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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/11/191120.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Google latest tech giant to crack down on political ads as pressure on Facebook grows - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/20/google-political-ad-policy-facebook-twitter “will increase pressure on Facebook to limit micro-targeting”.

as we wrote last week: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/11/at-last-some-good-news-for-privacy-signs-that-micro-targeted-advertising-may-be-on-the-way-out/

World’s donkeys being ‘decimated’ by demand for Chinese medicine - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/21/worlds-donkeys-being-decimated-by-demand-for-chinese-medicine “transported on long journeys without access to food or water, with up to 20% dying on route”. #china destroying everything it touches…

Massive Mildura dust storm leaves Victorian town ‘unliveable’ amid 40C heat - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/21/victorian-town-mildura-unliveable-massive-dust-storm-40c-heat sadly, “unliveable” will be the epithet for many places on this heating planet…

Court Says It’s Not Tortious Interference To Report Your Account Or Ask Twitter To Ban You - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191120/15165743422/court-says-not-tortious-interference-to-report-your-account-ask-twitter-to-ban-you.shtml lovely word, “tortious”…

#DiversifyTheMedia – PressPad Crowdfunder - https://natwestbackherbusiness.co.uk/diversifythemedia we certainly need more diversity in the media… #journalism

UK metal detectorists guilty of theft after concealing £3m hoard - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/21/uk-metal-detectorists-guilty-of-theft-after-concealing-3m-treasure-hoard “The stupidity is that our treasure system is the most generous in the world in terms of providing rewards for those who abide by the law.”

Bad news: ‘Unblockable’ web trackers emerge. Good news: Firefox with uBlock Origin can stop it. Chrome, not so much - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/21/ublock_origin_firefox_unblockable_tracker/ you know what to do…

Renewables are not making electricity any more expensive - https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/new-report-shows-wind-and-solar-dropping-us-wholesale-electricity-prices/ so install it everywhere…

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/11/191119.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

#Facebook Claims Users Sign Up Because They Want To See Personalized Ads, Max Schrems Disagrees – And Usually Wins These #GDPR Arguments - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191114/06540343387/facebook-claims-users-sign-up-because-they-want-to-see-personalized-ads-max-schrems-disagrees-usually-wins-these-gdpr-arguments.shtml yeah, sure, zuck, sure…

Humans put into suspended animation for first time - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/20/humans-put-into-suspended-animation-for-first-time "involves rapidly cooling the brain to less than 10C by replacing the patient’s blood with ice-cold saline solution. " whoa…

Masnick’s Impossibility Theorem: Content Moderation At Scale Is Impossible To Do Well - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191111/23032743367/masnicks-impossibility-theorem-content-moderation-scale-is-impossible-to-do-well.shtml #awkward

Will PM’s national insurance pledge help ‘working people’? - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/20/will-pms-national-insurance-pledge-help-working-people “The plan could favour richer households over poorer ones.” gosh, now isn’t that a surprise…? #ge19

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/11/191118.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Libre Browser - https://librebrowser.com/ "Built on Chromium with #opensource code but without the dependency on Google web services and tweaks to enhance privacy, control, and transparency." good to see more privacy-enhanced options emerging.

“We’re the first major airline to offset the carbon emissions from the fuel used for every single flight.” - https://www.easyjet.com/en/sustainability this is a great idea, and certainly makes it more likely I will fly with @easyJet. every airline should do this.

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/11/191117.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

.@Interpol Interpol: Strong encryption helps paedos. Build backdoors - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/18/interpol_says_encryption_helps_paedos_barmy/ utterly clueless idiocy from international plods…

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Jennifer Arcuri: ‘I’ve kept Johnson’s secrets – now he’s cast me aside like a one-night stand’ - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/17/arcuri-says-johnson-cast-her-aside-like-one-night-stand that’s strange - so out of character for him… #ge19

not seen this before - http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices says it switches off customised ads for many sites. worth trying…

Scientists and climate advisers condemn Tory environmental record - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/17/scientists-and-climate-advisers-condemn-tory-environmental-record “The current government has systematically weakened the capacity of this country to manage its environment. It’s been done by stealth.” #ge19

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/11/191114.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Elsevier Gets @Sci_Hub And LibGen Blocked In #Austria, Thereby Promoting The Use Of #VPNs And #Tor In The Country - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191112/08504743369/elsevier-gets-sci-hub-libgen-blocked-austria-thereby-promoting-use-vpns-tor-country.shtml

European Investment Bank to phase out fossil fuel financing - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/15/european-investment-bank-to-phase-out-fossil-fuels-financing this is good, even with its loopholes. well done @EIB…

At last, some good news for privacy: signs that micro-targeted advertising may be on the way out - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/11/at-last-some-good-news-for-privacy-signs-that-micro-targeted-advertising-may-be-on-the-way-out/ currently one of the biggest threats to democracy…

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/11/191113.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Norwegian wealth fund blacklists G4S shares over human rights concerns - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/nov/14/norwegian-wealth-fund-blacklists-g4s-shares-over-human-rights-concerns all funds should do this

Boris Johnson drops word ‘onanism’ from speech after criticism - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/13/boris-johnson-drops-word-onanism-from-speech-after-criticism johnson hardly one to be casting aspersions about seed-spilling…

US will not support abortion abroad even in cases of rape, says senior official - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/nov/14/us-will-not-support-abortion-even-in-cases-of-rape-says-senior-official such staggering hypocrisy from a country that has caused so many deaths around the world

Boris Johnson accused of running scared from public in Somerset - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/14/boris-johnson-accused-running-scared-public-somerset-protest he’s useless with people… #ge19

US will not support abortion abroad even in cases of rape, says senior official - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/nov/14/us-will-not-support-abortion-even-in-cases-of-rape-says-senior-official such staggering hypocrisy from a country that has caused so many deaths around the world

Police foil attempt to steal Rembrandt works from exhibition - https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/nov/14/police-foil-plan-to-steal-rembrandt-paintings-from-art-gallery whoa, in dulwich…

Universal Music Claims Copyright Over Newly Public Domain ‘Yes! We Have No Bananas’ - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191113/12503243383/universal-music-claims-copyright-over-newly-public-domain-yes-we-have-no-bananas.shtml that’s, well, just bananas…

Bolivia’s interim president’s indigenous-free cabinet heightens polarization - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/14/bolivia-president-jeanine-anez-cabinet-indigenous certainly sounds like a coup…