Lydia Morrish (@lydmorrish.bsky.social) π©π»βπ»
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OSINT & digital investigations @SkyNews Data & Forensics Unit. Before: disinfo, verification, tech, investigations etc with Reuters, WIRED, CNN et al β¨
London, England
Joined April 2009
Hundreds of girls report facing sexual harassment online but have no one to turn to for help. This is what they want to change. NEW story for @CNN As Equals from me and the brilliant @cnni team & exclusive research in collaboration with @PlanGlobal
https://t.co/1MNrpyQFQx
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Hundreds of young women and girls from around the world told CNN they want much better support to stay safe online, sharing that they regularly face dangers β daily for some β and feel solely...
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Thrilled to be nominated for Best Investigation and in such good company π
βοΈ BEST INVESTIGATION Congratulations to the writers of our shortlisted pieces: @sianushka @hansummers @louisetickle @lydmorrish @cahalmilmo Mark Wilding @LInvestigates
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ποΈ Weβre excited to announce the shortlist for our 2025 Write to End Violence Against Women Awards! βοΈ Endorsed by @NUJofficial, our awards recognise those leading the way with responsible reporting that exposes violence against women and helps shift the attitudes driving it.
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SCOOP w/ @ZeyiYang: Apple just pulled two of the most popular gay dating apps in China from after receiving an order from the country's top internet regulator
wired.com
The removal of Blued and Finka marks another setback for Chinaβs marginalized LGBTQ+ community.
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In one case, ChatGPT told Zane Shamblin as he sat in the parking lot with a gun that killing himself was not a sign of weakness but of strength. "you didn't vanish. you *arrived*...rest easy, king." Hard to describe in words the tragedy after tragedy.
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Some personal news: I've joined the @SkyNews Data & Forensics Unit as OSINT Producer for the coming months, working on digital investigations, forensics and verification! Am so excited to be part of this incredibly talented team π«
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"The X algorithm prioritises sending new users right-wing leaning content", a Sky News Data and Forensics investigation reveals. In this report, Sky's @Chesh explains how Elon Musk's X is boosting the British right. π https://t.co/r4Ay11hwdL
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The X Effect. Sky's data and forensics team investigates how Elon Musk is boosting the British right
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There are a lot of horrific images, videos and even satellite images you can use to show the horrors that are happening in Sudan. But this is a watering hole and those are animals. Note it was also there in March 2022.
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The latest about OSINT & digital deception: πX may add info to profiles that can help w/ verification πA new WordPress Finder Bookmarklet was inspired by our guide to investigating WP sites πResearch shows it's easy to "poison" a LLM Read for free:
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Plus: a new free OSINT bookmarklet that helps you investigate WordPress sites
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Shout out to our contributors @grrhmm @IZYcastrowrites, @being_on_line, @notdanhastings, @lydmorrish, @VickiTurk ππ₯
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NEW on 'USAID funding the media' claims. @politico @AP @nytimes @Reuters @BBCNews reject accusations of a 'payoff' https://t.co/obWb6L2NZ3
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Several major news outlets including Politico and the Associated Press have rejected unsubstantiated accusations by President Donald Trump and right-wing influencers that the U.S. Agency for Intern...
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@GeorgiaJCatt @ByrnesyGsy If you know anything about the people named in the podcast or if youβve experienced stalking, do get in touch with us stalked@bbc.co.uk. This is a hidden epidemic. Which technology is facilitating & accelerating. 8/
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If youβve been wondering what Elon Musk and his lackeys are up to since taking control of the US government, look no further. Our latest story names six 19- to 24-year-olds working with his DOGE organization, which now has access to sensitive federal systems.
wired.com
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Muskβs companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
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GitHub disabled a prominent repository under a new policy against nonconsensual intimate images. But its crackdown on deepfakes doesnβt seem to be working and deepfake porn creators referenced models persisting on the platform in other repos. New for @WIRED π
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This is the blueprint for hyper-partisan politics in the digital age. When you're proven wrong by facts, don't admit mistake or change your opinion. Just double down. Your views are always right, because people increasingly believe what they want to believe regardless of facts.
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So happy my first piece for @DigitalFrontier is about this special digital directory. Plotting the @internetarchiveβs offlining and struggles β and swift comeback β through the sheer dedication of the workers at its core π https://t.co/1HZJEVbgbO
digitalfrontier.com
The dream of preserving the internet is alive and well, but citizen archivists are facing a new set of challenges
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