Reposted by Brian DohertyJames Kelleher @jameskelleher.pilcrow.ie · 03/09/2026Today’s stories from Ireland 516374
Reposted by Brian DohertyAnil Dash @anildash.com · 26/08/2026Meta is a creep who will _never_ take no for an answer, and never stop trying to ignore their lack of consent. Every media & regulatory organization in the world seems determined to ignore this reality; I genuinely don't understand why. Today's settlement is so that Meta can keep violating consent. 131122328
Reposted by Brian DohertySimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 16/08/2026New Gist: Ireland's Biometric Laundromat Ireland quietly passed a law in July potentially undermining every EU citizen's protections against law enforcement use of biometrics. Jim O'Callaghan's Irish 'biometric analysis' wheeze has gone international. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ire...thegist.ieThe Gist: Ireland's Biometric LaundromatIreland quietly passed a law in July potentially undermining every EU citizen's protections against law enforcement use of biometrics. This is the Gist. 311270
Reposted by Brian DohertyThe Journal @thejournal.ie · 27/06/2026The operators of a popular food market and sauna in Dublin are fighting to stay open after being told to close by Dublin City Council. Local TD Gary Gannon has appealed to the Council to reconsider its decision. www.thejournal.ie/cowtown-yard...thejournal.iePopular food market and sauna in Dublin fighting to stay open after DCC deny planningLocals have said the yard is an integral part of the community. 032
Reposted by Brian DohertyDaithi @daithig.bsky.social · 18/06/2026How many would support the idea of handing over your passport or your child's passport, or other ID, to a tech company. That's the real question and not one likely to be asked in polls like this 815769
Reposted by Brian DohertyHugo Gordon @hugogordon.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I do think a lot of English-based analysis of what happened in Northern Ireland last night is missing the specifically loyalist aspect of the violence. These are groups with a long history of violently driving out "outsiders", turning their sights on a new vulnerable minority. 23772223
Reposted by Brian DohertyMike Masnick @masnick.com · 03/06/2026I spent more time on this piece than almost anything else I've written in the last year. Building a better, more decentralized internet is an inherent necessity if you want a functioning democracy. I hope people find it a useful encapsulation of where we're at. www.liberalism.org/p/enshittifi...liberalism.orgEnshittification, Despotification, and the Open InternetIt’s not about whether technology is inherently good or bad, liberating or oppressive. Architecture shapes incentives; incentives shape outcomes. 291971645
Reposted by Brian DohertyPhilip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 29/04/2026“Humanity goes before the sport - it's that simple." Former Palestine captain Imad Zatara wants to send a message to Irish football - boycotting the games against Israel would send a powerful message to the world. Full interview & video here: philipoconnor.com/humanity-goe... #SpeirGorm 212784
Reposted by Brian DohertySiobhán M @nocontextsiobhan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026My brother shared this in the family whatsapp so coming to a work place near you the best email ever 961018314
Brian Doherty @brndhrty.bsky.social · 11/04/2026I remember being in Dublin City during Covid, when pubs had to shut by 7/8pm, and the Gardai driving around in full riot gear in vans getting heavy handed with people because people were sat on the street. That was just before the big one on South William St. 000
Reposted by Brian DohertySocial Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 24/03/2026"A Reddit researcher just exposed how Meta funneled over *$2 billion* through shadowy nonprofits to push age verification laws that would force Apple and Google to build surveillance infrastructure into every device—while conveniently exempting Meta’s own platforms from the same requirements."gadgetreview.comReddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta’s $2B Lobbying for Invasive Age Verification TechMeta funneled $2B through nonprofit shells to push age verification laws targeting Apple and Google while exempting its own platforms from surveillance requirements. 2170117
Reposted by Brian Dohertypeterkwells @peterkwells.com · 27/02/2026A government source said what now??? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... 42318
Reposted by Brian DohertySimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Look, Ireland can’t legally restrict 16 year olds access to social media or demand people’s ID to let them use the internet. But certain Ministers have announced they will do those things. So either they knowingly pass unconstitutional laws. Or they parp on. www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...irishexaminer.comMartin hits out as full copy of report leaked in advance of Cabinet meetingReport on digital and AI strategy 'not clear' and it was 'open to interpretation' as to what the Government intended to restrict 1412851
