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I own zero "smart" appliances/devices and plan to keep it that way
It's finally happened: the improved quality of machine transcription and the greater ability to extract value from unlabelled data means "your tech is eavesdropping on you for marketing purposes" has crossed from "false conspiracy theory" to "true and concerning" www.theverge.com/tech/991190/...
LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby
Gamers Nexus comes for LG again.
www.theverge.com
September 8, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I own zero "smart" appliances/devices and plan to keep it that way
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Meta continues to run ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India: report
Meta continues to run ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India: report
The report follows a BBC Eye investigation that found Instagram running paid ads promoting such material in India.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 9, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Meta continues to run ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India: report
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Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation
Firms like Meta, Google and TikTok should face "substantial" penalties if they don't give the option, minister says.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 7, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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It has become an election of misinformation. Billboards claiming clearly false things have sprung up all over the motu. The worst culprit so far, National. Dirty politics is alive and well in NZ. What a disappointing shitshow, our democracy has become 😕
September 7, 2026 at 6:46 AM
It has become an election of misinformation. Billboards claiming clearly false things have sprung up all over the motu. The worst culprit so far, National. Dirty politics is alive and well in NZ. What a disappointing shitshow, our democracy has become 😕
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I am going to die of old age waiting for labour to realise they need to inspire folks, that they need to be a brave progressive workers party on the left. Contesting an election based on being afraid of national criticising them didnt work last time, wont work this time.
September 6, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I am going to die of old age waiting for labour to realise they need to inspire folks, that they need to be a brave progressive workers party on the left. Contesting an election based on being afraid of national criticising them didnt work last time, wont work this time.
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If Labour do support this bill it'll likely strengthen the ACT and NZF vote and not benefit National or Labour. The privacy concern, NZ First corralling of cookers - all point that way. The exception being the bigots who want to isolate queer kids from community. It's a bad bill, don't back it.
August 24, 2026 at 7:56 PM
If Labour do support this bill it'll likely strengthen the ACT and NZF vote and not benefit National or Labour. The privacy concern, NZ First corralling of cookers - all point that way. The exception being the bigots who want to isolate queer kids from community. It's a bad bill, don't back it.
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The FSB recruited a former Pussy Riot member through coercion and tasked her with organizing the killing of a former publisher and Pussy Riot member. theins.press/en/news/296386
Ex-Pussy Riot member Rita Flores says she cooperated with the FSB for nearly three years before escaping Russia
Former Pussy Riot member Rita Flores has stated that in February 2023, officers from the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) coerced her into cooperating…
theins.press
August 24, 2026 at 8:33 PM
The FSB recruited a former Pussy Riot member through coercion and tasked her with organizing the killing of a former publisher and Pussy Riot member. theins.press/en/news/296386
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*sigh* regardless of this being good politics, this is just bad policy.
Like for crying out loud, we only have weeks of sitting left.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Like for crying out loud, we only have weeks of sitting left.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Watch: Luxon moves to ban under-16s from social media - but NZ First, Act disagree
Legislation to ban under-16s from social media will be introduced today.
www.nzherald.co.nz
August 24, 2026 at 3:47 AM
*sigh* regardless of this being good politics, this is just bad policy.
Like for crying out loud, we only have weeks of sitting left.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Like for crying out loud, we only have weeks of sitting left.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Would love to see the proposed social media ban extended to other mentally vulnerable groups of all ages including Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Forestry as well as Deputy Prime Ministers
August 24, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Would love to see the proposed social media ban extended to other mentally vulnerable groups of all ages including Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Forestry as well as Deputy Prime Ministers
To all those people who think TOP is a progressive party www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Large anonymous political donations climb to almost $500k so far in election year
A type of political donation where the identity of the donor is shrouded in secrecy is growing despite a recommendation it be abolished.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 7, 2026 at 1:15 AM
To all those people who think TOP is a progressive party www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Oooof
More of this personality please Chippy
“Hipkins said any dissatisfaction with MMP was down to Luxon's poor leadership, and the country should not have to change its entire electoral system because the prime minister could not manage his government.”
