Matthew Feeney

@M_feeney

@BigBrotherWatch Advocacy Manager hanging out at the other place. “I’m a liberal and I’m against this sort of thing.” Signal: mfeeney.63

London, England

Joined June 2018

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Matthew Feeney Retweeted

Matthew Green is on BlueSky@matthew_d_green · 17 h

Age verification is rolling out in the UK today and predictably, it’s causing legitimate content to disappear — even from adults. wired.com/story/the-age-…

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Age Veri fication Providers Association@The_AVPA · 19 h

It’s an AGE check, not an identity check.

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Matthew Feeney@M_feeney · 19 h

Some historical context: The last time British people were Googling "vpn" this much was between late Sept and early Oct 2020 shortly after the government announced another COVID 19 work from home mandate.

MMatthew Feeney@M_feeney · 20 h

British Google search data for "vpn" and "online safety act" over the past five years. Did something happen last night? 🤔

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Matthew Feeney@M_feeney · 20 h

British Google search data for "vpn" and "online safety act" over the past five years. Did something happen last night? 🤔

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Proton VPN@ProtonVPN · 23 h

Pretty sure it's not the footy this time...

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Matthew Feeney@M_feeney · Jul 17

Recommendations like this do not inspire confidence in technology regulation proposals. Free speech issues aside, the lack of understanding of the technology is concerning. Recommendation algorithms do not "store" data. committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…

M_feeney's tweet image. Recommendations like this do not inspire confidence in technology regulation proposals.

Free speech issues aside, the lack of understanding of the technology is concerning. Recommendation algorithms do not "store" data.

committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…

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Matthew Feeney@M_feeney · Jul 17

A rather alarming section from the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee's report on misinformation that suggests some support for treating online platforms as publishers of user-generated content. Why has no one thought of this before? committees.parliament.uk/work/8641/soci…

M_feeney's tweet image. A rather alarming section from the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee's report on misinformation that suggests some support for treating online platforms as publishers of user-generated content.

Why has no one thought of this before?

committees.parliament.uk/work/8641/soci…

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Matthew Feeney@M_feeney · Jul 16

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Matthew Feeney@M_feeney · Jul 1

The US State Department has a weird view of free speech: 1) Your speech is legal in the US - visa revoked 2) You censor speech that is legal in the US (or you're related to someone who does) - visa revoked

M_feeney's tweet image. The US State Department has a weird view of free speech:

1) Your speech is legal in the US - visa revoked
2) You censor speech that is legal in the US (or you're related to someone who does) - visa revoked

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Matthew Feeney@M_feeney · Jun 30

Some of America's best holidays centre around meals where napkins are required because pieces of food eaten by hand and streams of condiments are guaranteed to make an appearance over people's faces.

CCongressman Brandon Gill@RepBrandonGill · Jun 30

Civilized people in America don’t eat like this. If you refuse to adopt Western customs, go back to the Third World.

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Matthew Feeney@M_feeney · Jun 30

Another example of First Amendment exceptionalism. Neither the Kneecap comments nor Vylan comments come close to the Brandenburg incitement standard. In the UK, police investigate such comments. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

M_feeney's tweet card. Officers reviewing footage of comments made by bands during performances on West Holts Stage

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Matthew Feeney@M_feeney · Jun 26

The country you grew up in no longer exists

EEnd Wokeness@EndWokeness · Jun 25

The country you grew up in no longer exists

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