and #NewsClubs - including using CAPE to tackle #climate #disinformation
Huge thanks and a massively warm welcome to Mo-Me @EwanBods @_mills_m_ @g3orge_06 [β¦]
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Time for a consumer union. #touchpaper https://www.linkedin.com/posts/press-justice-project_polling-shows-huge-public-support-for-press-activity-7423008294388248576-8B9v
@michael @newsmast Michael - your team have been absolutely amazing! Really excited for the new updates which are coming soon too. π€© We were with the Bristol Cable yesterday (can't tag) and singing your praises!!
Welcome, new Movement Media (Mo-Me) Revolutionaries! πβΊοΈπ
@luteman @john_guinn @MacNaughtae @phil @joolsieP @warrenbmalone
On the #fediverse some people start off with an #introduction post, and that can help find followers and break the #ice (not that kind of ice, though, would be good!)
Let [β¦]
Excited to welcome some new Mo-Me users and... of course, new tech being new tech, it just so happens that our Media Revolution channel - with the aggregated feed of indie news and campaigns has got a bug and is frozen on yesterday ππ«£
However the good people at @newsmast are all over it and it [β¦]
The @Declassified_UK #summit has been busy! The need for a #MediaRevolution for peace is clear!
We've launched our DIY guide to dismantling #disinformation.
The CAPE toolkit enables you to analyse any item in the news media by questioning its Content, Accuracy, Politics, and the Emotions itβs aiming to provoke.
We launched and demonstrated the toolkit at [β¦]
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The Media Revolution team is off to the @Declassified_UK "Challenging the War Machine" #summit today as exhibitors - maybe see you there?!
Miles Taylor: tRumpβs arrest of Don Lemon marks the start of his crackdown on new media. #tRump spent last year intimidating the mainstream #media. Now heβs coming for everyone.
#DonLemon #FreeSpeech #Constitution #law #journalists
https://www.defiance.news/p/breaking-trumps-arrest-of-don-lemon
The arrests of reporters Georgia Fort and Don Lemon for engaging in journalism are outrageous.
The Media and Democracy Project, and many other press freedom groups, joined this statement by the National Association of Black Journalists #NABJ [β¦]
"The poll reveals that 71% of Brits want the press to be regulated by a body that is independent from both politicians and newspaper publishers. 73% of those polled also believe newspaper corrections for inaccurate or misleading reporting should be published with the same size and prominence as [β¦]
January is Fediverse #Punk Month!
https://fedi.the-counterforce.org