More of this personality please Chippy
“Hipkins said any dissatisfaction with MMP was down to Luxon's poor leadership, and the country should not have to change its entire electoral system because the prime minister could not manage his government.”
August 6, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Oooof
More of this personality please Chippy
“Hipkins said any dissatisfaction with MMP was down to Luxon's poor leadership, and the country should not have to change its entire electoral system because the prime minister could not manage his government.”
More of this personality please Chippy
“Hipkins said any dissatisfaction with MMP was down to Luxon's poor leadership, and the country should not have to change its entire electoral system because the prime minister could not manage his government.”
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Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
August 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
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A senior figure in New Zealand First’s youth wing has links to neo-Nazi groups and online accounts praising Adolf Hitler, an investigation by The Press has found.
NZ First youth leader linked to neo-Nazi network
A senior figure in New Zealand First’s youth wing has links to neo-Nazi groups and online accounts praising Adolf Hitler, an investigation by The Press has found.
dlvr.it
August 3, 2026 at 1:10 AM
A senior figure in New Zealand First’s youth wing has links to neo-Nazi groups and online accounts praising Adolf Hitler, an investigation by The Press has found.
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The overwhelming right wing sentiment is that COVID was an engineered bioweapon that was also harmless. Trump overreacted to it by shutting down the country, then engineered a drive to create a vaccine that was the real bioweapon that killed millions, and it's Joe Biden's fault.
July 30, 2026 at 1:33 PM
The overwhelming right wing sentiment is that COVID was an engineered bioweapon that was also harmless. Trump overreacted to it by shutting down the country, then engineered a drive to create a vaccine that was the real bioweapon that killed millions, and it's Joe Biden's fault.
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This government have to be the biggest centralisers of power since Muldoon. Waters was at the decision of the Minister, abolishing regional councils by fiat, amalgamation at the Minister and Cabinet approval, dissolving Iwi Council agreements, overruling on planning. They're taking control
July 20, 2026 at 3:53 AM
This government have to be the biggest centralisers of power since Muldoon. Waters was at the decision of the Minister, abolishing regional councils by fiat, amalgamation at the Minister and Cabinet approval, dissolving Iwi Council agreements, overruling on planning. They're taking control
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I can never understand how business-brained people who absolutely understand the idea of investment to facilitate growth are apparently unable to zoom out beyond the walls of their own corporate HQ to see that the concept applies — even stronger — at a social and national level.
July 19, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I can never understand how business-brained people who absolutely understand the idea of investment to facilitate growth are apparently unable to zoom out beyond the walls of their own corporate HQ to see that the concept applies — even stronger — at a social and national level.
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This was also a great very recent explainer by @doctorow.pluralistic.net that clearly and simply states the madness of the AI costs and investment circlejerk: bsky.app/profile/dyla...
It's very hard not to love @doctorow.pluralistic.net when he gets stuck into something. This video really lays out the AI bubble clearly!
July 17, 2026 at 5:33 PM
This was also a great very recent explainer by @doctorow.pluralistic.net that clearly and simply states the madness of the AI costs and investment circlejerk: bsky.app/profile/dyla...
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I'm happy. Not because England lost but because their media would be intolerable in the event of a World Cup victory. Jingoism cranked up to new heights, Oasis music on every highlight reel, TV presenters being smug, hastily compiled TV specials about how football came home.
We've been spared.
We've been spared.
July 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I'm happy. Not because England lost but because their media would be intolerable in the event of a World Cup victory. Jingoism cranked up to new heights, Oasis music on every highlight reel, TV presenters being smug, hastily compiled TV specials about how football came home.
We've been spared.
We've been spared.
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There's a part in the book "Careless People" where the author beats Zuck at Settlers of Catan, and he is absolutely wrecked by it. Someone pulls her aside to explain everyone else has been letting him win for years. I think about this a lot re: why tech bros think everyone will love AI chatbots.
