Josh Taylor
@joshtaylor.bsky.social
Technology reporter at the Guardian, in Melbourne, Australia. Tech, infosec, FOI, politics, media 🌈 (he/him) https://linktr.ee/joshtayl0r
Whenever I watch musicals (just saw Wicked: For Good), when they start singing I get Anya in my head saying "would you say it was a breakaway pop hit or more of a book number?"
November 29, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Whenever I watch musicals (just saw Wicked: For Good), when they start singing I get Anya in my head saying "would you say it was a breakaway pop hit or more of a book number?"
Interesting different sort of piracy site blocking order from the usual: they sought an urgent block to stop people accessing sites with Wicked: For Good while it's in cinemas. jade.io/article/1166...
November 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Interesting different sort of piracy site blocking order from the usual: they sought an urgent block to stop people accessing sites with Wicked: For Good while it's in cinemas. jade.io/article/1166...
The Australian's art critic panned the Turnbull portrait but I'm afraid if my unconscious gesticulation habit was permanently placed on the walls of parliament it would be devastating.
I think it's quite good, really.
I think it's quite good, really.
November 28, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The Australian's art critic panned the Turnbull portrait but I'm afraid if my unconscious gesticulation habit was permanently placed on the walls of parliament it would be devastating.
I think it's quite good, really.
I think it's quite good, really.
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thank you to the roundabout near where I live for once again providing a physical representation of the AI economy
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
thank you to the roundabout near where I live for once again providing a physical representation of the AI economy
There's a full appeal hearing in a case a user who posted on X about an LGBTQ club at a school and eSafety deemed it not to the level of bullying to take down, but then X interpreted their informal email as a notice and temporarily blocked it in AU before reversing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnjz...
VID390/2025 - eSafety Commissioner v Baumgarten
YouTube video by Federal Court of Australia
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November 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
There's a full appeal hearing in a case a user who posted on X about an LGBTQ club at a school and eSafety deemed it not to the level of bullying to take down, but then X interpreted their informal email as a notice and temporarily blocked it in AU before reversing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnjz...
Tried out Meta's facial age assurance on a dummy Insta account and it was fairly seamless and quick. That said, I am an adult with a moustache soooo
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Tried out Meta's facial age assurance on a dummy Insta account and it was fairly seamless and quick. That said, I am an adult with a moustache soooo
Truly the worst part of some new TV shows is when you can tell some lines are written to become memes.
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Truly the worst part of some new TV shows is when you can tell some lines are written to become memes.
Waited to get the court docs before reporting on the high court challenge to the social media ban.
They reveal an injunction will be sought against esafety, the minister and the govt to stop enforcement. And one of the teens is turning 16 before the ban.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
They reveal an injunction will be sought against esafety, the minister and the govt to stop enforcement. And one of the teens is turning 16 before the ban.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Teens seek urgent high court injunction to block Australian government’s social media ban
Noah Jones and Macy Neyland, both 15, are supported by a digital rights group led by NSW Libertarian MP John Ruddick
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November 27, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Waited to get the court docs before reporting on the high court challenge to the social media ban.
They reveal an injunction will be sought against esafety, the minister and the govt to stop enforcement. And one of the teens is turning 16 before the ban.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
They reveal an injunction will be sought against esafety, the minister and the govt to stop enforcement. And one of the teens is turning 16 before the ban.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
lol X is a hellhole but sometime still amusing
November 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
lol X is a hellhole but sometime still amusing
Don't think an anti-trans activist is much of a threat in Hawthorn somehow.
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Don't think an anti-trans activist is much of a threat in Hawthorn somehow.
Political class kinda needs to stop freaking out every time there's a localised mobile network outage. This one was fixed in a couple of hours and Optus alleges it was a fibre cut as a result of someone trying to steal copper. Not much that they can do about that.
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Political class kinda needs to stop freaking out every time there's a localised mobile network outage. This one was fixed in a couple of hours and Optus alleges it was a fibre cut as a result of someone trying to steal copper. Not much that they can do about that.
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Google's parliament house passes are sponsored by Liberal MPs.
