Paul Bernal
@paulbernal.bsky.social
Professor of IT Law at UEA Law School. Geek. Privacy, Politics. Wolves. Irish and British. Not always polite. Expect herons.
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Paul Bernal
@paulbernal.bsky.social
· Jun 17
Internet Law
This timely book provides a critical overview of internet law, exploring how well the internet is governed by a wide range of converging and overlapping laws. These include commercial law, intellectua...
www.e-elgar.com
My new book: www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/int...
It looks at how law works (and doesn't work) on the internet - the idea is a critical and theoretical perspective rather than just looking at what laws exist. It's an academic book, but intended to be accessible and understandable...
It looks at how law works (and doesn't work) on the internet - the idea is a critical and theoretical perspective rather than just looking at what laws exist. It's an academic book, but intended to be accessible and understandable...
Narrator: there was no-one in Britain anything like this person at all.
I'm a White British non-religious man from Witham, in my thirties. My top issue is war. I can't remember how I voted in 2024. Today I'd vote Conservative.
October 6, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Narrator: there was no-one in Britain anything like this person at all.
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October 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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Chapeau @cyberleagle.bsky.social for spotting this on LinkedIn: not only has DCMS denied the Times story but even the age verification $oftware £obby think it’s a bad idea.
www.linkedin.com/posts/age-ve...
www.linkedin.com/posts/age-ve...
Social media users face passport checks to enforce under-16 ban | Age Verification Providers Association
Yesterday, Steven Swinford and Ben Clatworthy, Political and Whitehall editors for The Times curiously and, it turns out wrongly, reported that:
"Under plans being considered by ministers, those usi...
www.linkedin.com
October 6, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Chapeau @cyberleagle.bsky.social for spotting this on LinkedIn: not only has DCMS denied the Times story but even the age verification $oftware £obby think it’s a bad idea.
www.linkedin.com/posts/age-ve...
www.linkedin.com/posts/age-ve...
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I had this bit about Jeffrey Archer from the 1995 HIGNFY video memorised for whenever I needed a handy fact about him.
October 6, 2026 at 5:54 AM
I had this bit about Jeffrey Archer from the 1995 HIGNFY video memorised for whenever I needed a handy fact about him.
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NEW | A corrective to the obituaries…
HERE LIES JEFFREY ARCHER
The death of one of Britain’s most infamous liars brings back memories of Monica Coghlan.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/here-lies-...
HERE LIES JEFFREY ARCHER
The death of one of Britain’s most infamous liars brings back memories of Monica Coghlan.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/here-lies-...
Here lies Jeffrey Archer
The death of one of Britain’s most infamous liars brings back memories of Monica Coghlan.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com
October 6, 2026 at 10:31 AM
NEW | A corrective to the obituaries…
HERE LIES JEFFREY ARCHER
The death of one of Britain’s most infamous liars brings back memories of Monica Coghlan.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/here-lies-...
HERE LIES JEFFREY ARCHER
The death of one of Britain’s most infamous liars brings back memories of Monica Coghlan.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/here-lies-...
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'seven women...have told the Guardian they are survivors of domestic abuse carried out by key figures in the anti-immigration street patrol movement. All have chosen to come forward to make the public aware of the patterns of violence behind this new form of activism.'
‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols
Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2026 at 6:48 AM
'seven women...have told the Guardian they are survivors of domestic abuse carried out by key figures in the anti-immigration street patrol movement. All have chosen to come forward to make the public aware of the patterns of violence behind this new form of activism.'
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Pleeeeeeeaaaaaaase tell me that all those "you should need a government ID to access the internet" people are rethinking this position now.
[We know they aren't. Ed.]
[We know they aren't. Ed.]
October 5, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Pleeeeeeeaaaaaaase tell me that all those "you should need a government ID to access the internet" people are rethinking this position now.
[We know they aren't. Ed.]
[We know they aren't. Ed.]
Wait and see what kind of an admonishing letter Ofcom eventually sends.
