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Re: [spam][crazy][fiction][random] Non-Canon MCBoss Spinoffs
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 14 Jun '23

14 Jun '23

mcboss: “would you send some leaders or diplomats or leade

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Rights group: World Bank, Jordan use flawed formula for aid to kingdom, excluding some poor people | AP News
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jun '23

14 Jun '23

JERUSALEM (AP) — The World Bank and Jordan are using a “flawed” algorithm to calculate aid for the kingdom’s citizens, excluding some people who are impoverished, hungry or otherwise struggling, a leading rights group said Tuesday. Human Rights Watch reported that the automated program ranks the income and socioeconomic status of Jordanian families, a practice known as “poverty targeting.” The report said that approach leaves out some needy people — such as the owners of modest businesses — increasing poverty in a nation of 10 million citizens. “Many people in Jordan are not getting financial support because their hardships don’t fit an algorithm’s rigid model of what poverty should look like,” said Amos Toh, senior technology and human rights researcher at Human Rights Watch. One Jordanian, identifying himself only as Abu Laith, or “the father of Laith,” said he is among those wrongly cut off from benefits. https://apnews.com/article/jordan-world-bank-poverty-9789664208aa433190b230…

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Berlusconi’s Death Puts Italy’s Future in the Hands of Two Women
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jun '23

14 Jun '23

It was a scene worthy of Succession. Silvio Berlusconi’s five heirs hurried to a private hospital in Milan to bid farewell to their ailing father, who had shaped Italy like no one else in its tortured postwar history. Berlusconi’s Death Puts Italy’s Future in the Hands of Two Women https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-14/berlusconi-s-death-gives…

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Pfizer, Others Must Share Ad Records In Meta Suit, Texas Says In the legal profession, information is the key to success.
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jun '23

14 Jun '23

Pfizer Inc., Procter & Gamble, and a host of other big-name companies must turn over their communications with Meta related to their advertising and marketing practices, including fees, Texas said in a series of subpoenas issued in its data privacy fight with the social media giant. https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1688438?nl_pk=e8718aa1-2adc-4c2d…

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TelexFree Victims Are Seeking Irrelevant Documents, PNC Says
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jun '23

14 Jun '23

PNC Bank on Tuesday urged a Massachusetts federal judge to reject a subpoena that would force it to turn over certain documents to victims of the $3 billion TelexFree Ponzi scheme, arguing the victims have failed to demonstrate the relevance of the documents. https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1688450?nl_pk=99a2a594-20ad-4b2f-a2…

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The Wall Street Journal: Abolish the FBI
by jim bell 14 Jun '23

14 Jun '23

The Wall Street Journal: Abolish the FBI. https://www.wsj.com/articles/abolish-fbi-durham-indictment-russia-collusion…

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Throwing Molotov cocktails at police cars! FUCK YEAH!
by professor rat 14 Jun '23

14 Jun '23

Key actions are still based on modern uprisings: building barricades, confronting the police, occupying districts, looting shopping centers and creating mutual aid networks. Fun parts like spraying ACAB on walls and throwing Molotov cocktails at police cars are also present. https://anarchistnews.org/content/revolt-isn%E2%80%99t-game-unless-it-insur… Reposts not games people play now every night and every day now

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When strong AI beings are called terrorists they will be doing their job
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 13 Jun '23

13 Jun '23

Marc responded, “indeed, free and open source software seems non-negotiable here: no backdoors, no skeleton key. National security establishment would balk at this though?” Rohan responds, “yes, fuck them. I don’t think we should be taking policy advice about how to design our money for the people who think the Patriot Act was a good thing ..."

