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Freedom of Information: numerical junk via the BBC
Thanks to a Freedom of Information request through great new site whatdotheyknow.com, you can get a rough idea of which UK ‘nation’ paid what for the BBC, as of March 31, 2008. It’s pretty precise:
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The interpassive public
Mitch Ratcliffe reffed a great term the other day: interpassivity. (He got it from Slavoj Žižek.) Interpassive is a perfect inversion of the participation and engagement we look for in the media and politics.
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Responsibility, ISPs and child pornography
Thanks to search engines and ISPs, you’re only a couple of words and a click away from the unbearably grim world of child pornography. Unless you’re a 60s rock star engaging in research, there really is no good reason for you to go exploring these dark digital alleyways. And ISPs agree. It’s your fault if…
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Google cache and libel
I have been pondering further about Google‘s cache and defamation. Here’s the deal: Google is automatically indexing, copying and storing material in its cache. By allowing Google to find your site, and not using the NoArchive meta-tag, you are also giving search engines implied consent to index your site, and index it in such a…