The UK's Ofcom opens an OSA probe into Meta over Instagram Instants, launched in May; Meta says it "briefed Ofcom about this feature on a number of occasions" (Reuters)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
October 6, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Wait and see what kind of an admonishing letter Ofcom eventually sends.
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The use for visually impaired people actually rubs me the wrong way. They were never intended for them. They never tested them to ensure it responded to the unique needs that visually impaired people have. Meta just jumped on this argument when they realise people saw them as a harassment tool.
October 6, 2026 at 9:24 AM
The use for visually impaired people actually rubs me the wrong way. They were never intended for them. They never tested them to ensure it responded to the unique needs that visually impaired people have. Meta just jumped on this argument when they realise people saw them as a harassment tool.
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"If Andy really is the future chancellor, then we are truly fucked. Even Mel Stride wasn’t this hopeless. We might as well all pack up now..."
John Crace at his best here - cheered up my morning no end 😂
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
John Crace at his best here - cheered up my morning no end 😂
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
No queues, empty seats and the worst speech ever heard: welcome to the Tory conference | John Crace
Birmingham event is like a safari park attraction where we get to see the remnants of a party in a protected habitat
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2026 at 7:51 AM
"If Andy really is the future chancellor, then we are truly fucked. Even Mel Stride wasn’t this hopeless. We might as well all pack up now..."
John Crace at his best here - cheered up my morning no end 😂
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
John Crace at his best here - cheered up my morning no end 😂
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
They need to be completely banned, except on prescription for visually impaired people.
Politicians in Norway are planning a law to ban smart glasses in certain places with the government concerned people could be photographed without their knowledge
www.rte.ie/news/2026/10...
www.rte.ie/news/2026/10...
AI glasses used as harassment tool - Digital Rights Chair
The Chair of Digital Rights Ireland and Associate Professor at UCD's Sutherland School of Law, Professor TJ McIntyre, has said the main risks associated with AI glasses so far involve "quasi-sexual ab...
www.rte.ie
October 6, 2026 at 9:18 AM
They need to be completely banned, except on prescription for visually impaired people.
Obviously it’s the charging for plastic bags, as that’s pretty much the only bit of success for the Lib Dems.
Badenoch on #R4Today claiming the Tories’ problems started with the Coalition when they “had to make compromises” and were perceived as “not proper Conservatives”.
Cameron/Osbourne absolutely steamrollered the Lib Dems, got all they wanted, and left Clegg &c. as patsies. What is she on?
Cameron/Osbourne absolutely steamrollered the Lib Dems, got all they wanted, and left Clegg &c. as patsies. What is she on?
October 6, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Obviously it’s the charging for plastic bags, as that’s pretty much the only bit of success for the Lib Dems.
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Badenoch on #R4Today claiming the Tories’ problems started with the Coalition when they “had to make compromises” and were perceived as “not proper Conservatives”.
Cameron/Osbourne absolutely steamrollered the Lib Dems, got all they wanted, and left Clegg &c. as patsies. What is she on?
Cameron/Osbourne absolutely steamrollered the Lib Dems, got all they wanted, and left Clegg &c. as patsies. What is she on?
October 6, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Badenoch on #R4Today claiming the Tories’ problems started with the Coalition when they “had to make compromises” and were perceived as “not proper Conservatives”.
Cameron/Osbourne absolutely steamrollered the Lib Dems, got all they wanted, and left Clegg &c. as patsies. What is she on?
Cameron/Osbourne absolutely steamrollered the Lib Dems, got all they wanted, and left Clegg &c. as patsies. What is she on?
I rather enjoyed The Blame. Nice touch to use the real texts from police officers.
October 6, 2026 at 8:59 AM
I rather enjoyed The Blame. Nice touch to use the real texts from police officers.
