With a backlog of 66k+ serious criminal cases it’s literally incredible that a single hour of court time is being wasted on prosecuting a 69-year old for holding a placard advising jurors of their rights prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/6570…

🚨 NEW 🚨 The revolution may not be on social Social media activism is stifled. Physical activism is under attack. How do we resist? The new issue of DIGITAL CITIZENS is out! 👇👇👇 dispatch.the-citizens.com/the-revolution…

Long read: The women waste pickers of Pimpri Chinchwad have just won a rare battle: they were awarded 7.5 crores in a first-of-its-kind legal victory. This is a story of determination, dignity, desire — pieced together over 12 years of struggle. theprint.in/ground-reports…

Have you faced harassment while just going about your day? Was it while using an app, or enabled by apps or platforms in some way, even indirectly? Get in touch. I am listening.

Get in touch with The Citizens if you have experienced tech-enabled harassment, your feedback is hugely appreciated 👇🏽

🚨 NEW Should we ban smartphones for under 16? These parents think we should, and they have started a movement. Do you share their concerns? Are you for a #SmartphoneFreeChildhood? Check our Public Hearing out ⬇️ dispatch.the-citizens.com/should-we-ban-…

NEW: 'The TikTok Election - How Reform got to be so popular' In this Public Inquiry feature, Manasa analysed the TikTok content put out by UK political parties in the lead up to polls last week. dispatch.the-citizens.com/the-tiktok-ele…

🎙️ Who decides how kids use phones? Catch our first 'Citizen Common' where Manasa speaks to a policy campaigner, a parent & a journalist with diverse views on the issue. Andy Burrows sabrinaprovenzani Listen to the full conversation here👇 dispatch.the-citizens.com/p/f61d3156-121…

'On reels 99% of videos viewed on an account where we've been looking at depression content were harmful,' Andy Burrows from Molly Rose Foundation In 2017, 14-year old Molly died by suicide after being exposed harmful content on social media. Nothing has changed since, says Burrows.

When children are scrolling through their phones today, what is it that they are being subjected to?: Manasa asked Andy Burrows from Molly Rose Foundation This was his response👇 Listen to the full episode of Citizen Common on children and smartphones here:

For today’s podcast I talked to @joshhalliday about being in the middle of a riot in Southport, and Joe Mulhall about how the far-right thugs hijacked Monday’s attacks theguardian.com/news/audio/202…

Should children have access to smartphones? Our journalists Manasa & sabrinaprovenzani in conversation. What we've learnt? Parents battling with the issue & taking matters into their own hands due to mistrust in Big Tech & the govt. Listen in! youtube.com/watch?v=dIkhTY…

There’s a direct connection between the Southport riots and Elon Musk. Not that he knows or cares. My column prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/67…

1/ 🧵Just did a network analysis of the "far right thugs unite" hashtag. It largely seems to be a simulated scandal/outrage to promote the Reform Party and Nigel Farage and - while also being an attack on Keir Starmer.

Tonight I spoke to BBC News (UK) about disinformation in the current far right riots in the UK. "X has been weaponized to spread rumours and hate speech, particularly targeting minorities and Muslims" You can watch the clip here. #Southport #Hull

🧵🚨1/ It's insane that @Elonmusk replied to @europeinvasionn's tweet about UK riots. The account EuropeInvasionn, as I have stated many times now, is an influence operation. It's a hijacked X account that exclusively deals in anti-migrant & anti-Muslim great replacement disinfo

🧵🚨New analysis showing ALL tweets mentioning both "Muslim" & "UK" with over 500 retweets since 29 Jul. Graph shows which accounts got most impressions over time. Red/pink dots show anti-Muslim &/or anti-immigrant tweets, brown=neutral, green=tweets defending Muslims #UKRiots

Would you turn to an AI companion app for emotional support? Manasa digs into the booming industry of romance bots that promote mental health benefits, and finds they are far from safe spaces. Read our latest Citizens Dispatch bit.ly/romancebots

It was a pleasure to discuss with Manasa this often overlooked aspect of AI mental well-being companions- they are very good at creating a gamified and fun interface but at what cost? I tackle gamification in AI companions in the first analytical chapter of my PhD.

🚨Exclusive: workers inside Google DeepMind are pushing the company to drop military contracts, amid rising tensions over the company's relationship with Israel.