Steve Heaney
@steveheaney.bsky.social
working in cybersecurity; hopeful for the potential of AI and Web 3.0; committed to environmental sustainability, addressing climate change and social equality.
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What could possibly go wrong? Search, social media and now shopping.
Google replaces Amazon as a new middleman, gathers yet more information, influences and drives yet more user behaviour.
"The search monopoly was powerful. This could be something else entirely".
What could possibly go wrong? Search, social media and now shopping.
Google replaces Amazon as a new middleman, gathers yet more information, influences and drives yet more user behaviour.
"The search monopoly was powerful. This could be something else entirely".
Google's AI Shopping Agents: A New Threat to Your Customer Relationships | Inrupt
Retailers face a critical choice: build AI capabilities on infrastructure you control, or face disintermediation by big platforms. Inrupt's Chief Growth Officer explains why Google's new AI shopping a...
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January 14, 2026 at 12:28 PM
www.inrupt.com/blog/googles...
What could possibly go wrong? Search, social media and now shopping.
Google replaces Amazon as a new middleman, gathers yet more information, influences and drives yet more user behaviour.
"The search monopoly was powerful. This could be something else entirely".
What could possibly go wrong? Search, social media and now shopping.
Google replaces Amazon as a new middleman, gathers yet more information, influences and drives yet more user behaviour.
"The search monopoly was powerful. This could be something else entirely".
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Is generative AI the key to better public services? Find out at our FREE webinar where experts discuss strategies for reliable and trustworthy AI in government services. With @emercoleman.bsky.social @richardpope.org @elenasimperl.bsky.social & Andy Dudfield from Full Fact buff.ly/ciFXp7r
January 12, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Is generative AI the key to better public services? Find out at our FREE webinar where experts discuss strategies for reliable and trustworthy AI in government services. With @emercoleman.bsky.social @richardpope.org @elenasimperl.bsky.social & Andy Dudfield from Full Fact buff.ly/ciFXp7r
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On 5th July this year, Palestine Action was proscribed after a vote in Parliament invoking the Terrorism Act 2000.
Since then, police have made over 2,700 arrests for peacefully protesting. These arrests are unlawful.
Amnesty UK has intervened in the Judicial Review in the courts.
Since then, police have made over 2,700 arrests for peacefully protesting. These arrests are unlawful.
Amnesty UK has intervened in the Judicial Review in the courts.
December 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
On 5th July this year, Palestine Action was proscribed after a vote in Parliament invoking the Terrorism Act 2000.
Since then, police have made over 2,700 arrests for peacefully protesting. These arrests are unlawful.
Amnesty UK has intervened in the Judicial Review in the courts.
Since then, police have made over 2,700 arrests for peacefully protesting. These arrests are unlawful.
Amnesty UK has intervened in the Judicial Review in the courts.
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Growth itself is not a mission, but a metric divorced from genuine purpose.
Peace as a mission connects domestic renewal with global responsibility – and serves as the potential engine for economic transformation.
Read more in our latest for Project Syndicate ➡️ buff.ly/Jv2ZeSc
Peace as a mission connects domestic renewal with global responsibility – and serves as the potential engine for economic transformation.
Read more in our latest for Project Syndicate ➡️ buff.ly/Jv2ZeSc
December 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Growth itself is not a mission, but a metric divorced from genuine purpose.
Peace as a mission connects domestic renewal with global responsibility – and serves as the potential engine for economic transformation.
Read more in our latest for Project Syndicate ➡️ buff.ly/Jv2ZeSc
Peace as a mission connects domestic renewal with global responsibility – and serves as the potential engine for economic transformation.
Read more in our latest for Project Syndicate ➡️ buff.ly/Jv2ZeSc
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It's ridiculous that the Government *still* haven't banned the sale of peat.
Peat bogs are still getting dug up and used for compost and in horticulture. Ministers say they'll ban it 'when time allows'.
Get on with it already! Sign the petition:
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Peat bogs are still getting dug up and used for compost and in horticulture. Ministers say they'll ban it 'when time allows'.
Get on with it already! Sign the petition:
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
It's ridiculous that the Government *still* haven't banned the sale of peat.
Peat bogs are still getting dug up and used for compost and in horticulture. Ministers say they'll ban it 'when time allows'.
Get on with it already! Sign the petition:
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Peat bogs are still getting dug up and used for compost and in horticulture. Ministers say they'll ban it 'when time allows'.
Get on with it already! Sign the petition:
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
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There were some incredibly powerful talks at the #NationalEmergencyBriefing today
And hearing 9 interrelated themes brought home the systemic nature of the polycrisis. Can this be the start of a societal tipping point?
. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And hearing 9 interrelated themes brought home the systemic nature of the polycrisis. Can this be the start of a societal tipping point?
. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
There were some incredibly powerful talks at the #NationalEmergencyBriefing today
And hearing 9 interrelated themes brought home the systemic nature of the polycrisis. Can this be the start of a societal tipping point?
. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And hearing 9 interrelated themes brought home the systemic nature of the polycrisis. Can this be the start of a societal tipping point?
. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Can you help us make volunteering opportunities easier to find and share? Join our hackathon to test and explore how open data can connect more people with opportunities to help. 3–4 December 2025, find out more
Open Data Infrastructure for Volunteering Hackathon.
Join us to help make volunteering opportunities easier to find and share
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November 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Can you help us make volunteering opportunities easier to find and share? Join our hackathon to test and explore how open data can connect more people with opportunities to help. 3–4 December 2025, find out more
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The epic conclusion to The Book of Dust is a powerful critique of capitalism from a storyteller of exceptional power, writes Rowan Williams.
https://bit.ly/4owjpay
https://bit.ly/4owjpay
Philip Pullman’s The Rose Field: a manifesto for how to b...
The epic conclusion to The Book of Dust is a powerful critique of capitalism from a storyteller of exceptional power
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October 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The epic conclusion to The Book of Dust is a powerful critique of capitalism from a storyteller of exceptional power, writes Rowan Williams.
https://bit.ly/4owjpay
https://bit.ly/4owjpay
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Help save nature by rewilding the Church’s massive landholdings!
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Great news and deserved recognition. Very much enjoying listening to the audio version read by Stephen Fry👌🏻
Thank you to everyone reading my new memoir - you’ve made it an instant Sunday Times bestseller 🗞️
This Is for Everyone is available now from thisisforeveryone.timbl.com
@thetimes.com
This Is for Everyone is available now from thisisforeveryone.timbl.com
@thetimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Great news and deserved recognition. Very much enjoying listening to the audio version read by Stephen Fry👌🏻
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Establishing where we collectively draw red lines is essential to prevent unacceptable AI risks.
See the statement signed by myself and over 200 prominent figures:
red-lines.ai
See the statement signed by myself and over 200 prominent figures:
red-lines.ai
200+ prominent figures endorse Global Call for AI Red Lines
AI could soon far surpass human capabilities and escalate risks such as engineered pandemics, widespread disinformation, large-scale manipulation of individuals including children...
red-lines.ai
September 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Establishing where we collectively draw red lines is essential to prevent unacceptable AI risks.
See the statement signed by myself and over 200 prominent figures:
red-lines.ai
See the statement signed by myself and over 200 prominent figures:
red-lines.ai
Something that we can all feel good about ….
A good news round-up to start the week: www.positive.news/society/good...
September 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Something that we can all feel good about ….
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To better understand & navigate the path to superintelligence & prevent the creation of uncontrolled AI, we must build trust across corporations & countries, create safety & verification mechanisms, avoid dangerous power imbalance, and ensure AI's benefits are shared globally.
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Ban Superintelligence
Preventing extinction risk from AI.
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September 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
To better understand & navigate the path to superintelligence & prevent the creation of uncontrolled AI, we must build trust across corporations & countries, create safety & verification mechanisms, avoid dangerous power imbalance, and ensure AI's benefits are shared globally.
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campaign.controlai.com
“These systems are designed to be addictive, feeding people more and more extreme content, making them alternately angry and sad”
"The internet needs compassion - and I have a solution."
🙏 to @standard.co.uk.web.brid.gy for this extract from my new memoir 'This Is for Everyone' 📖
www.standard.co.uk/comment/inte...
🙏 to @standard.co.uk.web.brid.gy for this extract from my new memoir 'This Is for Everyone' 📖
www.standard.co.uk/comment/inte...
Tim Berners-Lee: The internet needs compassion – and I have a solution
We need to regulate the most addictive algorithms, writes Tim Berners-Lee
www.standard.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
“These systems are designed to be addictive, feeding people more and more extreme content, making them alternately angry and sad”
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“Their silence, because they’re afraid, is their support to the genocide.” 👏👏👏
September 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“Their silence, because they’re afraid, is their support to the genocide.” 👏👏👏
A privilege to hear in person from @timbl.bsky.social tonight in London. Both inspirational and funny! Plus solid plugging for Solid 👍🏻
September 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A privilege to hear in person from @timbl.bsky.social tonight in London. Both inspirational and funny! Plus solid plugging for Solid 👍🏻
"Perhaps what is most extraordinary about Berners-Lee’s career is that he never sought to own or profit from his invention".
While so many did look to profit from what he invented, TimBL instead continues to work tirelessly to build something that is for everyone.
While so many did look to profit from what he invented, TimBL instead continues to work tirelessly to build something that is for everyone.
Thank you to @observeruk.bsky.social for this thoughtful review.
“Berners-Lee is clear-eyed about the benefits and the dangers. This Is for Everyone contains some very sharp thinking about what we need to do now.”
We must fight for the web we want.
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
“Berners-Lee is clear-eyed about the benefits and the dangers. This Is for Everyone contains some very sharp thinking about what we need to do now.”
We must fight for the web we want.
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Nick Clegg and Tim Berners-Lee: the battle for the soul o...
The ex-deputy PM toes the line of his former Meta paymasters, while the web's inventor shares his vision of a utopian digital future
observer.co.uk
September 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"Perhaps what is most extraordinary about Berners-Lee’s career is that he never sought to own or profit from his invention".
