Ann Marie B
@psycicflower.bsky.social
Working in a library. Loves embroidery, music, video games & knitting.
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Delighted with the winners of #TheTraitors I much prefer when traitors working together. They played a blinder.
January 23, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Delighted with the winners of #TheTraitors I much prefer when traitors working together. They played a blinder.
The knitwear and earring choices this series have been A+ #TheTraitors
January 23, 2026 at 8:48 PM
The knitwear and earring choices this series have been A+ #TheTraitors
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Not to oversimplify, but: IF there is ambiguity around whether the mere generation of sexualised deepfakes is illegal, a one-line amendment to Coco’s Law would fix it. Stipulate for the avoidance of doubt that intimate images include artificial likenesses. Then Grok cannot transmit any such material
January 16, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Not to oversimplify, but: IF there is ambiguity around whether the mere generation of sexualised deepfakes is illegal, a one-line amendment to Coco’s Law would fix it. Stipulate for the avoidance of doubt that intimate images include artificial likenesses. Then Grok cannot transmit any such material
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In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
Bird song and a sliver of light on the horizon as I left work. Spring is on the way.
January 15, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Bird song and a sliver of light on the horizon as I left work. Spring is on the way.
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"People guessed around 43.8% of people born outside of Ireland were availing of social housing compared to the real figure of 6.1%."
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
Many people think immigration happening on larger scale than is really the case
The report by the ESRI found that many people overestimated the proportion of people in Ireland who were born in another country.
www.thejournal.ie
January 15, 2026 at 9:04 AM
"People guessed around 43.8% of people born outside of Ireland were availing of social housing compared to the real figure of 6.1%."
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
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I find it astonishing that the idea that children should upload selfies to X as part of a state-mandated age verification scheme is still being floated.
Particularly unhappy with the attempt to move discussion off the X illegal abuse image factory to the pre-existing Garda wish to bring in age verification to allow surveillance of all adults and children’s access of *lawful* material.
These are incomparable issues in terms of seriousness.
These are incomparable issues in terms of seriousness.
January 14, 2026 at 9:35 AM
I find it astonishing that the idea that children should upload selfies to X as part of a state-mandated age verification scheme is still being floated.
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The same prepared statements then go on to complain about the lack of age verification surveillance, which is to say they want laws to monitor adults & children accessing legal material while avoiding systemically addressing mass production of unlawful material.
Priorities need adjusting here.
Priorities need adjusting here.
January 14, 2026 at 7:23 AM
The same prepared statements then go on to complain about the lack of age verification surveillance, which is to say they want laws to monitor adults & children accessing legal material while avoiding systemically addressing mass production of unlawful material.
Priorities need adjusting here.
Priorities need adjusting here.
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Telling the government my new home is going to be a data centre so they'll build it for me
January 13, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Telling the government my new home is going to be a data centre so they'll build it for me
The plants in front of Molly are already worn away from people stepping up to touch her. There was a group there doing it when I passed by, one of them saying it was meant to be good luck to the others. #ElectrifyMolly
January 10, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The plants in front of Molly are already worn away from people stepping up to touch her. There was a group there doing it when I passed by, one of them saying it was meant to be good luck to the others. #ElectrifyMolly
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New Gist: The Abuse Factory
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
The Gist: The Abuse Factory
X, the child abuse imagery app, revealed our state has no red lines. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
January 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
New Gist: The Abuse Factory
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
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"I am a brave feminist! I am staying because I will not let women be chased from a Nazi bar if they want to drink there!"
Can you imagine being sunk that deep into the Twitter mire? Horrifying.
Can you imagine being sunk that deep into the Twitter mire? Horrifying.
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
"I am a brave feminist! I am staying because I will not let women be chased from a Nazi bar if they want to drink there!"
Can you imagine being sunk that deep into the Twitter mire? Horrifying.
Can you imagine being sunk that deep into the Twitter mire? Horrifying.
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When you compromise on ethics, humiliation is always around the corner. They already compromised when they stayed through ALL the bad Musk/X behavior. But it never ends. They will be asked to write off nastier, more embarrassing actions. Sunk costs and brand attachment keep them there.
January 10, 2026 at 2:51 PM
When you compromise on ethics, humiliation is always around the corner. They already compromised when they stayed through ALL the bad Musk/X behavior. But it never ends. They will be asked to write off nastier, more embarrassing actions. Sunk costs and brand attachment keep them there.
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In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
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One reason I feel like I'm going mad is, even if Musk did immediately halt Grok and issue a grovelling apology - rather than PAYWALLING IT - he should *still* be prosecuted and his website banned. Very obviously! You don't get out of CSAM charges by just stopping. AND HE STILL HASN'T STOPPED.
