The passwords were supposed to keep us safe Instead we became their prisoners
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Pete Wilton
Профиль Vively#Science & #PublicHealth PR @lshtm.bsky.social. #Writing, #Books #History. Author of Spectrum of #Misinformation newsletter with news, analysis & practical advice: https://the-spectrum-of-misinformation.ghost.io Views model's own.
Social media firms have *finally* realised #AI slop will hurt their bottom lines Most users don't want it & will disengage, leave platforms as it fills their feeds Firms switch from relentlessly pushing AI tools/content to "we never meant for this to happen..." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
WRONG! Reading was *always* sexy 🤓 www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
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Suspected #Ebola case in Scotland tests negative This is good news and shows the UK's #PublicHealth surveillance doing its job: news.sky.com/story/patien...
"It is understood that officials have been told to no longer use the site, unless for the specific purpose of combatting disinformation there." This is the correct approach.
The GuardianUK attorney general tells staff to stop using X amid disinformation concerns
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Remember when people used to queue around the block for the latest cool tech product? Don't remember people having to be forced into buying iPhones and PlayStations...
Jim RossignolTech companies should start announcing cool products. I think that would be nice.