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Eva Pascoe

@evapascoe.bsky.social
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co-founder of Cyberia Cafe, Chair Cybersalon.org, RSA Trustee, creator VR /Immersive experiences, Trustee Arebyte Gallery

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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twistopherrobin.bsky.social @twistopherrobin.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
#Art #StreetArt #Belsito #Italy
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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
On why social media is no longer social but parasocial, by danah boyd. Very interesting read. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Social Media Is Now Parasocial Media - danah boyd, 2026
When practitioners used the term “social media” to describe the internet tools that emerged in the mid-aughts, they were giving a name to the kinds of platforms...
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Eva Pascoe @evapascoe.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
“Numbers are easier to assess than emotional states” - great write up on kids and social media ban by @wendyg.bsky.social
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Edward Saperia @edsaperia.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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NeoCaptcha — The Only CAPTCHA AI Cannot See
Next-generation CAPTCHA that stops AI bots. GDPR compliant, easy to integrate, and impossible for AI to bypass.
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Wendy M. Grossman @wendyg.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This week's net.wars, "How the other half scams", reads and reviews Soumya Goupta's new book probing India's scam economy, Bharat Bluff: netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2026/07/17/h....
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How the other half scams
Years ago, when landlines were still common and Internet shopping was not, I got a phone call from a policeman, who said he was in Selfridges and did I know whe
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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Arts Council England has just published its report on 'The Role of the Public Library in Combatting Mis/Disinformation'. This proposes a plan of action to address how public libraries in England are currently not well-equipped to address mis/disinformation. www.artscouncil.org.uk/research-and...
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The Role of the Public Library in Combating Misinformation and Disinformation: A Review and Action Plan
We commissioned a study of the role of public libraries in England in addressing mis/disinformation in UK society.
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 22/07/2025
"It is obviously the case that we are creating information, culture, and benchmarks for society faster than we can figure out how we’re going to make sure they’re preserved." - Philip Bump @pbump.com, in a Q&A for the Vanishing Culture report. 🔗 blog.archive.org/2024/11/04/v... 🕳️ #VanishingCulture
Why is it important to preserve news in the digital age?
The Vanishing Culture Report
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ATProto London • Bluesky social events in London, UK @atproto.london · 07/07/2025
Our next event has been announced! We'll be returning to Newspeak House on Wednesday, 23 July from 7 pm to 10 pm. RSVP here! lu.ma/15mefous?tk=... We're currently looking for shorter (5-15 minutes) and longer (15-30 minute) talks. Cool new project? Big new idea? We want to hear about it! DM us!
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Eva Pascoe @evapascoe.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
AI right to train versus creator’s copyrights- key points from recent legal wrangles netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/07/11/c...
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Conundrum
It took me six hours of listening to people with differing points of view discuss AI and copyright at a workshop, organized by the Sussex Centre for Law and Tec
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Eva Pascoe @evapascoe.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
www.globaltimes.cn/page/202501/... love this story about TikTok refugees joining a Chinese App and finding new connections 😍 #Friends #LiHuaLetters
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Eva Pascoe @evapascoe.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Join #ArtsBirthday new Music party in #VR Cyberia Cafe 17th Jan 6.30 GMT cybersalon.org/arts-birthda...
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Arts Birthday 2025 – Surrealist Symphony - Cybersalon
6.30-7.30pm GMT on Spatial.Io VR in Cyberia Café bar Access with Mobile, Desktop or VR headset, when
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Eva Pascoe @evapascoe.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Now that you opened your Xmas gifts, please check what private data your new airfryer or new voice controlled smart TV wants to gather! *New gadgets from Far East brands want to record yr voice calls, your post code data, gender and a lot more 😡 *ICO Stephen Almond aware #Surveillance #VoiceControl
Home Kitchen with AirFryer and Eva Pascoe discussing home data protection with SKY TV journalist
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Eva Pascoe @evapascoe.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Remember #browserWars of the early Internet? Courts orders Google to sell #Chrome , but in the Age of AI, are browsers going to matter ? this and more updates in new #Vort3X cybersalon.org/vort3x-35/ cc @mikebutcher.bsky.social @wendyg.bsky.social @billt.bsky.social @thersaorg.bsky.social
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Vort3x | Cybersalon | December 15, 2024 - Cybersalon
Vort3x, published on the 15th of each month, aims to pick out significant developments in the inters
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Eva Pascoe @evapascoe.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Can we prepare for low-probability extreme weather events? Are taxpayers prepared to pay for a wide range of mitigations? Is it possible to forecast low-prob weather events? www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgl9yk4…
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UK 'not ready' for extreme weather, says climate change head
The head of the Climate Change Committee calls on the government to invest in adaptations now.
