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The Tory and Labour conferences, X and Threads, VAR kerfuffles... episode 78 gives the @Podnosticators - @ThomasStoeckle1 Neville Hobson @SamKnowles - plenty to grapple with in a sideways look at current politics and social media smalldataforum.com/2023/10/16/two…

Today I'm starting a new experiment. Instead of posting to X, I'll post to Threads instead. I'm not interested in the clicks so much, more in the engagement, see how that works for an individual-user handle there -> threads.net/@nevillehobson

#EU gives #Meta 24 hours to 'take action' on #Hamas videos bbc.co.uk/news/technolog… via BBC News (UK) < #X also in the EU's frame

The #IsraelHamasConflict is drowning #X in #disinformation wired.com/story/x-israel… via WIRED < this is very bad

Everyone Everywhere All at Once was edited in Adobe Premiere

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A nice friendly #greeting for people arriving at #Heathrow #Terminal5

#Starmer 's speech so far has been big on praise for #NewLabour bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-p… via BBC News (UK) #electability

My quest to find out why my inbox was getting flooded with #PR #spam fastcompany.com/90963965/my-qu… via Fast Company < 'The data highlights how broken the modern-day PR world is'. Not to mention Mynewsdesk

Leaving X can be a rewarding experience—but nobody’s matching Twitter’s ideological diversity fortune.com/2023/10/09/x-t… via FORTUNE < 'I miss the #Twitter that doesn’t exist anymore'

That was quite a speech. You look and sound ready. Keep this up, and you might just succeed! #LabourConference23

How #Hamas duped #Israel as it planned devastating attack reuters.com/world/middle-e… via Reuters < 'Hamas probably succeeded beyond their expectation. Now they will have to deal with an Israel determined to decimate them'

#Conservative party sends extra ‘spies’ to #Labour conference, say sources theguardian.com/politics/2023/… via The Guardian #Tory #jitters

📊 How do #algorithms manipulate our #engagement on X? What's the business model behind the #hate ? A landscape assessment ⬇️
nevillehobson.com/2023/10/08/x-m…

The #bots have come for #podcast s semafor.com/article/10/08/… via Semafor < 'one of the dirty secrets of the #podcast industry'

#SSD buying guide: how to pick the right SSD for your needs in 2023 digitaltrends.com/computing/ssd-… via Digital Trends < pretty good explainer

EXCL: Labour would create Covid corruption commissioner to help recoup billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money lost to waste, fraud and flawed contracts during pandemic Rachel Reeves to announce 👇🏼

theguardian.com/politics/2023/…