Masters of War
Bob Dylan lyrics
who benefit$ from war? https://youtu.be/h2mabTnMHe8?feature=shared

Unfair ID: Register today for the UK launch of @SilviaHedley's new book on the (dis)advantage (in)freedoms and (in)justice produced by the use of Digital-ID. A hybrid in-person and online @IDS_UK event where she will be in conversation with @EveHayes123 Feb 6th Brighton. https://www.ids.ac.uk/events/digital-id-exclusions-and-adverse-inclusion/

Using AI reduces critical thinking study finds. Offloading cognitive functions to technology makes you less smart. Your intelligence is a muscle that needs to be exercised.
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15/1/6

Social media regulation is necessary but insufficient. We need to create alternative platforms that are designed not to to extract your personal data profile and amplify lies and hate, but to promote a better conversation, democratic deliberation and debate.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/12/elon-musk-and-the-new-world-order-the-hijacking-of-the-global-conversation

Manufacturing Consent
a short video explaining how corporate media manufactures consent for the system of never-ending war and exploitation.
https://youtu.be/34LGPIXvU5M?feature=shared

What could billionaires do to redirect blame for the polycrisis away from themselves and towards any other targets?
https://theintercept.com/2025/01/09/facebook-instagram-meta-hate-speech-content-moderation/

MIT researchers release a repository of known AI risks
https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/14/mit-researchers-release-a-repository-of-ai-risks/

Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: Thousands of Apps including pregnancy and dating apps have been hijacked to spy on your location for corporate data aggregators. #DigitalRights
https://www.404media.co/candy-crush-tinder-myfitnesspal-see-the-thousands-of-apps-hijacked-to-spy-on-your-location/

Mark Zuckerberg who died today aged 36 says fact-checking has no place under the new Trump-Musk administration. https://theshovel.com.au/2020/05/28/mark-zuckerberg-dead-at-36-says-social-media-fact-check/?s=09

New Orleans attacker used Meta glasses to conduct reconisance of target area. https://www.businessinsider.com/new-orleans-attacker-wore-meta-smart-glasses-record-area-fbi-2025-1

Tesla Cars Conduct Surveillance on Drivers. Tesla staff share videos of drivers for kicks. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/tesla-workers-shared-images-from-car-cameras-including-scenes-of-intimacy/

The Great US Firewall.
The US moves away from free trade of data toward digital sovereignty?
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/us-government-says-companies-are-no-longer-allowed-to-send-bulk-data-to-these-nations

Ireland's 80 datacentres already consume 20% of the nation's power. Permission for 40 more have been granted. They could consume 70% of the country’s electricity by 2030. Domestic power cuts will result and Ireland will not meet its climate targets.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/15/power-grab-hidden-costs-of-ireland-datacentre-boom
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/15/power-grab-hidden-costs-of-ireland-datacentre-boom

Calls for Ban on Big Tech Data Centres in Ireland. Vast data centres (mainly built by Google, Amazon, Meta) now consume over 20% of Ireland's power with AI expected to double demand in the next five years making it impossible to meet Ireland's climate action targets. https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2024/09/06/just-because-ireland-is-good-for-data-centres-does-not-mean-they-are-good-for-us/

"Your Cloud Dries Our River": Castilla la Mancha in Spain. The name means 'land without water'. Rivers dry up in the summer. Locals experience regular water cuts. Meta plans a vast data centre that will consume half a billion litres of water per year. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/thirsty-data-centres-are-making-europe-s-dry-summers-even-dryer

Funny not funny video about tech history
https://youtube.com/shorts/NHat7IaZ488?feature=shared