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 09/12/2024
Nah shut up this is too good. Basic person: “Hur hur the Murdochs are acting just like an episode of Succession!!!!” Overly clever person: “Well actually it’s not that simple, there’s a lot of nuance.” The Murdochs, watching Succession: “We should copy that.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/b...
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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden calls on the civil service to embrace start-ups' test-and-learn culture in a major speech at @uclofficial.bsky.social East London campus. His comments follow Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's recent speech on public-sector reform www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/de...
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Minister delivers start-up culture to innovate public sector speech at UCL
Cabinet office minister Pat McFadden has outlined the next phase of the Government’s reform of the civil service in a significant speech at our UCL East campus.
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Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Across the six countries featured in our recent report on AI, more respondents expected news produced mostly by AI to be less trustworthy (-17) and less transparent (-8), but more up to date (+22) and cheaper to make (+33) Read the report in full reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/what-does-pu...
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 06/12/2024
TikTok faces a US ban after an appeals court on Friday rejected its challenge to a law requiring the video-sharing app to divest from its Chinese parent company by January 19 ➡️ u.afp.com/5Cnc
File photo illustration shows the social media app logo for TikTok displayed on an iPhone in front of a US flag and Chinese flag background in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2023
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Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
📌We are looking for our next lead author of the Digital News Report, the most comprehensive study of news consumption worldwide. CLOSING SOON: Expressions of interest needed by 10 December. Everything about the role and how to apply ⬇️ reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/reuters...
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The Reuters Institute is seeking a new lead author for the Digital News Report
Next year’s edition will be the last one led by Nic Newman, who launched the report in 2012. Here’s what the role requires and how to apply.
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Wendy M. Grossman @wendyg.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
We *told* them at the time...
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Marcin Krzyzanowski @krzyzanowskim.com · 03/12/2024
as a kid, i fixed my parent's computer. as an adult I fix my kids's computer. pretty sure we are the only gen that knows how computers work
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King's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
As ‘brain rot’ is declared word of the year by the publishers of the Oxford English Dictionary, Tony Thorne, language consultant @kingsartshums.bsky.social reflects on what it means and what it tells us about evolving language today. #KingsQs 🧵⬇️
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Wendy M. Grossman @wendyg.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
This week's net.wars, "Blue", watches as millions join Bluesky in one week, and offers advice to those seeking a new online home: netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2024/11/22/b...
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Blue
The inxodus onto Bluesky noted here last week continues apace: the site's added a million users a day for more than a week, gradually slowing down from 12 new u
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adafruit @adafruit.com · 02/12/2024
🎄💾🗓️ Day 2: Retrocomputing Advent Calendar brings us the TRS-80! 🎄💾🗓️
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Eva Pascoe @evapascoe.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Is Industrial Strategy going to clash with Local Growth plans and Productivity Plans?
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Eva Pascoe @evapascoe.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Creatives and their role in powering the city- g8 paper cc @thersaorg.bsky.social @uclpolicylab.bsky.social
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The RSA @thersaorg.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
How can arts and culture unleash community creativity and amplify civic voices? Join our expert panel to hear impactful insights and experiences from community-led projects. Book your spot: thersa.co/4ejbDLz #londonevents
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Empowering civic voice - RSA Public Talks
Join our expert panel to hear impactful insights and experiences from community-led projects. Discover how these initiatives have empowered citizens to speak up for their communities and shape their s...
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