BOJΛN_PΞRKOV 🌐🌍
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Digital Policy Coordinator @sharefondacija.bsky.social | Personal posts | Veritas scutum meum est
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Ugandan authorities’ repeated internet shutdowns during elections blatantly violate human rights.
Authorities should immediately restore internet access and refrain from imposing blanket shutdowns.
Authorities should immediately restore internet access and refrain from imposing blanket shutdowns.
Uganda: Blanket Internet Shutdown Violates Rights
Ugandan authorities should immediately restore internet access and refrain from imposing blanket shutdowns that undermine fundamental rights and threaten election integrity.
www.hrw.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Ugandan authorities’ repeated internet shutdowns during elections blatantly violate human rights.
Authorities should immediately restore internet access and refrain from imposing blanket shutdowns.
Authorities should immediately restore internet access and refrain from imposing blanket shutdowns.
Pretty awesome training for reporters organized by @globalfreemedia.bsky.social ipi.media/events/hosti...
Hostile Environment and Awareness Training (HEAT) 2026 – ipi.media
The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) announce a call for expressions of interests to participate in a week-long hostile envi...
ipi.media
January 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Pretty awesome training for reporters organized by @globalfreemedia.bsky.social ipi.media/events/hosti...
"Biological objects"... 🙄
Serbian intelligence officers have tested sound cannons on dogs in collaboration with Russia’s notorious security service, according to government documents seen by POLITICO.
Serbia let Putin’s spies zap dogs with ‘sound cannons’
Documents show Belgrade brought in Russia’s FSB to conduct experiments on animals.
www.politico.eu
January 15, 2026 at 9:17 AM
"Biological objects"... 🙄
Both visually compelling and informative, awesome infrastructure analysis of the internet blackout in 🇮🇷 state-of-iranblackout.whisper.security/infra-report
Iran Internet Shutdown Report | Whisper
Forensic analysis of Iran's coordinated internet shutdown with real-time BGP and censorship data.
state-of-iranblackout.whisper.security
January 14, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Both visually compelling and informative, awesome infrastructure analysis of the internet blackout in 🇮🇷 state-of-iranblackout.whisper.security/infra-report
Mnogi su verovali u "Tviter revolucije", kako će sve diktature da padaju kao domine jer ljudi imaju pristup društvenim medijima. Kad ono...
Today marks 15 years since the overthrow of Tunisian dictator Ben Ali, one of the high points of the Arab Spring.
The events of 2011 gave rise to an impressive wave of revolutions. Almost all were bloodily suppressed.
The events of 2011 gave rise to an impressive wave of revolutions. Almost all were bloodily suppressed.
From the Ashes of the Arab Spring
Today marks 15 years since the overthrow of Tunisian dictator Ben Ali, one of the high points of the Arab Spring. The events of 2011 gave rise to an impressive wave of revolutions. Almost all were bloodily suppressed.
jacobin.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Mnogi su verovali u "Tviter revolucije", kako će sve diktature da padaju kao domine jer ljudi imaju pristup društvenim medijima. Kad ono...
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"We want musicians to keep making music, and for fans to have confidence that the music they find on Bandcamp was created by humans," the company said.
Bandcamp takes a stand against AI music, banning it from the platform | TechCrunch
"We want musicians to keep making music, and for fans to have confidence that the music they find on Bandcamp was created by humans," the company said.
techcrunch.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Grok stands as the clearest example of an AI that is both ideologically aligned and operationally embedded in a social media platform, says @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social. "Its mechanisms should be taken apart under bright lights, in much the same way people learn how to defuse a bomb."
Grok is an Epistemic Weapon | TechPolicy.Press
Elon Musk's Grok claims to be truth-seeking while shaping discourse and amplifying ideology, argues Matthew Kirschenbaum.
www.techpolicy.press
January 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Grok stands as the clearest example of an AI that is both ideologically aligned and operationally embedded in a social media platform, says @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social. "Its mechanisms should be taken apart under bright lights, in much the same way people learn how to defuse a bomb."
