TikTok names veteran government affairs executive Ziad Ojakli as its head of public policy for the Americas, replacing longtime policy lead Michael Beckerman (Sara Fischer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/25/tiktok-public-policy-ziad-ojakli
Contraloría ordena detener publicidad ilegal en postes y vallas
https://delfino.cr/2025/10/contraloria-ordena-detener-publicidad-ilegal-en-postes-y-vallas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Mastodon.CR
A short, very sensible post on 'AI and trust: principles for automating responsibly' https://public.digital/pd-insights/blog/2025/10/ai-and-trust-principles-for-automating-responsibly
Another great panel (I am often down on panels). Catherine Tait from @newpublic.org very much saying traditional media & public broadcasters “are over”.
I think bringing a static website to a network battle doesn’t work. People don’t “live” on public broadcaster websites. https://bsky.app/profile/bmann.ca/post
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
Public Service Broadcasting:
🎵 Sputnik
#PublicServiceBroadcasting
https://publicservicebroadcasting.bandcamp.com/album/sputnik-korolev
https://open.spotify.com/track/4uVq6qhKOYC1BZDpTRNo5E
At the public library.
#Halloween #photography #books
Alabama GOP Leader Who Used Fake ID To Vote Has Trans Books Axed From Kids Sections At Public Libraries - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/11/alabama-gop-leader-who-used-fake-id-to-vote-has-trans-books-axed-from-kids-sections-at-public-libraries/
The #ImpactProject giving us another powerful tool to show the harm the Trump Administration is inflicting, this time in the area of public health: https://theimpactproject.org/public-health-map/
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Populous:
🎵 Fall (fear. Cuushe)
#Populous
https://sanfranciscodisco.bandcamp.com/track/populous-fall-san-francisco-disco-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/1DhN0hYneezQL2nQnTChnQ
A look at NY's RAISE Act, requiring AI companies to publish safety protocols and disclose serious incidents, as its co-sponsor is targeted by a pro-AI super PAC (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/24/raise-act-new-yo…