Malaysia Social Media Ban
It’ll be interesting to monitor the impact of this: "The Cabinet approved the move as part of a broader effort to shield young people from online harm like cyberbullying,...
Hallucinations
Don’t believe everything you read, especially if it is AI-generated… Hallucinations ++ don't over-feed the LLM...
Polarisation ‘side-hustle’
So much new terminology to learn (and an informative article from 404Media: X's location "transparency" feature showing many MAGA accounts are based internationally reveals what we already knew: The...
‘Hijacking‘ Facebook
If you haven’t already seen this from @theleaduk.bsky.social it is essential reading …...
Indonesia ‘Preacher Conduct‘
Online dimensions here: “The controversy has boosted calls for a certification programme to increase the quality of Muslim preachers and prevent inappropriate conduct.” This, from Indonesia, taps into wider...
Iran Bots
I don’t write the headlines or endorse the slant in the article, but there is some interesting content here nevertheless: opinion/analysis...
AI ‘bilge‘
Important not to overlook the fact that this bilge is amplified & disseminated by many prominent – and very real – racists who benefit financially, professionally & politically from...
AI Gulf
Indrinal Ghosh, Rest of World, U.S. gains in AI race as Gulf nations ditch China for chips, 21 Nov 2025“The deal underscores how the Gulf nations have turned the...
Indonesia Hacker Detention
Vismaya V, Decrypt, Indonesia Detains Hacker Tied to Markets.com Crypto Theft After $398K Loss, 21 Nov 2025 “Authorities say the suspect exploited weak backend validation to manipulate USDT balances...