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Ofcom investigating Grok/X in the UK

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy875j28k0o After a lot of debate it appears that the Ofcom is after Grok for creating content that is against the OSA (Online Safety Act) and to be fair as far as I can see… 

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X banned in days in the UK?

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I am hearing from a few sources that it is looking increasingly likely that X is going to be banned in the UK and the EU soon – perhaps even in a few days after… 

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2025 in TV!

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During 2025 we have watched a lot of TV – I finally sorted out my Jellyfin installation and we have watched a load of our old content on that this year via a new AndroidTV… 

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Jellyfin Review

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For years I have used our cheap Android TV box to play back files using DLNA, which of course has a myriad of security issues. Having recently upgraded and sorted out totally our homebuilt NAS… 

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Age verification is coming for the whole internet…

Things I said would happen last year (2024) are starting to happen, and here is another article about how the tinternet is changing rapidly with age verification popping up everywhere! https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/age-verification-is-coming-for-the-whole-internet.html This follows on from… 

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Youtube in Australia to be banned for under 16s

The Australian govt has announced that it will ban Youtube for the under 16’s soon along with Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook, X and Snapchat amongst others. I am hearing that in the UK these platforms… 

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Adguard to block Windows Recall

Adguard has joined the list of programs that will block Microsofts controversial Recall, a feature that it is argued poses severe risks to security and privacy. https://www.neowin.net/news/adguard-is-yet-another-app-to-block-windows-recall

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Brave browser to block Microsoft Recall

Microsoft Recall has already got a lot of bad press over privacy concerns, and rightly so – so news that Brave Browser will block Recall in an upcoming update seems to be the way that…