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Iran’s Hackers Attack WhatsApp Users—Do Not Click These Links
Iran’s Hackers Attack WhatsApp Users—Do Not Click These Links
This is how to detect the malicious new attack from Iran's IRGC hackers.
www.forbes.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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AI adoption is on the rise globally, but new data shows some countries significantly outperforming others, and the gap between advanced nations and developing nations is growing
Get the full breakdown: https://restofworld.org/2026/countries-generative-ai-adoption/
Get the full breakdown: https://restofworld.org/2026/countries-generative-ai-adoption/
January 14, 2026 at 4:11 PM
AI adoption is on the rise globally, but new data shows some countries significantly outperforming others, and the gap between advanced nations and developing nations is growing
Get the full breakdown: https://restofworld.org/2026/countries-generative-ai-adoption/
Get the full breakdown: https://restofworld.org/2026/countries-generative-ai-adoption/
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EU tech simplification push mirrors big tech’s agenda, lobby trackers warn
EU tech simplification push mirrors big tech’s agenda, lobby trackers warn
Corporate Europe Observatory and Lobby Control also suggest tech companies are looking to the far-right for backing
dlvr.it
January 14, 2026 at 5:17 AM
EU tech simplification push mirrors big tech’s agenda, lobby trackers warn
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So much of the Church Commitee Report reads like it could have been written yesterday.
Order your copy here:
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Order your copy here:
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January 13, 2026 at 9:23 PM
So much of the Church Commitee Report reads like it could have been written yesterday.
Order your copy here:
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Order your copy here:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Nakon Irana, gašenje interneta u Ugandi i to pred izbore
🇺🇬 BREAKING: Uganda orders nationwide internet shutdown ahead of election
Uganda’s communications regulator has ordered a sweeping suspension of public internet access & mobile services during the election period. In a directive issued Jan. 13, the Uganda Communications Commission instructed all...
Uganda’s communications regulator has ordered a sweeping suspension of public internet access & mobile services during the election period. In a directive issued Jan. 13, the Uganda Communications Commission instructed all...
January 13, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Nakon Irana, gašenje interneta u Ugandi i to pred izbore
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Incident reporting under the EU's AI Act will become binding in August, but the draft guidance still misses multi-agent and cascading AI failures, write Natàlia Fernández Ashman, Usman Anwar, and Dr. Marta Bieńkiewicz, urging the European Commission to close the accountability gap.
EU Regulations Are Not Ready for Multi-Agent AI Incidents | TechPolicy.Press
With the AI Act's Article 73 guidelines set to become binding in August, the clock is ticking for the European Commission to address loopholes.
www.techpolicy.press
January 13, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Incident reporting under the EU's AI Act will become binding in August, but the draft guidance still misses multi-agent and cascading AI failures, write Natàlia Fernández Ashman, Usman Anwar, and Dr. Marta Bieńkiewicz, urging the European Commission to close the accountability gap.
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Bluesky, where you don't have to chat inside a CSAM factory
January 13, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Ozbiljno otvaranje 4. sezone "The Industry". Deluje da će biti najzanimljivija do sada.
January 13, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Ozbiljno otvaranje 4. sezone "The Industry". Deluje da će biti najzanimljivija do sada.
