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Prof Paul Bernal

@paulbernaluk
35 posts
2024-12-29
In case anyone hasn't realised it until now, Elon Musk has never really been interested in free speech. The test of your commitment to free speech isn't whether you defend your friends' speech, but whether you support that of your enemies.
2024-12-29 View on X
Axios

Some conservative critics of Elon Musk allege censorship and claim they were stripped of their X verification badges after challenging his views on H-1B visas

The fight between Ketamine Boy and the MAGAts is definitely a time to root for injuries … David Ingram / NBC News : Elon Musk accused of censoring conservatives on X who disagree w...

In case anyone hasn't realised it until now, Elon Musk has never really been interested in free speech. The test of your commitment to free speech isn't whether you defend your friends' speech, but whether you support that of your enemies.
2024-12-29 View on X
New York Post

Trump supports H-1B visas, saying “I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I've been a believer in H-1B”, siding with Musk in the MAGA debate on the issue

President-elect Trump told The Post Saturday he supports immigration visas for highly skilled workers …

2024-12-28
In case anyone hasn't realised it until now, Elon Musk has never really been interested in free speech. The test of your commitment to free speech isn't whether you defend your friends' speech, but whether you support that of your enemies.
2024-12-28 View on X
Axios

Some conservative critics of Elon Musk allege censorship and claim they were stripped of their X verification badges after challenging his views on H-1B visas

- Since Musk purchased Twitter and implemented sweeping staff cuts, it's often been difficult to get answers as to whether …

2024-05-09
@katebevan And to talk about the real downsides to robust age verification too...
2024-05-09 View on X
BBC

Ofcom proposes new rules requiring tech companies to change their algorithms to hide “toxic” material from children, have more robust age checks, and more

It focuses on proposals for how internet services … Emma Martins : This draft Code is one of the first steps by Ofcom, UK independent communications regulator, in respect of its ne...

2024-04-13
Anyone worried about Meta lowering the age at which kids can use WhatsApp to 13 are missing two key factors. 1) Young teens already use WhatsApp. It's one of the more popular choices 2) Encryption is vital to kids' safety. They need it even more than adults
2024-04-13 View on X
The Guardian

As Meta lowers the minimum age for WhatsApp users from 16 to 13 in the UK and EU, after announcing the move in February, child safety groups criticize the move

Jamie Grierson / The Guardian :

Kids using WhatsApp is far less worrying than MPs using it.
2024-04-13 View on X
The Guardian

As Meta lowers the minimum age for WhatsApp users from 16 to 13 in the UK and EU, after announcing the move in February, child safety groups criticize the move

Jamie Grierson / The Guardian :

2024-04-04
Just to be clear: AI isn't going to *create* disasters, it's going to enable bad people to create disasters. And already is.
2024-04-04 View on X
The Guardian

Sources: Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza used Lavender, an AI system that identified 37,000 potential human targets based on their apparent links to Hamas

Israeli intelligence sources reveal use of ‘Lavender’ system in Gaza war and claim permission given to kill civilians in pursuit of low-ranking militants

2023-12-21
This is very interesting... remember that in the UK we have the Online Safety Act, and that @Ofcom, who are currently demonstrating they're incapable of regulating such an open-and-shut case as GB News, will have to deal with all this...
2023-12-21 View on X
The Verge

The EU designates Pornhub, XVideos, and Stripchat as Very Large Online Platforms under the DSA, facing stricter rules to verify ages and stop illegal content

2023-12-20
This is very interesting... remember that in the UK we have the Online Safety Act, and that @Ofcom, who are currently demonstrating they're incapable of regulating such an open-and-shut case as GB News, will have to deal with all this...
2023-12-20 View on X
The Verge

The EU designates Pornhub, XVideos, and Stripchat as Very Large Online Platforms under the DSA, facing stricter rules to verify ages and stop illegal content

Porn sites Pornhub, XVideos, and Stripchat face stricter requirements to verify the ages of their users after being officially designated as …

2023-09-20
I detest Facebook, but here they're right, and Braverman is wrong. Encryption is critical for safety - particularly for children. https://www.bbc.com/...
2023-09-20 View on X
TechCrunch

The UK's parliament passes the Online Safety Bill, in the works since 2019, paving the way for Royal Assent and the bill becoming law in the coming days

Controversial UK legislation that brings in a new regime of content moderation rules for online platforms and services …

