Waiting for @prologic@twtxt.net to make it back from his luxurious vacation, to engage on Australia’s teen-under-16 social media banning technical, parental, and philosophical discourse.

#MaradoWeekly #WeeklyPlant Week 49

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Meta’s New AI Superstars Are Chafing Against the Rest of the Company
Meta’s newly recruited AI “superstars” have developed an us-versus-them mentality against the company’s longtime executive leadership, creating internal friction over whether the team should focus on catching up to rivals like OpenAI and Google or improving Meta’s core advertising and social media businesses. Alexandr Wang, the 28-year-old … ⌘ Read more

Coisas sobre a Greve Geral que ainda nem toda a gente sabe:

1. A greve não é só para funcionários públicos, é para todos;

2. Aderir à greve é tão simples como não ir trabalhar: não é preciso mais nada, nem avisar a chefia nem nada. Tudo é automático;

3. A única “repercussão negativa” de fazer greve é que o trabalhador não recebe a remuneração desse dia;

4. Fazer greve não é uma “coisa da política”, é uma defesa dos direitos dos trabalhadores, que estão em causa neste pacote laboral (fica mais fácil ser despedido, mesmo sem razão; horas de trabalho de graça; etc.);

5. A greve é mesmo para todos: não é preciso um contrato de trabalho, e nem é preciso ser trabalhador - reformados, estudantes, todos podem fazer greve. Uma forma de o fazer é minimizando dar trabalho aos outros, a não ser em casos de urgência.

#GreveGeral

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Australia’s social media ban faces challenges and criticism on day one
As Australian teenagers lose access to social media, observers say there are still many unknown questions about the ban, which came into force on 10 December ⌘ Read more

Day one of the social media ban sees some under-16s retain access
It’s day one of the social media ban, but dozens of parents have told the ABC their children have already been able to get around the restrictions. ⌘ Read more

I tried making new social media accounts as an under-16. Things are still messy
Most apps will block you if you say you’re under 16, but some don’t seem to be doing much to vet users if they lie. ⌘ Read more

Millions of Australian Teens Lose Access To Social Media As Ban Takes Effect
Australia’s world-first ban blocking under-16s from major social platforms has come into effect. The BBC is live reporting the reactions “both from within Australia and outside it.” From the report: I’ve been speaking to 12-year-old Paloma, who lives in Sydney and says she is “sad” about the ban. She spends between 30 minu … ⌘ Read more

Live: PM says Australian families ‘taking back power’ from social media companies
The prime minister says Australian families are “taking back power” from social media companies as the under-16s ban kicks off today. Follow live. ⌘ Read more

The social media ban for under-16s starts today — here’s what to know
After months of build-up, the time has finally come. From today, Australians under the age of 16 are now banned from having a social media account. ⌘ Read more

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かっぱ、かっぱ、やった！！

A #UE pode aprovar #pesticidas para sempre
A Comissão Europeia está a preparar mudanças profundas nas regras dos pesticidas — e o rascunho divulgado é alarmante: a maioria dos pesticidas poderá receber aprovação indefinida, sem reavaliações, mesmo que surjam novos dados sobre os seus riscos.

❗O que está em risco
Aprovação vitalícia: deixa de existir a revisão obrigatória a cada 10–15 anos.
Menos ciência: estudos independentes recentes deixam de ser considerados.
Mais exposição: pesticidas altamente tóxicos poderão continuar à venda durante até 3 anos após a proibição.

⚠ Porque isto é perigoso?
O caso do chlorpyrifos diz tudo.
Durante décadas, foi autorizado na UE. Só muito mais tarde se confirmou que prejudica o desenvolvimento cerebral das crianças e causa danos neurológicos. A sua proibição só chegou em 2020, após forte pressão pública e investigação independente.

❗ Precisamos de agir já
Os Comissários europeus tomarão uma decisão muito em breve — o documento final está previsto para 16 de dezembro.

Antes disso, precisamos fazer chegar a nossa voz e impedir que esta proposta perigosa avance silenciosamente.

✍ Envie a sua mensagem à Comissão Europeia (este formulário ajuda:)

https://www.pan-europe.info/end-toxic-pesticide-age

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@bender@twtxt.net

Un peu de publicité
Surprise, l’actualité officielle des médias de grand chemin finit par traiter le « scandale de l’autopen » ! Il y a quelques jours, à la faveur d’une des tonitruantes déclarations du président américain, la presse française découvrait le scandale du « stylo automatique ». Pour rappel, cet « autopen » est une machine qui permet la reproduction automatique d’une signature et est […] ⌘ Read more

Social media ban shouldn’t be judged by its impact on day one
Regardless of workarounds and likely teething problems, the impact of the law will be measured not over days and weeks, but over the much longer term. ⌘ Read more

Arrest made after alleged threats to Crows footballer
SA Police has arrested a 31-year-old man after allegedly sending five threatening messages to a 25-year-old man on social media. ⌘ Read more

Joey Barton given suspended jail sentence over ‘grossly offensive’ social media posts
The ex-footballer sent “grossly offensive” posts about Jeremy Vine, Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko, a court hears. ⌘ Read more

Regional kids say social media ban will make isolation worse
Kids in regional Victoria say the social media ban will ‘cut off’ contact with friends and family leading to further isolation. ⌘ Read more

Four dead, one missing after wave drags swimmers out to sea in Tenerife
Local media reported that a weather advisory for rough seas was in effect when the swimmers were swept out to sea. ⌘ Read more

