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I'm going to introduce a new to me concept: #enfascisisation, to rhyme, rather bitterly, with @pluralistic's #enshittification.
Enfascisisation is the process of making a society more vulnerable to #fascism, especially by spreading the belief that the triumph of fascism is inevitable. Thus when the #BBC asks Starmer whether he's happy for his daughter to walk past an asylum hostel, one could say "the BBC is engaged in enfascisisation".
One of our teams is working on refreshing the BBC technology blog which has been a little bit unloved for a while now.
We're gathering ideas for blog posts...is there anything specific you'd like me/us to cover?
#WebDev #Blog #BBC #Technology
I love it how the #BBC literally instructs you on why and how you should use a VPN to bypass #Ofcom regulations. Nicely played, BBC!
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Will UK porn age verification stop children seeing adult content?
All websites hosting pornography will have to check the age of their users from Friday.Graham Fraser, Liv McMahon & Grace Dean (BBC News)
Israeli Soldiers Killed at Least 410 People at Food Aid Sites in Gaza This Month
*This* is the story
#BBC #Glastonbury #StopGenocide #Palestine #Gaza #StopTheGenocide
theintercept.com/2025/06/27/is…
Israeli Soldiers Killed at Least 410 People at Food Aid Sites in Gaza This Month
The U.S.-backed system for food aid in Gaza is a “tactical intervention in humanitarian wrapping,” per an Israeli professor.Sanya Mansoor (The Intercept)
variety.com/2025/tv/global/doc…
#Global #News #BBC #Disney #DoctorWho #RussellTDavies
Doctor Who Showrunner on Series Future: 'Don't Know What's Happening'
"Doctor Who" showrunner Russell T Davies is addressing the show's uncertain future after its Season 2 finale.Ellise Shafer (Variety)
Manufacturers who sell TVs in the UK & want the TV to run BBC iPlayer (BBC Public Service live/on-demand TV app) have to get their TVs certified by us. There's a large suite of tests & technical requirements - a colleague just pointed out to me that those docs are public:
certification.bbctvapps.co.uk/…
TVs on UK sale now & marked with the iPlayer logo must support:
* TLS 1.2+
* Mutual TLS (client certs)
* HTTP/2+
* Service Workers
& lots more...those just caught my eye
Such a warm, happy glow from the modern #BBC:
"... the BBC will be making BBC Sounds available exclusively to UK audiences and ending access to the service for international users beginning Spring 2025."
To give credit where it's due, the marketing spin on this is next level:
"Through this new user experience, listeners can explore deeper context and analysis on select topics, gaining a richer understanding of the issues that matter most—all without leaving the [new BBC Audio] platform."
radiotoday.co.uk/2025/02/most-…
Most BBC radio stations to become unavailable for international users
A new BBC audio website and app will replace BBC Sounds for users outside the UK later this yearRoy Martin (RadioToday)
The #BBC is looking for a Head of Digital #Accessibility, with the role only open to #deaf, #disabled, and/or #neurodivergent applicants. Hybrid working, based at any UK BBC hub. Salary up to £110,000.
#AI spurs revolution for some visually impaired people:
bbc.com/news/articles/cg4lvw6v…
AI spurs 'revolution' for some visually impaired people
AI services that can describe pictures and scenes are helping the visually impaired.Suzanne Bearne (BBC News)
V #BBC Shaimaa Khalil:
The Japanese firm which apparently makes the walkie-talkies says production on that model stopped 10 years ago.
Icom describes the IC-V82 as a handheld radio which was exported to the Middle East from 2004 to 2014 and has not been shipped since then. The manufacturing of the batteries has also stopped, it says.
The company says it isn't possible to confirm whether the IC-V82s that exploded in yesterday's attacks were shipped directly from Icom, or via a distributor.
Sunak announces UK general election for 4 July
The PM calls an early summer poll - having been widely expected to wait until the autumn to do so.
Celebrating the legacy of Bob Marley
Trevor Nelson presents an orchestral reimagining of Bob Marley’s greatest hits.
Lately, I've taken to using this to describe images instead of using GPT, even if it takes a little longer for results to come back. I consider this to be quite impressive.
Martin Lewis says deepfake scam of him is 'frightening'
The consumer finance expert said he has been the subject of fake adverts for years, but this was the first in video.
Thames Water fined £3.3m over river sewage
The firm pumped millions of litres of sewage into rivers, turning them black and killing fish.
BBC Master 128: The evolved 8-bit computer from Acorn
In the basement today we have quite a rare machine (for North America:) The BBC Master 128. It's an evolution of the original Acorn BBC Micro from 1981. My f...YouTube
Yes, twitter really did mockingly label the Canadian national broadcaster CBC as "69% Government-funded Media".
Similar broadcasters like the BBC and Australia's ABC surely have to follow CBC and stop using twitter, now that its toxic clown of an owner has shown what contempt he has for them.
If he is prepared to use his platform to paint childish graffiti on their accounts, I can't see why any serious entity would want to have anything to do with twitter.
#CBC #twitter #twittermigration #BBC #ABC
I was listening to the #BBC's #DigitalPlanet this morning & happy to get the tip of downloading & archiving your data from #Twitter.
You can see how to do it here help.twitter.com/en/managing-y…
You need to "Request an Archive" but it is worthwhile doing, especially if you have invested a lot in that legacy platform.
How to download your Twitter archive and Tweets | Twitter Help
It's easy to download your Twitter archive from your first Tweet to your last. Here's how.help.twitter.com