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:46 AM
One reason I feel like I'm going mad is, even if Musk did immediately halt Grok and issue a grovelling apology - rather than PAYWALLING IT - he should *still* be prosecuted and his website banned. Very obviously! You don't get out of CSAM charges by just stopping. AND HE STILL HASN'T STOPPED.
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OK so now they’re consciously trying to make money from the CSAM-generating feature.
January 9, 2026 at 9:21 AM
OK so now they’re consciously trying to make money from the CSAM-generating feature.
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Ireland wanted all these tech companies based here. But with that comes the responsibility to regulate them. The current government seems reluctant to do that, despite the actions of X being illegal under Irish law. I'm astonished by the lack of action.
The relevant law allows for significant fines for companies, and for fines and up to 14 years in prison for directors or officers of companies that commit offences with their consent, connivance or neglect. There's no gap in the law here. X needs to be subject to criminal investigation.
January 8, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Ireland wanted all these tech companies based here. But with that comes the responsibility to regulate them. The current government seems reluctant to do that, despite the actions of X being illegal under Irish law. I'm astonished by the lack of action.
They just innocently created the software that does it, and innocently haven't done anything to stop it, and are innocently profitting from it.
Minister for Media Patrick O'Donovan has said X is not responsible for making child sexual abuse images, but that responsibility lies with the people who use the website to make the images.
He added that technology is moving too quickly for laws to keep pace.
jrnl.ie/6921190t
He added that technology is moving too quickly for laws to keep pace.
jrnl.ie/6921190t
X not responsible for child sexual abuse images, individual users are - Media Minister
The minister argued that technology is moving too fast for laws to keep pace.
jrnl.ie
January 8, 2026 at 1:40 PM
They just innocently created the software that does it, and innocently haven't done anything to stop it, and are innocently profitting from it.
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I'm sorry to keep posting about this but this should be a government-destroying scandal at this point. How the fuck are you not coming down like a ton of bricks on this? There could hardly be a less ambiguous situation, and yet...!!!
My word. (Again.)
Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan: "At the end of the day, it's the choice of a person to make these images... technology is moving so fast... even if the law is changed there's no doubt about... the advances are far faster than law is able to respond..."
Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan: "At the end of the day, it's the choice of a person to make these images... technology is moving so fast... even if the law is changed there's no doubt about... the advances are far faster than law is able to respond..."
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 PM
I'm sorry to keep posting about this but this should be a government-destroying scandal at this point. How the fuck are you not coming down like a ton of bricks on this? There could hardly be a less ambiguous situation, and yet...!!!
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THE MACHINE - BY DESIGN - IS ALLOWING PEOPLE TO REMOVE WOMEN'S CLOTHING WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT AND TO MAKE CSAM.
How are we at 'good sides to it too, you know?'?
How are we at 'good sides to it too, you know?'?
January 8, 2026 at 9:35 AM
THE MACHINE - BY DESIGN - IS ALLOWING PEOPLE TO REMOVE WOMEN'S CLOTHING WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT AND TO MAKE CSAM.
How are we at 'good sides to it too, you know?'?
How are we at 'good sides to it too, you know?'?
I can't get over the phrase AI nudification tools. Tools like it's something useful. Tools like it's something your job recommends for work. Tools like it's something you'd be using in day to day life.
January 6, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I can't get over the phrase AI nudification tools. Tools like it's something useful. Tools like it's something your job recommends for work. Tools like it's something you'd be using in day to day life.
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This morning Rape Crisis Ireland has called for a ban on AI 'nudification' functions which can (and have) produced sexual images of children and adults.
RCI: 'There seems to be no reason for the existence of "nudification" functionality on AI apps beyond exploitation...'
RCI: 'There seems to be no reason for the existence of "nudification" functionality on AI apps beyond exploitation...'
January 6, 2026 at 10:42 AM
This morning Rape Crisis Ireland has called for a ban on AI 'nudification' functions which can (and have) produced sexual images of children and adults.
RCI: 'There seems to be no reason for the existence of "nudification" functionality on AI apps beyond exploitation...'
RCI: 'There seems to be no reason for the existence of "nudification" functionality on AI apps beyond exploitation...'
As a small child me and my sister thought it'd be funny to sharpen a pencil and stick it between sofa cushions for our dad to sit on. We forgot about it and I leaned across the couch. I still have a little grey dot on my stomach.
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
As a small child me and my sister thought it'd be funny to sharpen a pencil and stick it between sofa cushions for our dad to sit on. We forgot about it and I leaned across the couch. I still have a little grey dot on my stomach.
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if you are talking today about how bad maduro was and were alive, at all, during the run-up to the iraq war you are potentially the dumbest person to ever live
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
if you are talking today about how bad maduro was and were alive, at all, during the run-up to the iraq war you are potentially the dumbest person to ever live
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People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.