A Berlin court has ordered X to grant researchers API access under the Digital Services Act. Daniela Alvarado Rincón, Simone Ruf and Jürgen Bering explain how they won the case, and why it’s a major step for researcher data access.
The Sir Humphrey Appleby school of polling strikes again!
I don't know how to explain this but Casablanca is a movie for adults.
There are lots of movies built on an element of fantasy about being young or brave or defying the odds.
Casablanca is not that. Everyone in that movie has back pain and they have all just accepted it.
Lots of people asking why men aren't being tested.
a) your standard, everyday patriarchy
b) it's widely known a non-zero number of cis women will "fail" this crude test. It's less widely appreciated some cis male athletes would "pass" - at which point the entire farce would become unsupportable.
Tech companies have until August 2026 to comply with the EU AI Act's rule requiring public summaries of AI model training data.
New analysis shows that the big AI players (OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Microsoft) have so far neglected this requirement for GPT, Gemini, Claude, and other models.
almost certainly an overreaction, but this feels like one of the most important videos of the 21st century, in the sense that it's the actual White House saying the (admittedly barely veiled) subtext of the military-industrial-entertainment complex of the past 60 years out loud
there's an old adage: "when a product appears to be free, you're the product" (usually, this means the product makes its money through advertising)
in light of the last few years, we can add an addendum: "if a business is run at a loss, it's another business's operating expense"
These people…
So Philip Glass just joined TikTok. He only has like 4 posts and they’re simply him in what I assume is his living room playing the piano. First comment on one I saw was “your piano is too close to the fireplace, you’ll dry it out” and if that’s not the internet in a nutshell I don’t know what is.
X refused stay in Coimisiún na Meán challenge by Irish High Court. Judge Cian Ferriter said that in his view, lawyers for X overstated the extent to which the platform would be prejudiced in the event that a stay was not granted.
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this is an interesting development, but I think initiatives like @eurosky.social are a much better idea
also, it seems laughably naive to think that a social network that is an EU body and at least partially funded by taxation "could stay impartial and independent from political pressures"
This. The Irish GC movement is a tiny minority of self appointed morality police searching endlessly for anything “woke” or “inclusive” to get mad about and to target for abuse & harassment.
I run it every year specifically *because* it's inclusive - I'm raising money for Belong To again, and reminded that I need to get going on that!
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gript C @griptmedia The Dublin Women's Mini Marathon is not just for the old-fashioned women any more - from this year the new upgraded modern form of woman will also be permitted to take part:
Senator Sharon Keogan & @Sen...' 21h Give me strength. Absolute cowards on women's rights. Move to @LayaHealthcare #ProtectWomensSports #SingleSexSpaces @Vi Martin X Vhi Women's Mini Marathon Terms & Conditions 2026 The hi Women's Mini Marathon is a women's event, and anyone who identifies as a woman is welcome to take part. We have a strong diversity and inclusion agenda, and welcome women of all ages and levels of fitness in a positive and non-judgemental manner. • 137 L7 286 •
This will invariably lead to targeted harassment of the sponsors* & volunteers organising (& this bears repeating) A Charity Fun Run. I genuinely cannot understand how they have the mental bandwidth & find the energy to be this hateful.
*don’t make me sympathise with health insurance companies FFS
@griptmedia The Dublin Women's Mini Marathon is not just for the old-fashioned women any more - from this year the new upgraded modern form of woman will also be permitted to take part:
@Sen...' 21h Give me strength. Absolute cowards on women's rights. Move to @LayaHealthcare #ProtectWomensSports #SingleSexSpaces @Vi Martin X Vhi Women's Mini Marathon Terms & Conditions 2026 The hi Women's Mini Marathon is a women's event, and anyone who identifies as a woman is welcome to take part. We have a strong diversity and inclusion agenda, and welcome women of all ages and levels of fitness in a positive and non-judgemental manner.
Really hard to comprehend that with all that’s going on in the world these people have the time and energy to attack the Dublin women’s mini marathon for being trans inclusive….
Honestly insulting at this point that the government continue to insist this and similar events have nothing to do with their new legislation
Just in time for the EU Migration Pact to kick in!
"About one in 10 teenagers coming into Headspace centres have brought up the social media ban as their reason for seeking support, she says... Thain urges governments looking to follow in Australia’s footsteps not to assume they know better than young people, and to include them
TBF, a fair comparison.
Much like, Barack Obama, Albert Dolan has trouble acknowledging ongoing US war crimes in the Middle East.
Fair play to Susan Doyle for this really important article.
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For those prices I’d expect a Wexford Queen with an actual gold crown on it…
Twenty euro for a baked potato?!?
Oh we’re back!
Pedro Sánchez #@sanchezcastejon •5h X The world, Europe, and Spain have faced this critical moment before. In 2003, a few irresponsible leaders dragged us into an illegal war in the Middle East that brought nothing but insecurity and pain. Our response then must be our response now: NO to violations of international law. NO to the illusion that we can solve the world's problems with bombs. NO to repeating the mistakes of the past. NO TO WAR.
Cover of Charlemagne, Christopher Lee’s last album. He’s wearing a crowd, dressed like a king and welding a sword. Metal. As. Fuck.
Never forget that Christopher Lee recorded the vocals on *four* death metal albums, recording the last one in 2013 at the age of 91, just two years before he passers away
🤘🎸🤘
Oh interesting. Can you send me some examples?
That's definitely the way the winds are blowing. Already this week, in the UK, a group of peers in the House of Lords have tried to shove a social media and VPN ban for under-16s into unrelated legislation
At this rate, that family is going to become a statistically significant proportion of our prison population.
Ok, I appreciate this is a tactic to draw attention to the issue of Recommender Algorithms, but once again, *we do not need a new law* to regulate social media recommender systems the regulatory tools are there, what we need is enforcement.
Alex Horne: And coming in first, Alexander undid the knot in 32 seconds.
Greg Davies: Well I don't think it was in the spirit of the task, was it?
Alex Horne: He's right though Greg. We never said he couldn't use a sword.
Alexander the Great: *weeping for there were no more tasks to conquer*
