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Fantastic news in the UK today - the government has apparently ditched its plan to force creatives to 'opt out' if they don't want AI companies training on their life's work. The opt-out proposal was unfair and unworkable. Many couldn't realistically have opted out at all, and it would have affected small rights holders disproportionately negatively. We should be grateful to the government for listening to reason on this, rather than just listening to the big tech lobby. They have done the right thing by putting opt-out behind us. They should now reaffirm what the law says - that AI companies must license people's work if they want to train on it - and commit not to change that law. thetimes.com/uk/technology-…

Reform is treated by much of the broadcast media as though it is the official Opposition and next government. Could @ChrisMasonBBC @BethRigby @itvpeston etc therefore please apply to this scam the same levels of scrutiny and news value as the lesser sums involved in the tax affairs of @AngelaRayner …. Thank you for your attention to this matter and well done @Gabriel_Pogrund

Let's make 2026 the year that we have a full investigation into: Nigel Farage and his £885,000 Clacton house Nigel Farage and the Russian Spy Nathan Gill Nigel Farage and his anti-semitism and racism RT if you agree!

If people tell you British copyright law is 'uncertain' regarding AI training (usually AI bros or government ministers), please send them this. In evidence to the House of Lords, Dr Hayleigh Bosher (an academic in IP law) destroys the uncertainty myth.

When you protect your intellectual property (IP) it’s easier to take action against people who steal or copy it. Find out about the different types of IP protection here [link]: gov.uk/intellectual-p…

🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work. This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public. There are rumours it is considering introducing a 'commercial research exception' for AI training. This would be disastrous. It would mean handing the life's work of British creatives to AI companies for free, to train their models on. In the House of Lords today, a government minister refused to rule this out. To be clear, this would amount to legalising theft. It would fly in the face of public opinion on what is fair, and would mean a surrender of British creatives' work by this Labour government. It would mean the lobbying by big US tech firms had succeeded, and the protests of the UK's creatives had been ignored. People's work is not the government's to give away. If you're in the UK and you care about creatives and the creative industries, please write to your MP!

@bernabephoto Not being petty at all - this is just blatant infringement!

I’m not usually this petty, but this account not only saved my photo to their device and then posted it as their own without attribution or credit, they also brazenly copy and pasted the exact text I use from my post as well. I sent several DMs with no response. Unethical.

I seem to have upset the @Nigel_Farage fan club - so let me be clear. This man sows hate, lies and division. He is a grifter and a conman. He does not represent the vast majority of Britons. RT if you agree P.s. multiculturalism is great.

There is growing concern about the BBC’s political coverage and the way recent events have been reported. Too often, reporting appears to rely on assumption, interpretation and anonymous briefing, presenting a picture that does not reflect the mood within the Labour Party or among voters. Commentary risks being treated as fact, and Westminster speculation has too often been given greater weight than the views of the wider membership and the electorate. The Parliamentary Labour Party is not the Labour Party. MPs were elected under the Labour banner, on the party’s manifesto and under the leadership of Keir Starmer. The democratic mandate rests with the members and the voters, not simply with internal briefings and political gossip. Over the weekend, the public pushed back strongly against the narrative being constructed. People challenged the claims, questioned the evidence and made it clear that they expect facts, attribution and balance, not speculation presented as reality. The Cardiff University analysis, highlighting the disproportionate level of coverage given to Reform compared with its electoral weight, has added to concerns about balance and proportionality. The BBC is funded by licence fee payers and carries a duty of strict impartiality. If reporting continues to rely on narrative framing rather than verifiable fact, public trust will continue to erode. If you share these concerns, the appropriate response is to use the BBC’s formal complaints process and ask for transparency and review. Make a complaint here: bbc.co.uk/contact/compla… Or write to: Director General BBC Broadcasting House Portland Place London W1A 1AA Public trust sustains the BBC. If enough people believe standards are slipping, their concerns should be formally heard.

RETWEET if you stand with the Obamas against Trump’s racist attacks!

Bruce Springsteen on Trump: “I couldn't care less what he thinks about me. He's the living personification of what the 25th Amendment and impeachment were for. If Congress had any guts, he'd be consigned to the trash heap of history." RETWEET if you stand with @Springsteen!

A report claiming to be one of the “most comprehensive studies” of the impression generative artificial intelligence (AI) could have on creative work suggests one in three such jobs have already been lost to the technology. artsprofessional.co.uk/news/uk-govern…

BREAKING: Music legend Bruce Springsteen just released this incredible song that will be sure to piss Trump off beyond belief. “Streets of Minneapolis”. He wrote this song about Alex Pretti and Renée Good Saturday and recorded it yesterday. Share it far and wide and play it as loud as you can

Can we get 5000 people to reply "I stand with Denmark 🇩🇰"? Yes or No?

Moving to Bluesky - @abstracts2.bsky.social - hope to see you there

This makes no sense… An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto… And we’re supposed to be ok with that? Nah If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote Sign the petition & help make that law. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7376…

It is unconscionable to place the onus for any opt-out onto creators @Ollie_ilott. This is not rocket science - copyright law is clear: unless there’s an exception to the law which can be relied on, a licence to use copyright-protected works is required. It is that simple!