‘People want me to fail’: The woman in charge of enforcing Australia’s social media ban feels the heat
Julie Inman Grant is battling tech giants and High Court challenges while navigating her 13-year-old daughter’s conviction that the ban will “ruin her life”. ⌘ Read more

Taiwan Cries Censorship As Government Bans Rednote
Longtime Slashdot reader hackingbear writes: Taiwan’s government has ordered a one-year block of a popular, mainland Chinese-owned social media app Xiaohongshu, also known as The Little RedNote, citing its failure to cooperate with authorities over fraud-related concerns. Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior on Thursday cited Xiaohongshu’s, which does not have business presence … ⌘ Read more

Social Media’s Relentless Shopping Machine Has Created an Army of Debt-Laden Buyers
The influencer economy that Goldman Sachs projects will reach nearly half a trillion dollars by 2027 depends on a less-examined population: the influenced, millions of people who find themselves accumulating debt and clutter after years of exposure to what amounts to a 24/7 digital infomercial.

Antoinette Hocb … ⌘ Read more

Joey Barton given suspended jail sentence over ‘grossly offensive’ social media posts
The ex-footballer sent “grossly offensive” posts about Jeremy Vine, Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko, a court hears. ⌘ Read more

The teenagers who support the social media ban
Patrick, 15, does not use social media and hopes he never does. Nick, 15, had a flip phone for the first few years of high school. Here is why they support the social media ban. ⌘ Read more

Joey Barton given suspended jail sentence over ‘grossly offensive’ social media posts
The ex-footballer sent “grossly offensive” posts about Jeremy Vine, Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko, a court hears. ⌘ Read more

Joey Barton given suspended jail sentence over ‘grossly offensive’ social media posts
The ex-footballer sent “grossly offensive” posts about Jeremy Vine, Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko, a court hears. ⌘ Read more

Joey Barton given suspended jail sentence over ‘grossly offensive’ social media posts
The ex-footballer sent “grossly offensive” posts about Jeremy Vine, Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko, a court hears. ⌘ Read more

Joey Barton given suspended jail sentence over ‘grossly offensive’ social media posts
The ex-footballer sent “grossly offensive” posts about Jeremy Vine, Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko, a court hears. ⌘ Read more

Joey Barton given suspended jail sentence over ‘grossly offensive’ social media posts
The ex-footballer sent “grossly offensive” posts about Jeremy Vine, Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko, a court hears. ⌘ Read more

Elon Musk’s X bans European Commission from making ads after €120m fine
The EU regulator had fined the social media platform over its “deceptive” blue tick badges. ⌘ Read more

Why picking up her phone made Samantha question her ability as a new mum
Readers share how they approached their online and social media use in the weeks immediately after giving birth. ⌘ Read more

Need to fix:

• threads
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How would your social feed look if you controlled what you saw?
Sexual violence prevention group Teach Us Consent is pushing for Australians to have the choice to “opt-in” to social media algorithms. ⌘ Read more

Russia ramps up recruitment of foreign fighters despite ceasefire talks
Through a targeted social media campaign, Russia is offering citizenship and money to foreigners who join its fight in Ukraine, but experts say this is a desperate measure from Moscow. ⌘ Read more

How Europe is gearing up to follow Australia’s teen social media ban
The European Union says it will learn from Australia’s new laws to bar under-16s from social media, with steps to implement the world-first ban already underway and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praising Australia’s “brave move”. ⌘ Read more

#kokori returning to the “big screen” at @inercia@inercia :-)

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This is an example of the kind of garbage release notes from this conventional commit autogenerated crap 🤣

Naked man smashes ambulance windscreen in Kalgoorlie-Boulder
A video circulated on social media shows a naked male using his head to smash the windscreen of a moving ambulance. ⌘ Read more

Four arrested in London after apple crumble thrown at Crown Jewels display
An organisation called Take Back Power, which describes itself as a civil resistance group, posted footage of the incident on social media and said two of its members had smothered the Imperial State Crown display case with apple crumble and custard. ⌘ Read more

@movq@www.uninformativ.de What about a drop bear? 🧐🤣😆

Prime minister’s office approved Wells’s almost-$100,000 flights
The furore over Communications Minister Anika Wells’s expenses continues, with just three days until the government’s much-anticipated social media ban for under 16s comes into force. ⌘ Read more

‘Motherships’, corpses and ‘comical’ failures as drug smugglers try it all
The alleged use of an international livestock ship to smuggle drugs into Western Australia last month prompted a media storm, but one expert says it is just one among a “dizzying variety” of methods criminals are trying. ⌘ Read more

Gearing up for the school holidays? Here’s how to survive them without social media
These school holidays, children under 16 will find themselves with less social media access as a ban comes into place. We asked the experts how parents can best support their kids with the transition. ⌘ Read more

Parents could grant Labor the grace the opposition won’t on social media ban
Australia’s social media age ban is one of the most significant attempts to rebalance the asymmetric power relationship between government and tech. ⌘ Read more

#MaradoWeekly #WeeklyPlant Week 48

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‘Rage Bait’ Named Oxford Word of the Year 2025
Longtime Slashdot reader sinij shares a report from the BBC: Do you find yourself getting increasingly irate while scrolling through your social media feed? If so, you may be falling victim to rage bait, which Oxford University Press has named its word or phrase of the year. It is a term that describes manipulative tactics used to drive engagement online, with usage of it increasing t … ⌘ Read more