‘Anti-vax Grifting‘
meanwhile, this important piece from @wired.com @davidgilbert.bsky.social caught my attention...
AI-generated ‘Islamophobia‘
Arab News, Italy’s far-right League faces complaint over ‘racist, Islamophobic’ AI-generated images, 18 Apr 2025 “Italy’s far-right League party has been referred to the country’s communications watchdog after opposition...
War Crimes – database
Aljazeera released their entire database of war crimes and Israeli soldiers they investigated. www.aljazeera.com/news/longfor…...
‘Massive Blue‘ Investigation
Important investigation here on Massive Blue: American police departments are spending hundreds of thousands on Massive Blue’s unproven and secretive technology that uses AI-generated online personas designed to interact...
Digital Methodologies
Pleased to announce this: Digital British Islam: Call for Papers for our forthcoming June 2025 knowledge exchange symposium: Digital Methodologies for the Study of Religion. Details: digitalbritishislam.com/call-for-pap…...
Investigation on Gaza Aid Attack
Detailed investigation by the Sky News team, making for essential reading....
‘Genie‘ Intelligence Chatbot
Israel has begun operational deployment of a military-grade artificial intelligence chatbot named Genie, a system now used by commanders to make battlefield decisions in Gaza – such as deciding...
Somalia and Starlink
@Reuters: SpaceX's Starlink satellite system is now available in Somalia, owner Elon Musk wrote on social media platform X on Sunday, while a Somalia government official confirmed the company...
Disinformation and Syria
The Assad regime developed a sophisticated media apparatus to discredit opponents, present itself as a defender against terrorism, and justify its actions. This continues, despite the regime's fall as...