Wednesday 1 June 2016

160601


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 160531 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2016/05/160531.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

The revolving door in the office of the U.S. Trade Representative - https://medium.com/@foe_us/the-revolving-door-in-the-office-of-the-u-s-trade-representative-part-1-9941190900d0#.up5omrt6j a big problem #TPP #TTIP

Australian state MP admits eating elephant he shot in Zimbabwe - http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jun/01/australian-state-mp-admits-eating-elephant-he-shot-in-zimbabwe Robert Borsak is a pathetic individual #AU


Better Regulation: corporate-friendly deregulation in disguise - http://corporateeurope.org/power-lobbies/2016/06/better-regulation-corporate-friendly-deregulation-disguise crucial point "better" is a weasel word... #TTIP

Open Knowledge International – our new name! - https://okfn.org/about/

The MPAA lobbyist who wrote SOPA will help draft the Democratic Party platform - http://boingboing.net/2016/05/31/the-mpaa-lobbyist-who-wrote-so.html awful news


Google, Twitter, Facebook hate speech deal with EU is rash, say digi warriors - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/06/google-twitter-facebook-hate-speech-deal-eu-deal/ they're right

Britain’s oldest writing found buried near London Tube station - https://www.newscientist.com/article/2091213-britains-oldest-writing-found-buried-near-london-tube-station/ fascinating stuff #londinium

Ars UK is hiring an Engagement Coordinator - http://arstechnica.co.uk/staff/2016/06/ars-uk-is-hiring-an-engagement-coordinator/ form an orderly queue...



#Renewable energy smashes global records in 2015, report shows - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/01/renewable-energy-smashes-global-records-in-2015-report-shows but #UK & #EU falling behind...

After wave of anti-abortion laws, US sees signs of women taking drastic measures - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/01/anti-abortion-laws-legislation-clinics-dangerous-methods if only we had foreseen this...

Mythbusting #CETA and #TTIP - https://stop-ttip.org/blog/mythbusting-ceta-and-ttip/ handy to cut and keep for visiting relatives

Top Internet Companies Agree To Vague Notice & Takedown Rules For 'Hate Speech' In The EU - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160531/17513134587/top-internet-companies-agree-to-vague-notice-takedown-rules-hate-speech-eu.shtml

Lisbon Council calls for broad text and data mining exception to promote EU research competitiveness - http://www.communia-association.org/2016/06/01/lisbon-council-calls-broad-text-data-mining-exception-promote-eu-research-competitiveness/ vital #TDM

Better regulation to strengthen competitiveness - http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2016/05/26-conclusions-better-regulation/ just a euphemism for deregulation - don't be fooled

La Confederación de Sindicatos exige a España aislar la educación de las redes del #TISA - http://www.elboletin.com/nacional/135003/confederacion-sindicatos-educacion-redes-tisa.html

Cefic welcomes adoption of innovation principle - http://www.cefic.org/newsroom/top-story/Cefic-welcomes-adoption-of-innovation-principle-by-competitiveness-Council/ notice how "innovation" is more important than health or safety

Meizu Pro 5 is the first Ubuntu phone that’s also a desktop PC (thanks to OTA-11 update) - http://liliputing.com/2016/06/meizu-pro-5-first-ubuntu-phone-thats-also-desktop-pc-thanks-ota-11-update.html tempting...


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