Alex Martin

Solved it better.

@TheCyberSecExp I suppose that is what the court has to determine.

@AlexMartin Having read the story now it feels like a questionable prosecution given his mental state.

Chap's given himself an awfully unfortunate job title on LinkedIn.

Do I know anyone with access to TGStat / Telemetr / Telegram Analytics who might be able to help me find some deleted / edited posts?

Meta said it wants verified advertisers to account for 90% of its ad revenue by the end of 2026, up from 70% today. Asked why the goal isn't 100%, it said advertiser verification works best as part of a “multi-layered, risk-based approach” rather than a universal requirement.

Other lawmakers have pushed for broader changes. In February, others introduced bipartisan legislation which would require social media companies to take “reasonable steps” to verify advertisers and combat fraudulent ads or face action. gallego.senate.gov/news/press-rel…

Meta said it removed 159 million scam ads in 2025, amid calls from U.S. lawmakers for an investigation into the company’s “facilitation of and profiting from” fraudulent advertising. therecord.media/meta-scam-adve…

@Discoplomacy Given how bad Google Search is, I don't think it's a huge gotcha for someone to turn to ChatGPT to find the source material they're looking for.

Claude, please go through evidence submitted to Parliament's Committees by external experts and search for "utm_source=chatgpt.com" accidentally kept in the footnotes of their citations.

Weirdly, Iranian embassy in Pretoria notified us, Ukrainian diplomats, about opening a book of condolences in memory of ayatollah Khamenei and the military leadership of Iran. I decided to respond - and do it in a public way. The letter explains why. Your Excellency, Mr. Ambassador,   Since you notified the Embassy of Ukraine of the book of condolences for deceased Ayatollah Khamenei and Iran’s military leadership, I feel compelled to remind you the following.   As military allies of the Russian Federation, the deceased leaders of Iran had on their hands the blood of thousands of Ukrainian citizens – men and women, children and elderly – killed with the help of the infamous Iran-made “Shahed” drones and other military know-how so eagerly provided to Russia by your government. Your leaders were complicit in bringing endless grief to Ukrainian civilians.   Being a person of faith, I try not to rejoice in the death of other people, even those who chose to be tormentors of my country that did nothing bad to theirs. But as someone who has spent three years to the tune of Iran-created machines of death howling every night in the sky over Kyiv and other peaceful Ukrainian cities, I cannot help but wish for every culprit to meet the justice they deserve. If not by human law, then in the face of God Almighty.   Ambassador, I do not know you personally and have no grudge against you. Sometimes good diplomats must speak for bad leaders and their policies. But I hope you understand that I won’t express condolences for someone whose death I do not mourn.   Sincerely, Dr. Olexander Scherba Ambassador

Sir Richard Barrons tells @ChathamHouse that the UK is “trapped in a conspiracy of stupidity” because politicians aren’t willing to make the case that public spending elsewhere needs to be cut to fund defence. “We will fail until provoked by an event we should have deterred”

A Moscow resident has been accused of trying to extort money from the notorious Conti ransomware group by posing as an officer of Russia’s Federal Security Service, according to local media reports. ✍️ @Daryna_Antoniuk therecord.media/moscow-man-acc…

Bizarre that such a commentator would be given anonymity.

Candid look behind the Chagos deal by @b_judah. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

New: Russia’s intensifying cyberattacks, sabotage and covert influence operations across Europe show the Kremlin is preparing for a prolonged confrontation with the West, Dutch intelligence agencies said in a report published this week. therecord.media/russia-cyberat…

Looks like a pair of little house sparrows at my bird feeder this morning. The female at the front is a terribly messy eater...

Government efforts to increase passage of time CONFIRMED