“This generation will not be defined by its great games or incredible tech, but rather by corporate greed, mismanagement, and anti-consumer practices.”
Nailed it
It is a bit late for Lisa Nandy to profess to be a staunch supporter of free speech — only to then leave X.
@lisanandy has served as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in one of the most authoritarian governments in modern times, whose policies have posed a direct threat to free speech.
As a close ally of our next Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, should she remain in post, she will undoubtedly be the figure leading Andy Burnham’s war on the free press.
If Lisa Nandy truly cares about free speech and tackling misinformation and disinformation, she should engage in debate, not vacate the stage.
More conversation, not less.
This is, with respect, an extraordinary abdication of ministerial responsibility.
If Lisa Nandy genuinely believes that X has become a platform where abuse, intimidation and unlawful content are too readily tolerated, then her duty as the Cabinet minister responsible for digital policy is to address that failure, not withdraw from it.
Public life is not without criticism. Every minister is subjected to robust scrutiny, often accompanied by unpleasant and deeply unfair commentary. That is an unfortunate reality of democratic politics. The appropriate response is not to retreat from a platform used by millions of people, but to ensure that it operates within the framework of UK law.
Where content is unlawful, the law should be enforced. Where the regulatory framework is inadequate, Parliament has the power to strengthen it. Social media companies that choose to operate in the United Kingdom should be expected to comply fully with the standards and obligations set by this country.
Closing official Government accounts achieves none of those objectives. It neither protects the public nor deters those responsible for abuse. Instead, it removes an authoritative Government voice from one of the largest public forums in the world, leaving that space to others.
Leadership is measured not by walking away from difficult problems, but by confronting them, legislating where necessary, enforcing the law impartially, and ensuring that those entrusted with public platforms meet their obligations to the people they serve.
Ben Cullen, a prominent activist in Oxfordshire’s Raise the Colours movement and a friend of Ryan Bridge, is due to appear in court today accused of creating indecent images of children.
He is alleged to have created 22 Category A indecent images of children, including one moving image.
He is also accused of creating around 56 indecent images of children using AI.
We need to get serious about the crises facing us all: climate change, inequality and war.
In a few years' time, will we look back and be grateful that we spent billions on weapons?
Or will we look back and wish we had the common sense to invest in a greener, fairer world?
Just in case you weren’t aware, the so called “patriots” are now calling Henry Nowak’s sister a “mud shark race traitor” because she has a mixed race child.
The “protests” in Southampton aren’t about his death.
They’re about rabid racism and male violence.
For the past two and a half years, the UK government has armed a genocide as it was livestreamed around the world.
Now, some politicians are pretending they have always been against the crimes they enabled.
Too little, too late. Your complicity will never, ever be forgotten.
Tony Blair thinks the answer to this country’s problems is AI, welfare cuts and endless spending on war.
Who benefits? Arms companies and tech billionaires.
Once again, Blair is wrong. The answer is a redistribution of wealth and power and the relentless search for peace.
Actually, this photo is PROOF that gullible dimwits will believe a Shakira concert in Rio is London and it will be wildly shared and liked because Musk's X is designed to encourage and reward such lies and misinformation.
Ffs working class credentials always reduced to some caricature story about who your parents were!
This man has no interest and no history of supporting working class people
He tried to close local services including music provision in a working class borough (Redbridge), is increasing privatisation of our NHS, and *supported* student fees when he was NUS President
You’ve got the best two youth teams in England meeting in the FA Youth Cup final.
The idea that it’s played in a 6,000 capacity stadium at MCFC is such a shame. 60,000 would watch this game if it was done right.
Donald Trump has threatened to destroy every bridge & power plant in Iran, vowing to bomb the county “back to the Stone Age.”
We warned our government it was dragging Britain into an illegal war — and that the consequences would be catastrophic.
Enough. End UK complicity now!