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Google's parliament house passes are sponsored by Liberal MPs.
When I saw the headline "Trump pardons Gobble and Wobble" I thought it must be some far right influencers I was not familiar with initially.
November 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
When I saw the headline "Trump pardons Gobble and Wobble" I thought it must be some far right influencers I was not familiar with initially.
yeesh
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
yeesh
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Pauline Hanson thinks she speaks for the mainstream but her stunt shows she is a bit player with bad instincts
Pauline Hanson thinks she speaks for the mainstream but her stunt shows she is a bit player with bad instincts
While banning the burqa might play with the Sky After Dark audience, it is miles from a broad concern among punters
Nearly 30 years after she first entered politics with a firebrand maiden speech about Asian immigration, Pauline Hanson remains a committed fringe dweller, with narrow political interests and bad instincts.
Suspended from the Senate on Tuesday, her decision to don a burqa in the chamber a day earlier badly disrupted proceedings and drew near universal condemnation. It is only the fifth time since 1901 that a seven-day suspension has been put in place, and the first time since 1979. Continue reading...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Pauline Hanson thinks she speaks for the mainstream but her stunt shows she is a bit player with bad instincts
Kinda funny they're posting through it tbh
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Kinda funny they're posting through it tbh
Outsourcing your sense of humour to AI www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Outsourcing your sense of humour to AI www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Snapchat to tell 440k Australians to prove they’re 16 or accounts will be locked in social media ban
Snapchat to tell 440k Australians to prove they’re 16 or accounts will be locked in social media ban
In-app notifications go out this week to users believed to be aged under 16 ahead of 10 December social media ban
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Snapchat is about to begin alerting some users that their accounts will be deactivated when Australia’s under-16s social media ban takes effect from 10 December.
Users that the platform assesses are likely to be aged under 16 were due to begin getting notifications about the ban this week in-app, via email or SMS. Continue reading...
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November 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Snapchat to tell 440k Australians to prove they’re 16 or accounts will be locked in social media ban
The Roblox CEO being so hyped about Polymarket doesn't fill me with confidence.
This is quite an interview.
This is quite an interview.
We asked Roblox's CEO about child safety on the platform. It got tense www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/p...
We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The Roblox CEO being so hyped about Polymarket doesn't fill me with confidence.
This is quite an interview.
This is quite an interview.
The Australian calling for the ABC to loosen its editorial policies.... on on-air talent accepting gambling money lol
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The Australian calling for the ABC to loosen its editorial policies.... on on-air talent accepting gambling money lol
Had to look up 'piss' in the Guardian styleguide (it's not there).
Just another day reporting on Elon.
Just another day reporting on Elon.
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Had to look up 'piss' in the Guardian styleguide (it's not there).
Just another day reporting on Elon.
Just another day reporting on Elon.
Interesting, eSafety got the classification board to classify the Charlie Kirk assassination video as refused classification (previously they usually self-assess before sending take down requests). I guess wanting to put themselves on stronger footing.
www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/defaul...
www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/defaul...
November 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Interesting, eSafety got the classification board to classify the Charlie Kirk assassination video as refused classification (previously they usually self-assess before sending take down requests). I guess wanting to put themselves on stronger footing.
www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/defaul...
www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/defaul...
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Judges have become ‘human filters’ as AI in Australian courts reaches ‘unsustainable phase’, chief justice says
Judges have become ‘human filters’ as AI in Australian courts reaches ‘unsustainable phase’, chief justice says
Stephen Gageler warns the speed of AI’s development could be outstripping people’s ability to ‘comprehend its potential risks and rewards’
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The chief justice of the high court says judges around Australia are acting as “human filters” for legal arguments created using AI, warning the use of machine-generated content has reached unsustainable levels in the courts.
Stephen Gageler told the first day of the Australian Legal Convention in Canberra on Friday that inappropriate use of AI content by litigants self-representing in court proceedings, as well as trained legal practitioners, included machine-enhanced arguments, preparation of evidence and formulation of legal submissions. Continue reading...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Judges have become ‘human filters’ as AI in Australian courts reaches ‘unsustainable phase’, chief justice says