AI Issues
And to think we spent years debating the implications of their real name policy [image or embed] — ysabel (@ysabel.bsky.social) 30 December 2024 at 09:46 "A request made through...
Jimmy Carter
By no means a perfect president, especially in some foreign policies, but Carter was impressive – especially in his post-presidential activities. There is no other former president who would...
Iran and the ‘Morality Police‘
"On leaving the train station, Mahsa was arrested by… the so-called Morality Police for wearing “improper clothing” and told that she was to be taken to a detention centre…...
Mapping Palestine
Paresh Dave, Wired, How Google Maps Make It Harder for Palestinians to Navigate the West Bank A critical issue, that perhaps requires greater attention than it has received. “One...
Rumi Unpacked
Always a fascinating subject for investigation, especially in its contemporary implications An interesting article on the Rumi effect, amidst multiple interpretations… religionnews.com/2024/12/20/7…...
Madgeburg Attack
Updated This is a ‘live‘ case, so full details are not available at the time of posting: Farage's tweet didn't age well. The German terrorist is a fan of...
Indonesian influencers
This subject features in ‘Islamic Algorithms‘, and is well worth further study: I was interested to read this from Michelle Anindya @restofworld.org on Indonesian influencers. I write about influencers...
Malaysia AI Regulation
Two relevant articles on AI and net regulation in Malaysian contexts can be found below: Furthermore, from #Malaysia, more regulations on internet activities are introduced, This piece from Tashny...