Ewan Sutherland
sutherla.bsky.social
Ewan Sutherland
@sutherla.bsky.social
Telecoms policy person
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Filing: Meta axed research based on a Nielsen survey in 2020 that found evidence of social media harms, claiming the survey was tainted by the “media narrative”
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege
Rather than publishing the findings or pursuing additional research, Meta called off further work.
www.reuters.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Although the scale of this is still to be assessed, this is the inevitable outcome of the monetization of the algorithm. Rage-bait becomes a personal revenue model. Nothing about this should be a surprise.
NEWS: I spent the past 24 hours going through major MAGA accounts on Twitter, and a bombshell development has become clear: most of the right-wing ecosphere is being fed propaganda from foreign actors.

This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
NEWS: Major MAGA Accounts on Twitter Exposed as Foreign Actors
A stunning development over the past 24 hours.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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ICT electricity consumption is holding steady at 4% of global total despite escalating data centre demand.
Global ICT power consumption nears 1 100TWh as AI workloads climb
ICT electricity consumption is holding steady at 4% of global total despite escalating data centre demand.
techcentral.co.za
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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When it comes to Russian interference, Bill Browder, the US investor and prominent anti-Putin activist, believes the media has barely scratched the surface

✏️ Eleanor Longman-Rood
Nathan Gill, the tip of a much bigger iceberg?
When it comes to Russian interference, Bill Browder, the US investor and prominent anti-Putin activist, believes the media has barely scratched the surface
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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G20 declaration in defiance of US marks rare victory for multilateralism reut.rs/4oUQEEV
G20 declaration in defiance of US marks rare victory for multilateralism
Born of crisis but torn by years of tensions among its members, the Group of 20 major economies scored a rare victory this weekend for multilateralism after overcoming the boycott and objections of its most powerful member, the United States.
reut.rs
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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One fascinating and yet expected thing is that none of the big foreign accounts pretending to be American are left of center, or even anti-Trump. Not a single one. Says something about the economics and geopolitics of political grifting
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.”

Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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EU tech law

EU Commission appeals to Court of Justice to overturn EU General Court rulings against it re the fees for regulation under the Digital Services Act that it charged TikTok, Facebook and Instagram

TikTok - curia.europa.eu/juris/fiche....
Meta - curia.europa.eu/juris/fiche....
CURIA - Case information
curia.europa.eu
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.

It’s Russian.
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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We urgently need to know how many of these accounts have been spreading/amplifying hate, division and instability in Britain. We already know that a foreign actor - Elon Musk - promoted violent overthrow of the government. Has his platform been enabling foreign adversaries to do the same?
This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.

It’s Russian.
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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NEW | Ministers Reflect on the Treasury