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To use technical terminology, utter bollocks. It is repeatedly shown that rhetoric like this causes more harm to inclusive communities than migration or differences in race, religion etc. The whole "no go zones" is a well worn, and well disproven, far right trope.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tory shadow minister claims Luton has ‘no-go zones’ where ‘white people won’t go’
Blake Stephenson tells fringe meeting at Tory conference that the town is ‘a very dangerous place’ with ‘ghettoes’
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2026 at 6:21 PM
To use technical terminology, utter bollocks. It is repeatedly shown that rhetoric like this causes more harm to inclusive communities than migration or differences in race, religion etc. The whole "no go zones" is a well worn, and well disproven, far right trope.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Excellent primer! Also love this:
“Within just a few years, AI has turbocharged the spread of bullshit and falsehoods. It is not able to produce actual, qualitative academic work, despite the claims of some in the AI industry.
“Within just a few years, AI has turbocharged the spread of bullshit and falsehoods. It is not able to produce actual, qualitative academic work, despite the claims of some in the AI industry.
October 6, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Excellent primer! Also love this:
“Within just a few years, AI has turbocharged the spread of bullshit and falsehoods. It is not able to produce actual, qualitative academic work, despite the claims of some in the AI industry.
“Within just a few years, AI has turbocharged the spread of bullshit and falsehoods. It is not able to produce actual, qualitative academic work, despite the claims of some in the AI industry.
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Archer was still boasting about winning the libel case, being awarded £500k amd beibg "totally vindicated" when resigning aa Mayoral candidate over his false alibi
www.theguardian.com/politics/199...
www.theguardian.com/politics/199...
Disgraced Archer quits over plot to lie in court
The political career of Jeffrey Archer was last night in ruins after he was forced to quit the race to become Mayor of London amid disclosures that he asked a friend to lie ahead of a court case about...
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Archer was still boasting about winning the libel case, being awarded £500k amd beibg "totally vindicated" when resigning aa Mayoral candidate over his false alibi
www.theguardian.com/politics/199...
www.theguardian.com/politics/199...
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The BBC have produced a clear, balanced online report. His disgrace comes from risk of bringing a libel trial (1987) but he would almost certainly have got away with it without London Mayoral candidacy of 1999-2000, leading to his false alibi being exposed & perjury
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jeffrey Archer obituary
Politician and best-selling author whose career was mired in scandal and disgrace.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 6, 2026 at 6:31 AM
The BBC have produced a clear, balanced online report. His disgrace comes from risk of bringing a libel trial (1987) but he would almost certainly have got away with it without London Mayoral candidacy of 1999-2000, leading to his false alibi being exposed & perjury
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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There is v warm coverage of the late Jeffrey Archer on Radio 4 Today focusing on book sales & chsrity with fraud, perjury & disgrace mainly as something to bounce back from. He probably got more second, thitd & fourth chances that anybody else in British public life in the last half century.
October 6, 2026 at 6:23 AM
There is v warm coverage of the late Jeffrey Archer on Radio 4 Today focusing on book sales & chsrity with fraud, perjury & disgrace mainly as something to bounce back from. He probably got more second, thitd & fourth chances that anybody else in British public life in the last half century.
Tuesday’s heron is up on high.
October 6, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Tuesday’s heron is up on high.
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Yes indeed I'm rather tiring of the coverage... a convicted perjuror who brazenly lied his way through life and continued to attend the House of Lords even as this poor woman's life fell apart.
As ever, and for the last time in connection with lying shit Jeffrey Archer, we remember Monica Coghlan, whose life he destroyed.
October 6, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Yes indeed I'm rather tiring of the coverage... a convicted perjuror who brazenly lied his way through life and continued to attend the House of Lords even as this poor woman's life fell apart.
Jim Bakker and Jeffrey Archer, both 86, both gone…
Jim Bakker, the TV preacher brought down by sex and financial scandals, has died at 86. He and his then-wife, Tammy Faye Bakker, built a televangelism empire that ended in a spectacular collapse of greed, scandal, and excess.
October 6, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Jim Bakker and Jeffrey Archer, both 86, both gone…
*must resist the temptation to say Jeffrey Archer is survived by his fragrant wife*
October 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
*must resist the temptation to say Jeffrey Archer is survived by his fragrant wife*
As I’ve said before, I haven’t been optimistic about Israel and Palestine since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.
October 5, 2026 at 6:38 PM
As I’ve said before, I haven’t been optimistic about Israel and Palestine since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.