Cllr Hazel Chu

Calling all fellow Greens! I am asking for your vote in the Deputy Leader Election. Voting is open from 12pm Monday (26th).

Together we can build for a more sustainable, climate resilient Ireland. One that prioritises climate action, nature restoration, providing homes and fighting discrimination.

Spoke with Olivia Kelly @irishtimes.com my frustration about the lack of coordination between different government agencies to put in infrastructure in a timely, not wasteful & with the least disruption, feels like we are sinking backwards. There's simply no climate leader at the helm #climateaction

Very happy to support Hazel, she has worked for many years with the Greens in Northern Ireland and gets it around building a reconciled island.

This Saturday marks the anniversary of #StormEowyn, the worst storm ever to hit the country.

One year on and promised storm supports are still not in place

This government has to do better

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Green Party members North and South, i hope you'll join me in choosing Chu 💚

Hazel is a real political hero, a great communicator, and the perfect person to fight for the green and just social transformation we need!

Former Lord Mayor Hazel Chu in the running to become Green Party deputy leader Chu will go up against Louth Councillor Marianne Butler for the deputy leadership.

Honoured to be nominated by members from across the island of Ireland for the Green Party Deputy Leadership election.

In the face of climate breakdown, housing crisis, rising inequality, and global uncertainty, the Greens are needed more than ever.

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100%!!!

Dublin City Council suspends use of X as State agencies leave amid Grok controversy Country’s largest local authority undertakes review of social media platform use as others sign out for good

I had written the motion with my colleagues for Dublin City Council to leave X in the hopes that they would see the incredible harm X was causing. To be fair, DCC management has been very proactive.

Can't say the same for Gov politicians & other state agencies!

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Dublin City Council suspends use of X as State agencies leave amid Grok controversy Country’s largest local authority undertakes review of social media platform use as others sign out for good

Five Green Party councillors brought an emergency motion this month to get Dublin City Council off X.
And we succeeded.
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I have heard so many people say "Oh its just the internet" or "Oh it's just photos", when they talk about Grok, X & nudification apps.

When young women are being violated, when their privacy and agency are stripped, its not just a niche matter, it should be treated as a serious public policy issue.

Both Lucy and Sonia are incredibly inspiring.

Their speaking out, they hope, will drive it home to people who have responsibility and power to enact change that this is no laughing matter - but one that can devastate countless lives in Ireland and abroad.

@womensaidireland.bsky.social 1800 341 900

A woman whose images were deepfake edited and uploaded to porn sites without her consent has appealed to the Government to use every power to stop predators.

She told Virgin Media News the abuse led to years of panic attacks and unwanted contact.

#VMNews | @newschambers.bsky.social

Report #1 on the impacts of non-consensual deepfake image abuse.

Sonia suffered years of panic attacks and needed counselling after photos, some dating from when she was a teenager, were edited & uploaded on an explicit site with her personal info.

She's come forward because of the Grok scandal.

Dublin City Council suspends use of X as State agencies leave amid Grok controversy Country’s largest local authority undertakes review of social media platform use as others sign out for good

Dublin City Council has suspended use of X following the Green Party emergency motion last week. It'll come to our Protocol Committee next week and myself and other Greens will be recommending leaving it completely.
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Grok’s nudify tool must be final wake-up call on risks of AI - action is needed EARLIER this week, TV star Grainne Seoige called for “urgent legislative reform” to protect others as she opened up about her AI deepfake porn hell. The news anchor-turned-politician believes an AI…

Yesterday @rodericogorman.bsky.social had a great opinion piece in The Sun about the Grok issue.

Read it here:

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With Trumps threats to Greenland’s independence growing every day, a strong EU response is vital.
I’m calling on the Taoiseach to urgently brief Opposition leaders on the possible use of the EU Anti-Coercion Instrument and the impact on Ireland of the new tariffs threat 🇮🇪 🇬🇱 🇪🇺

Hazel Chu: Grok creates fake, sexualised images without consent and government is OK with that? The Green Party councillor says the government’s decision to turn a blind eye to AI generation of sexual imagery without consent is not innovation, it’s negligence.

If your organisation is still on X, I wrote an article on why organisations especially public ones, shouldn't be!

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Take X icons off websites and emails ! And replace with Mastodon icons ! Why leave and de-platform toxic and lock-in social media (such as X, Instagram, Snapchat, Tiktok) ? Black Box Algorithms: Lock-in platforms aim to show you more content that their owners like Elon Mus...

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Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman will be on The Week in Politics @news.rte.ie at 12pm

'Huge relief': Irish man Sean Binder found not guilty of people smuggling in Greece Binder faced a total of 23 charges, including money laundering and smuggling.

'Huge relief': Irish man Sean Binder found not guilty of people smuggling in Greece jrnl.ie/6928251

For the record: as of right now, the Grok app is still doing all the things they’ve said it is stopping, for users with free/unpaid accounts.

I made a submission to oppose the proposed changes listed in the consultation by Government to make major changes to the cost rules for judicial reviews.

The proposal is designed to restrict access to justice, in breach of EU law and will only benefit the State and the wealthy.
#environment #courts

Hazel Chu: Grok creates fake, sexualised images without consent and government is OK with that? The Green Party councillor says the government’s decision to turn a blind eye to AI generation of sexual imagery without consent is not innovation, it’s negligence.

'Seat belts did not kill the car industry. Food safety laws did not destroy food producers or hospitality. Safeguards do not stifle progress; it is simply setting a standard of what’s acceptable & ensuring no harm is done.' @hazelchu.bsky.social 👏👏
Buckle up on CSAM
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Hazel Chu: Grok creates fake, sexualised images without consent and government is OK with that? The Green Party councillor says the government’s decision to turn a blind eye to AI generation of sexual imagery without consent is not innovation, it’s negligence.

Should Elon Musk & X be held accountable for child sexual abuse materials? Yes.

Should all Government reps, politicians, state agencies, be off X? Yes.

Are we doing enough to tackle gender based violence? Absolutely not!

Wrote a piece covering all that and more 👉 www.thejournal.ie/readme/elon-...

Dublin City Council to examine ending X use over concerns of sexualised content Council could be first public body to stop use of popular social network

The Green Party emergency motion was referred to the Protocol Committee for discussion. We will keep pushing it there.
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2/2 the creation of it is not provided for in the legislation. It is in Child Sexual Abuse Media under the 2017 act but does not in the other legislation.

This Government needs to amend the legislation and protect women and children from harm. #politics #ireland #twitter #elonmusk #grok #deepfake

1/2 In light of the violations by Grok the X AI chatbot let's look at the gap in Irish law.

There's an apparent and dangerous gap in the law. Under Coco's law that got enacted in 2020 the sharing of deepfake and harmful content is illegal so is the using of such material for harrassment. However

Feljin Jose: Seán Canney has earned the nickname ‘Minister for U-turns’ – and there’s a reason for that Here’s a riddle for you: if two wrongs don’t make a right, but three lefts do make a right, how many U-turns make you spiral out of control?

The U-turns on road safety by this government would make your head spin. Lower default speed limits, RSA reform and red light camera pilot all abandoned while deaths and serious injuries are rising.
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3/3 Patrick Costello Spokesperson for Justice says “There are serious questions to be asked here in terms of Coco’s law, child pornography legislation, and X’s liability for this harm. At the very least Gardai should be investigating X for breaching the law and holding the company responsible."