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Red carded: My account was suspended by X for a supposed rule violation (see attached). A prime example of what happens when algorithmic enforcement replaces human judgment.
Turns out that while AI might be intelligent it is not yet totally fluent in English.
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The BBC is now in a fight for its life. Its enemies will be happy prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas…
Despite the much publicised view of Donald Trump and others, London has been crowned the Best City In the World for the 11th year in a row.
A spokesperson for the White House reportedly claimed that it was fake news.
#ukpolitics
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An offer to me in 2022 to stand in as a presenter on BBC Radio 5 Live - a job that could have led to many years of work - was rescinded after protests by right wing journalists and the Tory party because I had expressed left-leaning political opinions when I was NOT working for the BBC. You might think I feel bitter towards the BBC about that. Not a bit. It is one of Britain’s greatest institutions. We are witnessing attempts to tear it down by those with vested political and/or commercial interests. Of course it should be scrutinised and held to account on both accuracy and impartiality. But if we lose it at the behest of its detractors, we risk losing ourselves irretrievably in a swamp of mis and disinformation.
Michael Rosen nails it again, "Tim Davie", a "clear case of left-wing bias".
As edited in the style of Panorama?
It's the way that you tell 'em that matters in news reporting.
Just a quick reminder that the @BBC reversed their footage from Orgreave during the miners strike. They made it appear that miners attacked police first. The opposite was true.
Years later blamed it on an editing error. No apology.
Anybody care? No.
Only bothered about Trump.
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The fall of Tim Davie is a victory for populists , for a cabal of toxic plotters with links to the BBC board - who designed and executed a coup - and the circular firing squad in the UK press. It is not a good day for our values or our country.
Peak irony: Another politician who by profession is biased, calls out the BBC for bias.
The #BBC’s problem was a failure to recognise its own bias. I raised issue this with senior BBC management on numerous occasions.
Credulous reporting of Hamas propaganda as fact, selective editing of President Trump, not pulling the Bob Villain feed, the rebuke of Martine Croxall, etc etc
They saw each “mistake” as being in isolation and couldn’t or wouldn’t see a wider pattern.
I hope that this episode will trigger a broader look at bias, groupthink, and political fashion within the BBC by the BBC.
I want the BBC to succeed, it’s a powerful British brand, but it needs a proper kick up the arse for that to happen. Perhaps this is it.
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What has happened today at the BBC is nothing short of a coup, a national disgrace, the corporation's board has effectively been undermined and elements close to it have worked with hostile newspaper editors, a former PM and enemies of public service broadcasting. The only honourable players here are Tim Davie and Deborah Turness.
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Personally, I think it’s insane that we expect the director general of the BBC to be across the particulars of every edit of every single programme.
The panorama programme was a disgrace.
But what does the resignation of the DG do to help the matter?
The Covid Contracts: "Massive government spending without basic checks for quality." but a nice little earner for politically connected VIPs.
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After reading the Eye's special report on how Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen’s flagship “levelling up” project became a taxpayer-funded scandal, a reader writes...
Watch the full episode of Page 94 on YouTube.
The Covid years: A money making opportunity for politically connected VIPs.
🚨🚨 Boss behind £255m PPE deal arrested over missing tax millions
Tim Horlick’s Ayanda Capital won the contract in 2020 despite having no history of manufacturing protective gear
Belter from @Gabriel_Pogrund
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Lisa Nandy: The most important issue facing the government is changing Manifesto commitments?
NEW: @lisanandy tells me
-elected politicians should not be presenting news programmes and was disappointed in Ofcom decision not to take up. Says she's looking at range of options to deal with.
-Says she has confidence in BBC Chair to deal with Panorama issue
-Completely rejects Trump admin saying BBC is "100% fake news"
-Refuses to apologise to West Midlands Police for Maccabi comments and stands by them.
-Says manifesto promises important but delivering "change" most important of all
Listen from 10 @LBC
Chris Packham on the political shift on climate change: “It’s no secret that the fossil fuel companies are funding Reform and The Conservatives - that’s a fact. These people are either denying something extremely dangerous or they’re puppet-ing it for their paymasters” #bbclaurak
‘You said it was about antisemitism. That was wrong, wasn’t it?’
@Lewis_Goodall challenges Lisa Nandy on the government’s opposition to banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from an Aston Villa match, which West Mids Police now confirm was due to hooliganism.
Exclusive: The Labour and Conservative parties were ignoring the complex problems facing the country and made undeliverable promises to voters ahead of the 2024 general election.
EXCL: The Green party is offering “simple solutions to complex problems” and making “undeliverable” promises to voters ahead of next election, PM's chief secretary Darren Jones tells me 👇
theguardian.com/politics/202…
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March 2024: We launch a complaint against the IEA
12 days later: Charity Commission dismisses our complaint
May 2024: We complain about that decision
1 year later: The regulator opens an investigation into the IEA
This week: The Charity Commission says the IEA must change
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Must have made you curious - who is stopping all this life-saving aid from being delivered? Did you find out? Do tell