Reposted by Brian DohertyJames Kelleher @jameskelleher.pilcrow.ie · 24/01/2026The first thing that occurred to me when I saw a pair of Meta’s smart glasses is that the *only* thing they offer that differs from a regular smartphone camera is covert filming. That’s it, that’s the business case 815554
Reposted by Brian DohertySimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 11/01/2026On an iphone, you find the apps on the App Store, you scroll to the bottom of its listing to where it says “Report a Problem”. Follow the drop down menus to report something illegal. Here’s my report, as an example. Just takes 2 minutes. 64324
Reposted by Brian DohertySimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 08/01/2026This is 1) flat wrong on the facts 2) flat wrong on the law 3) flat wrong on the impulse to shield a company from the consequences of its own actions in offering the creation of CSAM-as-a-service This is the sort of morally bankrupt statement that should have its speaker be booed off every street 10309131
Brian Doherty @brndhrty.bsky.social · 10/12/2025“Consider it the Ministerial Dunning-Kruger approach to public policy.“ - The Gist Oh dear! @tupped.bsky.social www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wav...thegist.ieThe Gist: Waving the Ban HammerPatrick O'Donovan has proposed a National ID system, a Meta-endorsed regulation model and a mass surveillance machine, all in one. This is the Gist. 010
Reposted by Brian DohertyJane Suiter @janesuit.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Fantastic piece from my colleague Eileen Culotty Short sighted profit driven politicians sleepwalking into the destruction of our public media institution in one of the most challenging information environments democracy has ever faced. #speirgorm www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...institution.inDomain Details Page 075
Reposted by Brian DohertyPhilip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Not one word about who the mob were, their motives or politics, or their targets. I'll say it again - Irish politicians, law enforcement and media have absolutely no idea what they are doing when it comes to the far right, and they will reap a bitter harvest from their ignorance. 513749
Reposted by Brian DohertyRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 03/10/2025The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmedrte.ieBroadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed. 1312427
Reposted by Brian DohertyTony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Outside Croke Park earlier. #NFLDublin #FreePalestine 05211
Reposted by Brian DohertyPhilippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 09/08/2025I admire Mo Salah's restraint. "Farewell". Really? Suleiman al-Obeid was killed by the IDF as he was queuing for food in Gaza. Say it, you cowards. 152218839
Reposted by Brian DohertyCaptain Howdy @captainhowdy.bsky.social · 08/08/2025A depressed AI chatbot goes to a doctor, says life is harsh, unforgiving, cruel. The doctor says treatment is simple. "The great AI assistant Gemini has all the answers you need. Go & ask it." The AI bursts into tears. "But doctor," it says, "you can use gasoline to make a spicy spaghetti sauce." 5276102
Reposted by Brian DohertyPavel @spavel.bsky.social · 03/08/2025Apple learned the wrong lesson from the iPhone - that the crowning glory of a product is to do all things. But the iPhone ran where the iPod steamrolled a path first. Doing one thing in the mobile form factor well taught them how to do many things well. Starting with many things leads to failure. 0504
Reposted by Brian DohertyHend Amry @libyaliberty.bsky.social · 02/08/2025New aerial view of Gaza. 24281184
Reposted by Brian DohertyHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 16/07/2025“Mercedes‑Benz gleefully describes this as having ‘the potential to transform the vehicle into a third workspace, complementing the office and the home office.’” 💀theverge.comMercedes-Benz will let you use an in-car camera in Microsoft Teams while drivingThe all-new CLA gets this first 7322442
Brian Doherty @brndhrty.bsky.social · 11/07/2025This is kicking off here in Ireland too. Crazy stuff! @tupped.bsky.social has written quite a lot on this bsky.app/profile/tupp... 020
Brian Doherty @brndhrty.bsky.social · 27/06/2025 Recently attended an event dedicated to applying design thinking to problems, challenges and processes in the health service… 2 of the speakers were from the ministers department. Comments like this seem to fly in the face of published ambitions www.gov.ie/en/departmen...gov.ieBetter Public ServicesA strategy for the Public Service aimed at delivering for the public and building trust 000