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Per Ofcom's announcement, this is the full list what it will be investigating within the parameters of the Online Safety Act
![Ofcom has decided to open a formal investigation to establish whether X has failed to comply with its legal obligations under the Online Safety Act – in particular, to:
assess the risk of people in the UK seeing content that is illegal in the UK, and to carry out an updated risk assessment before making any significant changes to their service;
take appropriate steps to prevent people in the UK from seeing ‘priority’ illegal content – including non-consensual intimate images and CSAM;[3]
take down illegal content swiftly when they become aware of it;
have regard to protecting users from a breach of privacy laws;
assess the risk their service poses to UK children, and to carry out an updated risk assessment before making any significant changes to their service; and
use highly effective age assurance to protect UK children from seeing pornography.[4]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5jskd23hpbyfv4hrjrwpjh6j/bafkreici3xaumfsxtghllkupauxyhsjnfaqyuikjqv6kemjo3wnu76bely@jpeg)
January 12, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Per Ofcom's announcement, this is the full list what it will be investigating within the parameters of the Online Safety Act
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UK communications regulator has announced it's opening an official investigation into X over non-consensual imagery. This follows it getting in touch with X last week.
It's investigating on a host of grounds: from whether X has done proper risk assessments to failing to take down illegal content
It's investigating on a host of grounds: from whether X has done proper risk assessments to failing to take down illegal content
Ofcom launches investigation into X over Grok sexualised imagery
Ofcom has today opened a formal investigation into X under the UK’s Online Safety Act, to determine whether it has complied with its duties to protect people in the UK from content that is illegal in ...
www.ofcom.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 11:08 AM
UK communications regulator has announced it's opening an official investigation into X over non-consensual imagery. This follows it getting in touch with X last week.
It's investigating on a host of grounds: from whether X has done proper risk assessments to failing to take down illegal content
It's investigating on a host of grounds: from whether X has done proper risk assessments to failing to take down illegal content
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Instagram says there was no breach and it fixed an issue that let an external party send password reset emails, after reports that 17.5M users' data was exposed (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Instagram says there was no breach and it fixed an issue that let an external party send password reset emails, after reports that 17.5M users' data was exposed (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
When will they learn how the internet works 🙄
Italy's communications watchdog has fined Cloudflare €14 million for refusing to block piracy sites on its free 1.1.1.1 DNS service
torrentfreak.com/italy-fines-...
torrentfreak.com/italy-fines-...
Italy Fines Cloudflare €14 Million for Refusing to Filter Pirate Sites on Public 1.1.1.1 DNS * TorrentFreak
AGCOM issued a record-breaking €14.2 million fine on Cloudflare after the company failed to implement the required piracy blocking measures.
torrentfreak.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:26 PM
When will they learn how the internet works 🙄
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Brussels plots open source push to pry Europe off Big Tech
Brussels plots open source push to pry Europe off Big Tech
Call for Evidence casts FOSS as a way to break US dependence
The European Commission has launched a fresh consultation into open source, setting out its ambitions for Europe's developer communities to go beyond propping up US tech giants' platforms.…
dlvr.it
January 11, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Brussels plots open source push to pry Europe off Big Tech
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who could have predicted that stopping international students, care workers and nurses from coming to the UK would damage the economy/public finances while yielding precisely no political benefits?
Oh. Me.
[& lots of others obviously]
Oh. Me.
[& lots of others obviously]
January 10, 2026 at 1:50 PM
who could have predicted that stopping international students, care workers and nurses from coming to the UK would damage the economy/public finances while yielding precisely no political benefits?
Oh. Me.
[& lots of others obviously]
Oh. Me.
[& lots of others obviously]
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“the level of shutdown in Iran is unprecedented and in some ways far harsher than its 2019 digital blackout, which internet observers described at the time as the most “severe disconnection” they had seen anywhere”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Iran’s internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time
Experts note the blackout is unprecedented in its extent but also selective, allowing some government communications
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:44 AM
“the level of shutdown in Iran is unprecedented and in some ways far harsher than its 2019 digital blackout, which internet observers described at the time as the most “severe disconnection” they had seen anywhere”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
What could possibly go wrong
Musk says he’s going to open-source the new X algorithm next week
Musk says he’s going to open-source the new X algorithm next week
Elon Musk says he plans to open-source the X algorithm next week, but he open-sourced Twitter’s algorithm in 2023 and then never updated the GitHub.
buff.ly
January 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
What could possibly go wrong
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Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.