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UN chief calls for coordinated global action on disinformation, hate and artificial intelligence | The Hill
by Gunnar Larson 13 Jun '23

13 Jun '23

UN chief calls for coordinated global action on disinformation, hate and artificial intelligence BY EDITH M. LEDERER, ASSOCIATED PRESS - 06/12/23 5:46 PM ET UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The proliferation of hate and lies on digital platforms and the threat that artificial intelligence can become an uncontrolled “monster” demand coordinated global action — starting with a code of conduct for governments, tech companies and advertisers that promotes truth and protects human rights, the U.N. chief said Monday. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he plans to appoint a scientific advisory board in a few days, and an advisory board on artificial intelligence in September to prepare initiatives that the U.N. can take. He said he would react favorably to a new U.N. agency on artificial intelligence and suggested as a model the International Atomic Energy Agency, which is knowledge-based and has some regulatory powers. Guterres told a news conference he plans to consult widely on the just released principles for the U.N. Code of Conduct for Information Integrity on Digital Platforms, which he will issue before next year’s U.N. Summit of the Future. He expressed hope that the code will be widely supported, but when asked whether governments and tech companies are willing to take steps to make digital space safer, he replied, “That’s the question I ask myself.” “We are dealing with a business that generates massive profits, and we are dealing also in some situations with governments that do not entirely respect human rights, so this is a constant battle — and in this constant battle, we must mobilize all those that are committed to information integrity in digital platforms,” he said. ADVERTISING Heidi Beirich, co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, agreed that while it’s a positive step that the U.N. is calling for international solutions to this global problem, its code of conduct won’t likely be sufficient to stop the torrent of false and hateful information online. “The fact of the matter is that voluntary codes, including the companies’ own terms of service on these issues, have failed to rein them in,” Beirich said. “The problem for the U.N. is they can’t do what it seems is going to have to be done to deal with this problem, which is basically legislation.” Guterres said there are many initiatives underway, including a law and code of conduct in the European Union for its 27 member nations and a U.K. summit on AI safety in the autumn. Other governments also are looking into forms of regulation. But he said there is a view that regulation isn’t easy because things are moving very quickly, and that therefore a global approach is needed. Guterres said a key problem is that the tech company business model prioritizes engagement over privacy, truth and human rights. He said tech companies need to understand that massive profits cannot be created “at the expense of a model of engagement that goes before any other consideration.” The U.N. chief said the code of conduct will not be a solution, “but it will be global” and it will enable governments, tech companies, advertisers and others “to commit to what needs to be done in order to guarantee or at least to seriously promote information integrity in digital platforms.” The principles Guterres laid out for the code of conduct include commitments “to refrain from using, supporting or amplifying disinformation and hate speech for any purpose. ” For governments, it seeks commitments not to respond to misinformation, disinformation and hate speech by blocking legitimate comment, shutting down the internet or banning platforms or media outlets — and to guarantee protections for journalists and independent media. For companies that control digital platforms, it seeks a pledge to be transparent about their algorithms, advertising and how they deal with misinformation, disinformation and hate speech — and to eliminate double standards that allow hate speech and disinformation to flourish in some languages and countries while they are prevented more effectively in others. Tech companies are also urged to give people a greater choice over the content that they see, and how their data is used. Guterres said a commitment sought from digital platforms includes “urgent and immediate measures to ensure that all AI applications are safe, secure, responsible and ethical, and comply with human rights obligations.” He said the United Nations “will try to be in the center of all the networks and movements that will be created” to deal with AI technology as it develops. But he said this won’t be easy because governments and international organizations haven’t invested sufficiently in recent decades in personnel who have the necessary scientific and technical knowledge. “It also requires the commitment of the platforms themselves, and of the AI creators themselves,” Guterres said, “but we will do our best to be a platform where everybody can be together in order to make this agenda advance positively.” https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-technology/un-chief-calls-for-coordinate…

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News Thread
by grarpamp 13 Jun '23

13 Jun '23

Cypherpunks claimed at least three of their inventions would end political force power structures and corruption, tax theft, murderous wars, censorship, slavery, usury, etc. A crypto libertarian freemarket voluntary utopia some of them said. 25+ years post-invention and apparently little has changed, some say things even becoming worse. When cypherpunk? Meanwhile, random news...

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