The Closing Ceremony marks the end of a truly successful #ECDV2025. We’ve shared valuable insights to prevent domestic violence, enjoyed outstanding participation, and gathered in a beautiful venue that inspired connections and future collaborations across Europe.

Gikii 2025 in lovely Amsterdam has extended its CfP till May 31. Sept 11-12 th at IViR. Get your geek on and set your geek clogs tapping! No i don’t know what i mean either 😂 www.gikii.org/gikii-2025-a...

I believe this means the sun will set over the entirety of the British Empire tonight for the first time in several hundred years. Chagos is the dot below India on this map. Sunset in the Pitcairns (dot in the Pacific) will happen ~40 minutes before sunrise in Akrotiri and Dhekelia (dot on Cyprus).

Sometimes you go to a panel at a conference and the papers are so good they just blow your mind. That's me with @joannesweeny.bsky.social, who's just presented on Cyber Harassment in the Workplace at #LSAChicago2025

I've never seen a more accurate description of this...

Israel has dropped more bombs in Gaza than fell on London, Dresden & Hamburg combined during WWII [𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴]. Read that & consider that Gaza is, on average, only 5 miles wide & 25 miles in length. Life expectancy has dropped from 75.5 years in 2023 to 40.6 years now [𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘵]. Genocide.

This echoes what I’ve said above - you can exclude, but you don’t have to. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

There has been a sharp rise in censorship of pro-Palestinian voices on Meta platforms. 7amleh is collecting evidence from European users about content takedowns, shadow banning, and account suspensions on Instagram or Facebook. Click here if you've experienced this form.jotform.com/250692597434...

To return to my thread, now that I’m full of food. What does this mean in practice for the trans and trans ally community? While it is possible to exclude trans people from single sex spaces, this should only be done when it is reasonable and proportionate.

Back at work today, and full of thoughts about the Supreme Court judgment last week. It’s much more nuanced than it might seem at first glance, and it’s hard to cut through the vitriol around it. That’s understandable - it’s obviously very emotive. I’m going to try break down the legal principles.

Today is the deadline for submitting to the UKIPO AI consultation! It closes at 23.59 tonight. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Every UK national newspaper has printed identical front pages. A thousand UK musicians have released a silent protest album: apnews.com/article/uk-m... Amazing list of publishers and creative associations: www.creativerightsinai.co.uk/members Join the fun, write to your MP today!

Shameful shit. Exclusive: Meta kills DEI programs www.axios.com/2025/01/10/m...

Meta will burn down everything in search of growth. They have been doing so in broad daylight for years. They will make people angry and sad and hateful (and have done so before) in search of growth in their dying platform. They will make everything worse to create growth. It's a death cult

The UKIPO is consulting on their approach to TDM for GenAI - www.gov.uk/government/c.... The consultation is open until 25th Feb, and has many qs - primarily, though, they're asking if it's alright to have an opt-out exception for TDM for commercial purposes, as this is their preferred approach.

Use cases for why we need to actually consider the underlying rightsholder instead of just blindly trusting that the website operator can be trusted to implement safeguards.

I'm not saying this is a photograph of me (because I'm not half as pretty) but this is a *mood*.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... Thank goodness for quality editors, though.

About to record a call. Very important. Turn all devices to do not disturb and silent. Make sure headphones are fully charged. Move from squeaky chair to non-squeaky chair. Ready! Forgot to close the door. Cat ran in and jumped on my lap while shouting enthusiastically. Where's her mute button?

Honest to fk that piece on photos in the cloud burning energy.. it's nice to remind ppl the 'cloud' is a physical thing, but Worrying about stored photos and gifs as the planet-torching horror of genAI and cryptocurrencies burns on is sucking on paper straws as billionaires commute by private jet.

This is my kinda word!

Really fascinating article from @zitron.bsky.social - I now have about 12 additional tabs open with further articles, podcast episodes, and thoughtful digressions. www.wheresyoured.at/the-great-lo...

PSA: I am asking everyone to please use the ALT tag when posting pix. It only takes a few seconds, is the right thing to do for people with low vision, and it can be used to add extra info or even something funny (as long as you get the basic description in there first). Please.

So we saw, in detail, how the Fremen attract the worms, and catch the worms. But how do they disembark the worms?? Someone please help, I'm imagining Jessica's palanquin just being yeeted sideways when they get to their destination.

Full marks for the headline choice here - pulled out of Texas elicits a sly smile every time.

I frequently wonder if my cat knows I'm taking the goop out of the corners of her eyes, or if she just thinks I'm a sadistic weirdo who likes to squidge her eyeballs.

Come to Scotland for an exciting funded PhD about AI for the common good, join the Just AI Lab! More info at www.stir.ac.uk/research/res... #PhD #fundedPhD #PhDscholarship #AI #JustAILab

Lá fhéile Bhríde daoibh! And a fruitful imbolc to you all. January is finally over - brighter days ahead!

Oooh, an early Christmas present - a Supreme Court decision in Thaler! www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/u...

Every day the IDF's horrific crimes against humanity in Gaza mount up. There is no such thing as a "precise" use of heavy weaponry in a densely populated area. There are no justifications, no excuses for this killing and wounding of civilians.

Have been working on this for a few weeks with my wonderful colleague Rachel Maguire, so I'm delighted to see it in print! theconversation.com/is-someone-u...

Centre for Women's Justice @centreWJ on X A new anon survey has launched for victims and survivors to find out their experiences of Clare’s Law. The results will provide an evidence base and guide with best practice for police & for other countries considering their own disclosure schemes

CfP for the first Critical Legal Geography conference which will take place in February 2024 in Torino: www.dist.polito.it/it/news/(idn... Abstract deadline: 15 October 2023.

Amazing! World Wide Web, cyberculture, spam, hoodie, queer studies and left-click - but not right-click? How does one have only one of the clicks? Surely the existence of one indicates the existence of another?

There will be a nationwide FEMA emergency alert test today that will make any cell phone that’s on screech like a banshee regardless of whether it’s on silent mode. So secret keepers, don’t forget to turn your second cell phones all the way off by 2:20p ET. abcnews.go.com/US/fema-test...

Setting up a Substack for the Technology-Based Violence Research Group - subscribe for information, research, and collaboration! tbvresearch.substack.com