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Jim Killock @jim.killock.org.uk · 15/06/2026

It's like a list of all the things that go wrong in Internet policy. Here is one that is very fundamental and recognisable, for example, in the online space among others

$THE TRAP: SUCCESS TO THE SUCCESSFUL If the winners of a competition are systematically rewarded with the means to win again, a reinforcing feedback loop is created by which, if it is allowed to proceed uninhibited, the winners eventu- ally take all, while the losers are eliminated. THE WAY OUT Diversification, which allows those who are losing the competition to get out of that game and start another one; strict limitation on the fraction of the pie any one winner may win (antitrust laws); policies that level the playing field, removing some of the advan- tage of the strongest players or increasing the advantage of the weakest; policies that devise rewards for success that do not bias the next round of competition$

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Jim Killock @jim.killock.org.uk · 15/06/2026

Here is how we might view the Online Harms policy system. Hopefully it is entirely clear that online harms policies are nowhere near the engine producing them, and that the policies are self-reinforcing in the face of failure

system dynamics graph showing online harms. fuller description in the blog.

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Jim Killock @jim.killock.org.uk · 12/06/2026

New Health sec James Murray MP wants the NHS to "put our feet to the floor on reform". Isn't speeding up and taking risks how people end up in A&E? And isn't it how the NHS ended up with #Palantir?

What we have done in the first 2 years, on the back of record investment, is to make improvements while starting to modernise the NHS.

And now that we have stabilised the system, my job is to work with you not only to maintain and extend those improvements in performance, but also to put our feet to the floor on reform.

What I am bringing to this role is not a change of course but a change of gear.

I am determined that we accelerate our fundamental transformation and modernisation of the NHS by making sure that we make the fullest possible use of technology, digitisation and AI.

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Jim Killock @jim.killock.org.uk · 11/06/2026

How is Musk promoting a list of venues for race riots not incitement to racial hatred? Is anyone going to test this in court?

Elon Musk retweets @conflictradar "Break: a Sudanese immigrant tried to behead a man in Northern Ireland. After the attack flash protests were announced in at least 70 locations across the UK by tonight [list in image for 7pm]"

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Jim Killock @jim.killock.org.uk · 11/04/2026

This seems to be the crucial bit: "Regarding the evolution of the workstation, DINUM announces the exit of Windows in favour of #Linux operating system desktops."

A strengthened commitment of the State

In line with the recent directives communicated by the Prime Minister, in particular the circulars on numerical public control and the generalization of the video conferencing tool "Visio", the seminar made it possible to set a clear objective: to reduce the non-European digital dependencies of the State.

Several concrete first steps already illustrate this ambition:

Regarding the evolution of the workstation, DINUM announces its release of Windows for the benefit of Linux operating system desktops.
Regarding the migration to sovereign solutions, the Caisse nationale d'Assurance maladie announced a few days ago the migration of its 80 000 agents to tools of the inter-ministerial digital base (Tchap, Visio and FranceTransfer for the transfer of documents).
Last month, the Government announced the migration of the health data platform to a trusted solution by the end of 2026.

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Jim Killock @jim.killock.org.uk · 25/10/2025

Debated "A law abiding citizen has Nothing to Fear from surveillance" in Durham Union last night, alongside Professor Charles Raab and Rebecca Vincent; proposing was Professor Anthony Glees. #digtalid #privacy #durham #durhamunion

Professor Charles Raab, leading the opposition at Durham Union debate

Rebecca Vincent, Interim head of Big Brother Watch, at Durham Union debate

Jim Killock, Rebecca Vincent, Charles Raab at Durham Union

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Jim Killock @jim.killock.org.uk · 08/09/2025

Government appears to have learnt nothing from the #OnlineSafetyAct debacle, and is planning more of the same. www.gov.uk/government/news/online-s… Via Owen Boswarva

The government has today (8 September) announced urgent action to
toughen the Online Safety Act by putting stricter legal requirements on tech
companies to hunt down and remove material that encourages or assists
serious self-harm, before it can destroy lives and tear families apart.

While platforms already have to take specific steps to protect children from this dangerous self-harm content, the government recognises that adults battling mental health challenges are equally at risk from exposure to material that could trigger a mental health crisis or worse.

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Jim Killock @jim.killock.org.uk · 31/07/2025

Do something about it here: action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-you… #ageverification #onlinesafetyact (Via x, still good something once in a while.)

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Jim Killock @jim.killock.org.uk · 29/07/2025

This kind of exchange could easily be avoided IMO, just by simply stating that the OSA needs "wholesale revision" or even, "reform", rather than "scrapping" it. #nigelfarage walked into a trap here, and it was avoidable. #onlinesafetyact

Peter Kyle: If you want to overturn the Online Safety Act you are on the side of predators. It is as simple as that.
Nigel Farage: Peter Kyle's comments on @SkyNews are disgusting. He should do the right thing and apologise.

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Jim Killock @jim.killock.org.uk · 17/06/2025

Right at the last minute the government have added a power to demand your password to any online account, on the say so of a senior police officer, in the #crimeandpolicingbill #cpbill

Gov_NC63
Secretary Yvette Cooper
To move the following Clause—

Extraction of online information following seizure of electronic devices
(1) Where an electronic device has been lawfully seized, a senior officer may
authorise an enforcement officer to extract information accessible by means
of one or more online accounts which were accessed by means of the device
before it was seized.
(2) A senior officer may give an authorisation under subsection (1) only if satisfied
that there are reasonable grounds to believe that—
(a) the information mentioned in subsection (1) includes information that
is relevant to a reasonable line of enquiry which is being, or is to be
pursued, by an enforcement officer for one or more relevant purposes,
and
(b) it is not reasonably practicable to obtain that information by other means.

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Jim Killock @jim.killock.org.uk · 07/04/2025

BREAKING: VICTORY for @openrightsgroup BBW and @privacyint and other s Tthe #Apple IPT case will be held in open, including the bare details of the case, so that the principles of the issue can be discussed! #e2ee #privacy

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Jim Killock @jim.killock.org.uk · 20/12/2024

Half price #borisjohnson at Foyles. Feel like I want my money back and I haven't even bought a copy

Half price Boris Johnson books in foyles

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Jim Killock @jim.killock.org.uk · 18/12/2024

Massive #fail in central London on.corner of Parliament Square as #MetPolice direct children and pedestrians into the roadway. No barriers. Pedestrians mixing with Lorrie's and buses. #tfl need to sort ASAP

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