2022-12-08
Apple here choosing people over governments. Good directly, and good in that it suggests they think *people* haven't been fooled by governments' anti-encryption propaganda over the last few decades. https://twitter.com/...
2022-12-08 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Apple plans to launch Advanced Data Protection, offering E2EE on iCloud backups, Notes, Photos, and more, in the US in 2022 and globally including China in 2023

‘Advanced Data Protection’ will offer end-to-end encryption on iCloud backups, Notes, Photos and other services—a step that may draw ire from law enforcement

2022-10-19
Many people may be surprised that Parler still exists. https://twitter.com/...
2022-10-19 View on X
The Verge

Source: Parler has ~50,000 DAUs and its parent company Parlement had been trying to sell the social network for the past few weeks at a “wildly inflated” price

conservative opportunists have seen the partisan split emerging across Big Tech and decided they want a piece of the action. But instead of innovating — which is hard — they pump o...

2022-08-03
@lukOlejnik Interesting, given that in certain circumstances almost any data can indirectly indicate sensitive data - and we've known that for ages, (e.g. the old curly fries Facebook likes study)
2022-08-03 View on X
TechCrunch

A CJEU ruling in a Lithuanian case involving the use of sensitive personal data could have implications for online services that use background tracking for ads

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Grand Chamber) 1 August 2022 (*) (Reference for a preliminary ruling … Tweets: Dr. Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna / @gabrielazanfir : Very significant judgment toda...

2022-04-05
The Home Office wants to ban encryption and the Treasury wants to issue NFTs. 😀
2022-04-05 View on X
City A.M.

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak asks the Royal Mint to issue an NFT by the summer, as the Treasury plans a “forward-looking approach” towards crypto assets

Lily Russell-Jones / City A.M. : Source: @hmtreasury .

2022-03-18
Heather has done the detailed work... the bottom line is pretty simple: the #OnlineSafetyBill is a disastrous piece of legislation, doomed not just to fail in its supposed purpose but make it much harder for tech companies and make the internet *less* safe, particularly for kids. https://twitter.com/...
2022-03-18 View on X
Sky News

The UK's Online Safety Bill, introduced to Parliament in hopes of sensible reform, is an unworkable compromise whose basic elements are shrouded in confusion

Even after years of debate, there remain substantive differences of opinion about the nature and purpose of the bill …

2022-03-17
Yeah, I've found a worse take on Online Harms than Nadine Dorries'. #OnlineSafetyBill. https://twitter.com/...
2022-03-17 View on X
The Information

Tech execs may face criminal prosecution or jail time for not abiding by Ofcom's decisions two months after the UK's Online Safety Bill passes and takes effect

Executives from Facebook parent Meta Platforms, TikTok and other big tech companies would face the prospect of jail time under sweeping …

The cyber flashing bit is just about the only bit of the #OnlineSafetyBill that makes sense.
2022-03-17 View on X
The Information

Tech execs may face criminal prosecution or jail time for not abiding by Ofcom's decisions two months after the UK's Online Safety Bill passes and takes effect

Executives from Facebook parent Meta Platforms, TikTok and other big tech companies would face the prospect of jail time under sweeping …

I think you may have misspelled ‘daft’. https://twitter.com/...
2022-03-17 View on X
The Information

Tech execs may face criminal prosecution or jail time for not abiding by Ofcom's decisions two months after the UK's Online Safety Bill passes and takes effect

Executives from Facebook parent Meta Platforms, TikTok and other big tech companies would face the prospect of jail time under sweeping …

2022-02-25
The nerve of the government to talk about the Twitter abuse after the Euros in the context of limiting anonymity, when Twitter's own data shows that 99% of the abuse was from identifiable accounts. It's gaslighting. https://twitter.com/...
2022-02-25 View on X
CNBC

UK's Online Safety Bill would mandate online platforms to give users tools to verify their IDs, block anonymous users, and filter “legal but harmful” content

- The proposals mean online platforms would need to give users a way to verify their identity, and allow them to block any unverified accounts.

2022-02-08
I think we've been down this road before. Several times. It didn't end well. And it won't this time. https://twitter.com/...
2022-02-08 View on X
BBC

The UK's Online Safety Bill will mandate porn websites verify users' age or face fines; similar proposals were quietly dropped in 2019 after criticism

Porn websites in the UK will be legally required to verify the age of their users under new internet safety laws.