People who spiral out overusing LLM chatbots are really just experiencing the kind of brain-damaging stream of unconditional validation that’s always been the norm for the hyper-wealthy, which explains a lot.
Worse than Twitter, private discussions (text, email, whatever) among like-minded wealthy lunatics who are all surrounded by yes-men who talk like ChatGPT in maximum ass-kissing mode.
July 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM
There's a part in the book "Careless People" where the author beats Zuck at Settlers of Catan, and he is absolutely wrecked by it. Someone pulls her aside to explain everyone else has been letting him win for years. I think about this a lot re: why tech bros think everyone will love AI chatbots.
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We studied the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union for two years and identified five key findings about how they construct citizenship in Aotearoa.
Swipe to see what we found — and why it matters for democracy here.
Full report: buff.ly/MIayuwQ
#NZPolitics #Aotearoa #TeTiriti #TaxpayerCitizenship
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#NZPolitics #Aotearoa #TeTiriti #TaxpayerCitizenship
July 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM
We studied the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union for two years and identified five key findings about how they construct citizenship in Aotearoa.
Swipe to see what we found — and why it matters for democracy here.
Full report: buff.ly/MIayuwQ
#NZPolitics #Aotearoa #TeTiriti #TaxpayerCitizenship
Swipe to see what we found — and why it matters for democracy here.
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#NZPolitics #Aotearoa #TeTiriti #TaxpayerCitizenship
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Note to weasel seymour-I would ne so embarrassed if I protected a now convicted Pedophile,collected female childrens cell numbers, and gave ACT branded condoms to school children.
June 29, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Note to weasel seymour-I would ne so embarrassed if I protected a now convicted Pedophile,collected female childrens cell numbers, and gave ACT branded condoms to school children.
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I mean, fuck the TPU in general, but especially fuck the TPU for its disgraceful role in this shitshow.
(Okay, I'll throw in another "fuck the TPU" because I don't feel I've sworn enough.)
(Okay, I'll throw in another "fuck the TPU" because I don't feel I've sworn enough.)
June 29, 2026 at 6:25 AM
I mean, fuck the TPU in general, but especially fuck the TPU for its disgraceful role in this shitshow.
(Okay, I'll throw in another "fuck the TPU" because I don't feel I've sworn enough.)
(Okay, I'll throw in another "fuck the TPU" because I don't feel I've sworn enough.)
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Amused at the Taxpayers Union going hard about how separating water charges from rates means everyone's got to pay more for water - this process would have been underway from 1 July 2025 had the TPU and their other shell groups not campaigned so hard to scrap Three Waters reform.
June 29, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Amused at the Taxpayers Union going hard about how separating water charges from rates means everyone's got to pay more for water - this process would have been underway from 1 July 2025 had the TPU and their other shell groups not campaigned so hard to scrap Three Waters reform.
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Incredulous Leaky Homes 2.0
In the last TWO years, under Chris Penk, there's been a huge influx of fake & non-conforming house build products. While often 20-40% cheaper, they frequently fake certification documents & will leak & low quality
MBIE were notified at least 8 months ago #nzpol #kiwi
In the last TWO years, under Chris Penk, there's been a huge influx of fake & non-conforming house build products. While often 20-40% cheaper, they frequently fake certification documents & will leak & low quality
MBIE were notified at least 8 months ago #nzpol #kiwi
Alarm raised over dodgy imported building products
MBIE has raised the alarm with councils and called for urgent action about some imported aluminium windows and doors that may not be fit for purpose. It said their test reports may be incomplete, miss...
www.rnz.co.nz
June 22, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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All the times National has trashed its own campaign policies
All the times National has trashed its own campaign policies
National once derided KiwiSaver and Working for Families. Now the Labour schemes are part of its pitch to voters.<br />
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thespinoff.co.nz
June 22, 2026 at 6:37 PM
All the times National has trashed its own campaign policies