Brian Doherty @brndhrty.bsky.social · 27/06/2025I’ve thought a lot about this today, it really brings back up the shallow, immature perception and application of design in this country. The concept of design is the target rather than the experience of the individuals and processes followed. 131
Reposted by Brian DohertyHà Phan @hpdailyrant.bsky.social · 06/06/2025This might be triggering for some people. 4234
Brian Doherty @brndhrty.bsky.social · 05/05/2025“This is bad politics, as well as bad thinking. If Opposition party leaders losing their own seats is commonplace, will the UK try to go one better?” The Gist on global politics. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-new...thegist.ieThe Gist: News of the WorldEngland, Canada and Australia, all with election results in a week? This is the Gist. 011
Brian Doherty @brndhrty.bsky.social · 25/04/2025The timing of this campaign is curious… imagining several delays and angry marketing execs in the last month 030
Reposted by Brian DohertyAidan Fitzmaurice @fancyvegaspro.bsky.social · 12/04/2025A nice press release style article about Dublin's drone delivery company in the Guardian, where we find out it's €2 delivery charge on a cup of coffee. They also compare the stats of a drone delivering coffee with a delivery driver delivering coffee, something delivery drivers don't do. 8526
Reposted by Brian DohertyElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 17/01/2025Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.eff.orgMad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal DataIf you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ... 722184118620
Reposted by Brian DohertyPavel @spavel.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Since 2022, commentators have been asking, "is generative AI sentient" But now the question has progressed to "is generative AI god" thanks to massive breakthroughs in the field of cocaine 21591136
Reposted by Brian DohertyJeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 29/12/2024The last photo of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, detained after refusing to abandon his colleagues and patients. In just one image, we see both the power of Palestinian humanity and the moral weakness of all those complicit in genocide. End all arms sales to Israel, now. 482138902
Reposted by Brian DohertySimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Ireland gets a special mention here. I have used Irish-owned (though clearly not developed) systems which do not allow for names with apostrophies. Or a capital letter three or four letters into a name. www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/f...kalzumeus.comFalsehoods Programmers Believe About Names | Kalzumeus Software Classic essay about how software routinely bumbles human names. 7489
Brian Doherty @brndhrty.bsky.social · 24/11/2024“A TikTok Taoiseach who lives by the viral video, can die by the viral video” A summary of the last 3 days in Irish politics. @tupped.bsky.social nails it. 140
Reposted by Brian DohertyTony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 20/11/2024In one image Fine Gael run an attack ad on Sinn Féin’s plans for addressing poverty. In the other a 5yr old boy who is living in homeless accommodation eats off cardboard on the streets of Dublin. Vote accordingly. 07331
Reposted by Brian DohertyCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 17/11/2024NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next. I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social 1/ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comHow to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole CadwalladrIn the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance 11642127810222
Reposted by Brian DohertySimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 15/11/2024New Campaign Gist: On SF’s Duality The party spent the year driving away the voters it had to try to recover the, fewer, voters it had already lost. www.thegist.ie/campaign-gis... 54621
Reposted by Brian DohertyDen M @mousketeer.bsky.social · 15/11/2024"Small farmer, with masters in horticulture, from a farming family utterly wrong about effect of derogation on small farms insists journalism school dropout with no farming experience". Welcome to the Irish General Election campaign. 095
Brian Doherty @brndhrty.bsky.social · 08/11/2024Silicon Valley was more like a documentary than a comedy series. 000
Brian Doherty @brndhrty.bsky.social · 31/10/2024This is genuinely hilarious and baffling www.rte.ie/news/regiona...rte.ieHundreds line O'Connell Street for hoax Halloween paradeHundreds of people gathered along O'Connell Street in Dublin city centre this evening for a hoax Halloween parade 010