Drawing on over a decade of interviews with over 150 ministers, our new report explores the Treasury’s role and the tensions it creates across Whitehall www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
November 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Hackers Replace ‘m’ with ‘rn’ in Microsoft(.)com to Steal Users’ Login Credentials
Hackers Replace ‘m’ with ‘rn’ in Microsoft(.)com to Steal Users’ Login Credentials
A sophisticated phishing campaign is currently leveraging a subtle typographical trick to bypass user vigilance, deceiving victims into handing over sensitive login credentials. Attackers utilize the domain “rnicrosoft.com” to impersonate the tech giant. By replacing the letter ‘m’ with the combination of ‘r’ and ‘n’, fraudsters create a visual doppleganger that is nearly indistinguishable from the legitimate domain at a casual glance. This technique, known as typosquatting , relies heavily on the font rendering used in modern email clients and web browsers. When placed closely together, the kerning between ‘r’ and ‘n’ often mimics the structure of the letter ‘m’, fooling the brain into autocorrecting the error. Harley Sugarman, CEO of Anagram, recently highlighted this specific vector, noting that the emails often mirror the official logo, layout, and tone of legitimate Microsoft correspondence. Visual Deception to Steal Logins The effectiveness of this attack vector lies in its subtlety. On high-resolution desktop monitors, the discrepancy might be visible to a keen observer, but the brain’s tendency to predict text often masks the anomaly. The threat becomes even more acute on mobile devices, where screen real estate is limited, and the address bar often truncates the full URL. Attackers exploit this by registering these look-alike domains to facilitate credential phishing , vendor invoice scams, and internal HR impersonation campaigns. Once the user is convinced the email is from a trusted entity, they are more likely to click on malicious links or download weaponized attachments. The “rn” swap is just one of several variations attackers use. Other common tactics include swapping the letter ‘o’ for a zero or adding hyphens to legitimate brand names to create a sense of authenticity. Defending against these homoglyph and typosquatting attacks requires a shift in user behavior rather than relying solely on automated filters. Security experts advise that users must expand the full sender address before interacting with any unsolicited email. Hovering over hyperlinks to reveal the actual destination URL or long-pressing the link on mobile devices can expose the deception before a connection is made. Furthermore, analyzing email headers, specifically the “Reply-To” field, can reveal if a scammer is routing responses to an external, uncontrolled inbox. In scenarios involving unexpected password reset requests, the safest course of action is to ignore the email link entirely and navigate directly to the official service via a new browser tab. Organizations are encouraged to rehearse these identification scenarios to stop teams from reflexively clicking on familiar-looking notifications. Common Typosquatting Variations Technique Visual Example Deception Method Letter Combination rnicrosoft(.)com Uses ‘r’ and ‘n’ to mimic ‘m’. Number Swapping micros0ft(.)com Replaces the letter ‘o’ with the number ‘0’. Hyphenation microsoft-support(.)com Adds legitimate-sounding subdomains or suffixes. TLD Switching microsoft(.)co Uses a different Top Level Domain (dropping the ‘m’). Follow us on Google News , LinkedIn , and X for daily cybersecurity updates. Contact us to feature your stories. The post Hackers Replace ‘m’ with ‘rn’ in Microsoft(.)com to Steal Users’ Login Credentials appeared first on Cyber Security News .
cybersecuritynews.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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So a bunch of people who want enormous financial bribes from Russia bypassed the man who REMAINS both Secretary of State and National Security Advisor to capitulate to Russia.

Then he got the backing of key Senators, and with it, tried, once again, to prevent the total capitulation by the US.
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.

The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Elon Musk donated $277 million to Trump so he could steal the federal government’s data, dismantle the nation’s infrastructure, and stop foreign aid from going to nonwhite people. It’s a quid pro quo breathtaking in scope, corruption, and damage, & completely unprecedented in American history.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.

It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.

@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”

Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Mark Kelly: "The message he sent a couple days ago was he declared that loyalty to the Constitution is now punishable by death. Those are serious words coming from the president. He's trying to intimidate us. But I'm not going to be intimidated."
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Helsing has opened its first UK 'Resilience Factory' in Plymouth to produce autonomous underwater gliders for allied naval forces.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/helsing-open...
Helsing opens UK site for AI sub-hunter drone production
Helsing has opened its first UK 'Resilience Factory' in Plymouth to produce autonomous underwater gliders for allied naval forces.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
November 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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EU’s central role must be ‘fully reflected’ in Ukraine peace plan: Von der Leyen
EU’s central role must be ‘fully reflected’ in Ukraine peace plan: Von der Leyen
EU Commission chief said that Ukraine must have the freedom to choose its own destiny
dlvr.it
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Netherlands investigates drone incursions in south on.ft.com/43KZxIN
Netherlands investigates drone incursions in south
Multiple sightings force suspension of flights at Eindhoven airport for several hours on Saturday
on.ft.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard spoke bluntly about the disproportionate burden Nordic countries bear in funding Ukraine — exposing a reality: despite leaders’ rhetoric, support remains deeply uneven across the bloc.

🔗 politi.co/4a3GuNH
November 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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South Africa says G20 summit outcome renews commitment to multilateralism reut.rs/3MipVUh
South Africa says G20 summit outcome renews commitment to multilateralism
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that the Leaders' Declaration from this weekend's Group of 20 summit reflected a "renewed commitment to multilateral cooperation".
reut.rs
November 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given surprising new insight into the online “America First” movement.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
trib.al
November 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM