CAMERON WILSON

every dude wearing these should be afraid for their lives

hottest gig in town (Merlino’s family Christmas Trees)

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dessert mango - honey gold, very nice, huge size too

it's so refreshing to hear that politicians are the same in person as they come across on the screen

i can see how there's some confusion but i need to correct the record

the controversy is about a "poop cam" and has nothing to do with my personal excretions.

Oprah praises Australia's under-16s social media ban;

You get a ban! And you get a ban! And you get a ban! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

this isn't the full story (spoiler: parents won't be forever banned if kids use their accounts).

the guidelines to social media platforms is that they need to let people appeal age ban decisions.

IF a platform suspends a account b/c a kid is using it, a parent can always appeal & overturn the ban.

TikTok is next up announcing how its going to comply with the teen social media ban.

What's different with them: on top of facial/ID, users can verify their age using a credit card and they can also appeal a wrong decision by getting a parent to vouch for their age.

I wen through a phase of being obsessed by Scientology and had to make the same caveat

dw i've learned to manage it by self-medicating with alcohol

i will say that i've heard people have given this book to their family members/friends who believe in conspiracy theories and it's been surprisingly well received! we don't insult people for believing in things because the point is to understand why

a very funny thing about writing a book about conspiracy theories is that when you tell people about, you often get a look, so i've started adding "it's not pro-conspiracy theory"

thank you so much!

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I am hearing from multiple sources that the EU Commission is announcing its first DSA fine tomorrow against X on ad transparency, blue check & dark pattern, and researcher access to data.

The fine is in the "100s of millions of Euros."

Elon about to get big mad.

"sorry i'm deleting your instagram account beacuse you're clearly a child the way you've been re-listening to the moana sound track"

oh your spotify wrapped music age is 86?? and yet you think age estimation technology is accurate???

The global average number of chickens eaten per person continues to grow. Line chart of per capita chicken meat supply per person per year from 1961 to 2023, showing a steady upward trend. The subtitle explains this measures the amount of meat available for consumption per person per year. The line starts at about 2 chickens per person in 1961, passes about 5 chickens by 1990, and reaches about 9 chickens by 2022 to 2023. X axis labeled with years from 1961 to 2023; y axis from 0 to 10 chickens. Annotated callouts note: "In 1961, 2 chickens per person were killed for meat globally," "By 1990, this had more than doubled to 5 chickens," and "By 2022, it had risen to 9 chickens." Data source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) CC BY.

Global chicken consumption per person has quadrupled since 1961—

In 1961, around two chickens were slaughtered per person globally each year. As many countries grew richer — and richer countries tend to eat more meat — global demand for chicken increased.

The cable, sent to all U.S. missions on December 2, orders U.S. consular officers to review resumes or LinkedIn profiles of H-1B applicants - and family members who would be traveling with them - to see if they have worked in areas that include activities such as misinformation, disinformation, content moderation, fact-checking, compliance and online safety, among others.

Holy shit.

Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Teens are already getting around the teen social media ban by scanning their parents' faces or uploading their ID, after the government was warned that a third of parents were planning to help their kids dodge the minimum age.

www.crikey.com.au/20...

A spokesperson for the group behind the teen social media ban high court case told me that another directions hearing has been set down for Feb 25, pushing the challenge into next year

life uhhh finds a way

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Teens are already getting around the teen social media ban by scanning their parents' faces or uploading their ID, after the government was warned that a third of parents were planning to help their kids dodge the minimum age.

www.crikey.com.au/20...

The group challenging the teen social media ban /won't/ be applying for an injunction any more, meaning it's full steam ahead for the ban's commencement date next week.

supplied by who guys?????

(anyway subscribe to the sizzle www.thesizzle.com/upgrade and crikey to read stories first!)

so i've reported a few stories recently that have been ripped off by others without credit. it sucks but that's life i guess

but this is a new level: 7NEWS literally ripped an image from my article (a screenshot that i took on my own phone!) and used it to rewrite my article... with no credit

How social media companies use data and AI to figure out your age without you even knowing One of the dirty secrets of the tech industry is that they already know your age with some accuracy. That's why many, if not most, Australians won't need to scan their face or show ID to access social...

i wrote today that the most extreme predictions of failure of the ban won't happen, so i find it bizarre to suggest that companies are sabotaging this when it seems like they're just trying to avoid a $50m fine
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/03/d...

in the past week, 2 public figures behind the teen social media ban have pre-emptively accused tech platforms of sabotaging the ban.

it's somewhat at odds with the government's own research and esafety's regulatory guidance which both say age check tech has flaws.