Dave Dawson

Report writer with the Strategic Insight team at CSIRO's Data61. Fascinated in all things tech and all things Sino-Australian. Formerly a China journo.

[Dave Dawson @DaveDawson84]

@potrzebieggm If it had been handled with aplomb as George Brett did here, it could have made for an endearing tale. We can all identify with that embarrassment. But Morrison spins to the point of being unable to convey that authenticity.

https://t.co/3Zfqvh1mui

[Dave Dawson @DaveDawson84]

@BeijingPalmer Did you just slip a Blue Oyster Cult reference in there? Well played.

[Dave Dawson @DaveDawson84]

I mean, if this was a @JoshuaDummer specific recognition technology it might be reasonable but targeting foreigners is a bit dystopian. 🤔

[Dave Dawson @DaveDawson84]

@GertzJack1 @ryanstruyk @jaketapper One travesty tweeting to deflect attention away from the failings of another.

[Dave Dawson @DaveDawson84]

@BeijingPalmer @damienics To be fair... who makes Chicago deep dish the default setting?!

[I'm @Ketanjoshi.co on Bluesky @KetanJ0]

This is my thread compiling all the times Australia's scientists and climate communication orgs warned that things were about to get bad, going back to the mid 80s:

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

Wow, where to start with how wrong this is...

1. There were 19 hijackers on 9/11, not twelve.

2. Soleimani, an Iranian Shiite, would not have assisted Sunnis.

3. Soleimani quite literally helped the U.S. with post-9/11 intelligence in Afghanistan because he hated the Taliban.

[Adrian Zenz @adrianzenz]

Dear Mr. @zlj517, what exactly do you think gives you the right to make public derogatory insinuations about my personal religiosity? Does this, by any chance, represent your government's true attitude towards religious beliefs?

[Thread Reader App @threadreaderapp]

@arjaymuz Saluti, you can read it here: Thread by @karaschlegl: Here is a list of reasons why this is absolutely the Coalition Government's fault;… https://t.co/5DTRaKkFHA. Have a good day. 🤖

[Sean R. Roberts @robertsreport]

This is why it is critical to clarify the 'myths and realities' of the 'Uyghur Terrorist Threat.' In this thread, I will try to point out some important facts in this regard (you will need to wait for my book to get all of the details)

https://t.co/kXeLexZGKQ

[Dave Dawson @DaveDawson84]

@broderick This would have been much more valuable if it was A) in Mandarin and B) tested whether mainland users were able to see those Mandarin posts. The vast majority of Chinese censorship is keyword based, in Mandarin, for domestic users. That's the thing to actually stress test.

[Dave Dawson @DaveDawson84]

@BeijingPalmer Nanjing doesn't belong in there!

Otherwise... yes.

[Dave Dawson @DaveDawson84]

The long awaited digital platforms inquiry by the ACCC is out today. A lot of big issues surrounding market power, the role of media and what kind of society we want.

https://t.co/lWF4QgI1Cx

[Louisa Lim @limlouisa]

If anybody wants to know what Chinese influence looks like when entrenched inside academic institutions look no further than @UQ_News. h/t @AndersFurze

[Dave Dawson @DaveDawson84]

Great thread on backdoor surveillance app being installed by Beijing police.

[Dave Dawson @DaveDawson84]

I needed this. Well worth the read.

[David Ritter @David_Ritter]

Yesterday a government without a credible climate action policy won the climate election. How did this happen and what does it mean? Here’s a thread...
#ausvotes #democracysausage #ClimateEmergency

[Megha Rajagopalan @meghara]

Unbelievable. State Dept policy planning director about Pompeo's China strategy: "The Soviet Union and that competition, in a way it was a fight within the Western family ... it's the first time we will have a great power competitor that is not Caucasian." https://t.co/8lx4nyB5br