Maico Weites

Biologist, naturalist.
Bristol UK / Groningen NL | Views my own.

[Maico Weites @MWeites]

@Irish1867 Good riddance

[Bernie @Artemisfornow]

The government said the Online Safety Act was about protecting children. We were called conspiracy theorists for saying it wasn’t!

Well er … Ofcom is writing to platforms about “crisis situations”, civil unrest and enhanced moderation measures. (Blocking posts they don’t like)

Children aren’t mentioned once. NOT ONCE.

The problem isn’t removing genuine incitement to violence. The real problem is that unelected regulators will pressure platforms to decide what millions of ADULTS can and cannot see whenever a “crisis” is declared.

many platforms will remove perfectly lawful content rather than risk the punishment of Ofcom.

Read the letter for yourself. Link in the thread.

[Maico Weites @MWeites]

@LOS_Fisher @MENnewsdesk No no no no no no no no

[D. HuskyTron @DHuskytron]

Has anyone else noticed that almost all those "age verification 🙄" astroturf drones act like it's impossible to just not give children a device with unrestricted internet access?

[Maico Weites @MWeites]

@Telegraph Old enough to serve, old enough to vote, old enough to consent. Not old enough to look at a digital boob or use Facebook. Deeply unserious stuff.

[Maico Weites @MWeites]

@royllovians Looks kinda cool though.

[Maico Weites @MWeites]

@stuey_beef Heads must roll

[Ryan✍️ @_RyanBrolly]

Vote at 16 but a very protected, censored and infantilaised relationship with media until 16

[Maico Weites @MWeites]

@matthewjswalker Oh, sod off

[Maico Weites @MWeites]

@Corn_hlungwan Amazing

[Maico Weites @MWeites]

@2147mill Oh, pensioners once again not having to deal with anything.

[John Ruddy @jruddy99]

Indeed. It is so popular that they have to exclude it's data from national rail figures. Any other sensible country would immediately look to follow up that success with a second or third such line (Paris did). The UK?

[Maico Weites @MWeites]

@chocbarnes2018 What a load of pearl-clutching

[Maico Weites @MWeites]

@royllovians Replace Welsh in her tweet with Hebrew lol.

[Iain Cameron @theiaincameron]

The U.K.’s most southerly patches of snow cling on, but are on life-support. These tiny, five-month-old relics are situated high up on Great End’s Central Gully, and are the last in the Lake District.

Photos yesterday from Andy Chadwick.

1/2

[Maico Weites @MWeites]

@WonderingEng @BristolCouncil Complete with utterly uncomfortable seating and depressing atmosphere.

[The Wondering Englishman @WonderingEng]

Why do English Coach Stations look like this ? In other European countries the coach stations are clean and well presented and yet in England why is it always like this ? This is Bristol (but they are all like this) @BristolCouncil

[Maico Weites @MWeites]

My turn

[Maico Weites @MWeites]

Finally finding some time to mount the herbarium specimens. Some have been waiting for over two years. 😅