While so many did look to profit from what he invented, TimBL instead continues to work tirelessly to build something that is for everyone.
While so many did look to profit from what he invented, TimBL instead continues to work tirelessly to build something that is for everyone.
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Looking forward to speaking w @kateraworth.bsky.social at #WorldDesignCongress. We'll explore how to redesign economy for planetary & social wellbeing. I'll be launching a new paper on Public Value of Arts & Culture.
9 Sep | 11:30 BST | Hybrid | www.worlddesigncongresslondon.com/en/book-now
9 Sep | 11:30 BST | Hybrid | www.worlddesigncongresslondon.com/en/book-now
September 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Looking forward to speaking w @kateraworth.bsky.social at #WorldDesignCongress. We'll explore how to redesign economy for planetary & social wellbeing. I'll be launching a new paper on Public Value of Arts & Culture.
9 Sep | 11:30 BST | Hybrid | www.worlddesigncongresslondon.com/en/book-now
9 Sep | 11:30 BST | Hybrid | www.worlddesigncongresslondon.com/en/book-now
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In 4 days my memoir 📕 'This Is for Everyone' will be published. The book tour kicks off the same day with many more events following.
Follow the journey on the book's Instagram -
instagram.com/sirtimberner...
Follow the journey on the book's Instagram -
instagram.com/sirtimberner...
September 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In 4 days my memoir 📕 'This Is for Everyone' will be published. The book tour kicks off the same day with many more events following.
Follow the journey on the book's Instagram -
instagram.com/sirtimberner...
Follow the journey on the book's Instagram -
instagram.com/sirtimberner...
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1. Out of curiosity, I went through the feeds of some habitual tuna tormentors. I found they’re big on:
- fox hunting
- Reform UK
- antagonism to asylum seekers.
In other words, the same few antisocial (psychopathic?) men, turning up in all the bad places.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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- fox hunting
- Reform UK
- antagonism to asylum seekers.
In other words, the same few antisocial (psychopathic?) men, turning up in all the bad places.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
🧵
Bluefin tuna are miraculously returning to UK shores – only to be tormented for ‘sport’ | George Monbiot
A tournament in Cornwall will pit anglers against these magnificent creatures, as part of a rising trend for so-called ‘sportfishing’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
1. Out of curiosity, I went through the feeds of some habitual tuna tormentors. I found they’re big on:
- fox hunting
- Reform UK
- antagonism to asylum seekers.
In other words, the same few antisocial (psychopathic?) men, turning up in all the bad places.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
🧵
- fox hunting
- Reform UK
- antagonism to asylum seekers.
In other words, the same few antisocial (psychopathic?) men, turning up in all the bad places.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
🧵
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The Gaza Famine is the world’s famine. A preventable, predictable famine.
Enough. Ceasefire. Open all crossings, north and south. Let us get food in, unimpeded and at massive scale.
Enough. Ceasefire. Open all crossings, north and south. Let us get food in, unimpeded and at massive scale.
August 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The Gaza Famine is the world’s famine. A preventable, predictable famine.
Enough. Ceasefire. Open all crossings, north and south. Let us get food in, unimpeded and at massive scale.
Enough. Ceasefire. Open all crossings, north and south. Let us get food in, unimpeded and at massive scale.
A powerful voice and a powerful message.
Stop killing humanitarians.
Extracts from my speech at this year’s event to mark
#WorldHumanitarianDay:
Extracts from my speech at this year’s event to mark
#WorldHumanitarianDay:
August 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A powerful voice and a powerful message.
Very much looking forwards to seeing TimBL in London 👍🏻. Guest appearance by @stephenfry.bsky.social perhaps??
🙏 to the brilliant and magnificent @stephenfry.bsky.social for giving his time to record my audiobook THIS IS FOR EVERYONE 🌐
Pre-order and book tour dates @ www.timbl.com/thisisforeve...
www.thebookseller.com/news/stephen...
Pre-order and book tour dates @ www.timbl.com/thisisforeve...
www.thebookseller.com/news/stephen...
August 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Very much looking forwards to seeing TimBL in London 👍🏻. Guest appearance by @stephenfry.bsky.social perhaps??
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Remarkable letter signed by former Israeli security chiefs: ‘Netanyahu is leading the nation to unprecedented defeat. Stop the futile war. Bring the hostages back at once!’ Signatories include former heads of Mossad, Shin Bet, military intelligence, chiefs of staff etc.
August 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Remarkable letter signed by former Israeli security chiefs: ‘Netanyahu is leading the nation to unprecedented defeat. Stop the futile war. Bring the hostages back at once!’ Signatories include former heads of Mossad, Shin Bet, military intelligence, chiefs of staff etc.
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My column today on preparing for arrest under the Terrorism Act 2000.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I went out to challenge the law used to ban Palestine Action. Would I be arrested too? | George Monbiot
Around the country, peaceful protesters see their actions as the legitimate exercise of free speech. The police often disagree – and that’s a problem for our democracy, says Guardian columnist George ...
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 5:51 AM
My column today on preparing for arrest under the Terrorism Act 2000.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...