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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 180311 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.co.at/2018/03/180311.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Saving the albatross: 'The war is against plastic and they are casualties on the frontline' - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/12/albatross-film-dead-chicks-plastic-saving-birds time to start suing plastic manufacturers to pay for the clean-up

Vince Cable denies calling #Brexit supporters racist - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/mar/12/vince-cable-denies-calling-brexit-supporters-racist millions of them are…

Avoiding Detection: Global Case Studies of Possible AIS Avoidance - http://usa.oceana.org/publications/reports/avoiding-detection-global-case-studies-possible-ais-avoidance important report about possible dodgy dealings at sea…

European Commission’s expert group tackling fake news misses the point - http://www.beuc.eu/publications/european-commission%E2%80%99s-expert-group-tackling-fake-news-misses... "BEUC regrets that the report does not call for a sector inquiry to investigate the link between advertising revenue policies of platforms and dissemination of disinformation."

Killing The Golden Goose (Again); How The #Copyright Stranglehold Dooms @Spotify - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180308/00510939385/killing-golden-goose-again-how-copyright-stranglehold-dooms-spotify.shtml note again how copyright industry destroys innovation, rather than driving it…

We’re taking David Davis to court over #Brexit - https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/brexitchallenge/ “This case is about ensuring our Government follows its own laws” FWIW I’ve pledged some dosh; currently total is £51,255 of £70K needed

If The US Government Can’t Figure Out Who’s A Russian Troll, Why Should It Expect Internet Companies To Do So? - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180311/00323239399/if-us-government-cant-figure-out-whos-russian-troll-why-should-it-expect-internet-companies-to-do-so.shtml

Trump under growing pressure on gun control after appearing to cave in to NRA - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/12/trump-pressure-nra-gun-control-parkland what a coward #guns #murica