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All governments are a facade, all politicians are merely actors. In a civilized world citizen is the leader, obsolete is the profession of world leaders.
Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper
TD Barry Ward, who is also a barrister, has written a letter laying out very clearly why X/Grok could and should be prosecuted immediately under existing Irish law. I’m sharing it in full as it is the public interest. I’ll add my own opinion that the X premises should be raided as soon as possible before evidence can be destroyed.
The letter follows
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To: Detective Superintendent Pat Ryan Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau
Dear Superintendent,
You will no doubt be aware of the social media company X and its Grok app, which utilises artificial intelligence to generate pictures and videos. I understand you are also aware that, among its capabilities is the generation, by artificial intelligence, of false images of real people either naked or in bikinis, etc. There has been a great deal of controversy recently about the use of this technology and its ability to target people without their knowledge or consent.
Whatever about the sharing of such images being contrary to the provisions of Coco’s Law (sections 2 and 3 of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020), the Grok app is also capable of generating child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or child pornography as defined by section 2(1) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 (as substituted by section 9(b) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017).
In the circumstances, it seems there are reasonable grounds that the corporate entity X, as owner of Grok, or indeed the corporate entity Grok itself, is acting in contravention of a number of provisions of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 (as amended). Inter alia, it is my contention that the following offences are being committed by X, Grok, and/or its subsidiaries:
1. Possession of child pornography contrary to section 6(1) in that the material generated by the Grok app must be stored on servers owned and/or operated by X and with the company’s knowledge, in this jurisdiction or in the European Union [subsections 6(3) and (4) would not apply in this case];
2. Production of child pornography contrary to section 5(1)(a) as substituted by section 12 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, in that material is being generated by the Grok app, which constitutes child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or child pornography as defined by section 2(1), since it constitutes a visual representation that shows person who is depicted as being a child “being engaged in real or simulated sexually explicit activity” (per paragraph (a)(i) of the definition of child pornography in section 2(1) as amended by section 9(b) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017);
3. Distribution of chiid pornography contrary to section 5(1)(b) as substituted by section 12 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, in that the said images that constitute child pornography are being distributed, transmitted, disseminated or published to the users of the Grok app by X or its subsidiaries;
4. Distribution of chiid pornography contrary to section 5(1)(c) as substituted by section 12 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, in that the Child pornography is being sold to the users of the Grok app by X or its subsidiaries, now that the app has been very publically put behind a pay wall;
5. Knowing possession any child pornography for the purpose of distributing, transmitting, disseminating, publishing, exporting, selling or showing same, contrary to section 5(1)(g) as substituted by section 12 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017.
You will also be aware that, pursuant to section 9(1) of the 1998 Act, a body corporate is equally liable to be proceeded against and punished as if it were an individual.
Given the foregoing, as well as the public outcry against public decency, it is clear to me that X is flagrantly disregarding the laws of this country put in place by the Oireachtas to protect its citizens.
I am formally lodging this criminal complaint in the anticipation that you will investigate it fully and transmit a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions without delay; I would be grateful to hear from you in this regard.
Below, Robert Kagen, says (to Carole Cadwalladr) something that confirms what many of us have been saying:
'it's just a faulty analysis to think that if you can flatter Trump enough & call him daddy, that means he'll leave you alone. As we see, he's not leaving anybody alone. It's really just – in fact, with him, it's an invitation to come back & demand something else & push you around. So you can't buy anything in that way'!
The geopolitics expert, who warned of the president’s authoritarianism a decade ago, tells Carole Cadwalladr how deep the roots of American white nationalism are – and that Europe needs to wake up, fast
I mean if you just grew up in the 1980s, you already knew how bad trump was, without any deep dives into his history. He is open about it. this doc really demonstrates trump's mafia-style management, and how he uses underlings to buffer himself from criminality, throwing them under the bus.
The U.S. bombing of Venezuela and kidnapping of its president showcased the hyper-imperialist stage of the world order. A new mood in the Global South isn't yet a developed challenge to the collective West.
You think, taxing the rich will magically fix everything, it won't - the money would still have to go through hungry politicians. Until we introduce proper training, testing and licencing in politics, like in medicine, to winnow out the incompetent candidates, nothing will change.
Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper
The numbers confirm what we already knew: ALL WE NEEDED WAS A NEW PRESIDENT! pic.twitter.com/qXaBrcrygd— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 20, 2026
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The main problem in any democracy is that crowd-pleasers are generally brainless swine who can go out on a stage & whup their supporters into an orgiastic frenzy—then go back to the office & sell every one of the poor bastards down the tube for a nickel apiece.
Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72
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Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature made them.
NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three new science investigations that will strengthen humanity’s understanding and exploration of the Moon. As part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, American companies will deliver these research payloads to the lunar surface no earlier than 2028. “With CLPS, NASA has been taking […]
If the strike called for January 23 in protest against ICE is to succeed, ordinary people—most of whom are not unionized—will have to walk out and take it upon themselves to disrupt business as usual.
No union leadership or organization can do this for us.
necesito la opinión de un hombre cuerdo @rober si tengo novio pero hubo unos meses donde nos dimos un tiempo y me hable con otra persona, es infidelidad?
Fossils of sea lilies can be found in rivers in England, and they were once believed to be fairy coins. They are also called "star stones" and are said to bring victory over enemies.
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Someone's spiraling like a retard spewing more copypasta nonsense from their god. Too bad their god is under the thumb of God of The Bible and can't help them. Oh, the trauma. waaaah waaaah waaah cry harder retard.
I asked the girl from my HEMA school if she wanted to go dancing at a latin club this weekend and she said yes, but then she asked if she could bring her gf along 😭
will still go because I think it’ll be a fun time dancing with them even if its not a date or anything.
I’m going to assume her legit partner but either way it kind of signals it will be a fun outing and that I shouldn’t take it as possibly leading to anything more than that 😅
Tidligere forsvarssjef Sverre Diesen mener USA er blitt «en normløs og fiendtlig innstilt stormakt», og advarer samtidig mot å feste vår lit til Europa. Harald Sunde mener det haster med en plan B.
Nintendo Might Have To Raise The Price Of The Switch 2 At The Worst Time
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—Well, as we who watch Beard Blather on a weekly basis understand, this is the fault of the nearly 70% of California residents who vote Democrat no matter what.
These people have allowed themselves to be defrauded by the likes of Newsom, Karen Bass (in LA), and other political malcontents who have no trouble whatsoever with destroying that once beautiful state, and economic powerhouse.
if anyone wants to follow @fediseeds, that's my other project besides Surfhosting.
the goal is to make it drastically easier for people to set up fedi instances, and thus increase the number of very small instances by a substantial margin.
The International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust invites you to participate in the online educational session "The Apex of Crime: Dep...
Σοβαρά ερωτήματα για τη στάση της ελληνικής κυβέρνησης απέναντι στους ελαιοπαραγωγούς της Κρήτης εγείρει η απάντηση του Επιτρόπου Γεωργίας Christophe Hansen σε ερώτηση του ευρωβουλευτή του ΠΑΣΟΚ – Κίνημα Αλλαγής Σάκης Αρναούτογλου.
Όπως προκύπτει ξεκάθαρα, υπήρχαν διαθέσιμα ευρωπαϊκά εργαλεία και χρηματοδοτικά μέσα για στήριξη της κρητικής ελαιοπαραγωγής, ωστόσο η Ελλάδα δεν υπέβαλε ποτέ σχετικό αίτημα.
Η απάντηση του Επιτρόπου έρχεται σε μια περίοδο κατά την οποία η ελαιοπαραγωγή στην Κρήτη και ειδικότερα στο Λασίθι έχει καταρρεύσει έως και 90%, λόγω παρατεταμένης λειψυδρίας, υψηλών θερμοκρασιών και επαναλαμβανόμενων προσβολών από τον δάκο της ελιάς. Παρά τη σοβαρότητα της κατάστασης και τις εκκλήσεις των παραγωγών, η Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή δηλώνει ρητά ότι δεν έχει λάβει κανένα αίτημα ενεργοποίησης έκτακτης στήριξης από τις ελληνικές αρχές.
Σύμφωνα με τον κ. Hansen, το άρθρο 219 του κανονισμού (ΕΕ) 1308/2013 προβλέπει τη δυνατότητα έκτακτης παρέμβασης σε περιπτώσεις σοβαρών διαταραχών της αγοράς, κατόπιν αιτήματος του κράτους μέλους. Ωστόσο, όπως σημειώνει, μέχρι σήμερα δεν έχει κατατεθεί κανένα τέτοιο αίτημα για τη στήριξη των ελαιοπαραγωγών της Κρήτης.
It’s heating up!AG Pam Bondi just showed up in Minneapolis for a surprise visit.Meanwhile, subpoenas have been sent to Walz, Frey, Ellison, and other Minnesota state leaders, as part of an investigation into whether these officials conspired to imped…
This activist teacher got caught arguing with and insulting a student, and spreading lies about the shooting of Renee Good:THIS is who is "educating" your children.You can reach the school here: (763) 261-6300 t.
🚨 JUST NOW: President Trump confirms NATO would be in the "ASH HEAP OF HISTORY" without him"If I didn't come along, there would be no NATO right now!!!""Sad, but TRUE!!!" 💯🔥Europe doesn't want to hear this truth. pic.twitter.
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CM Thiede
in reply to Emeritus Prof Christopher May • • •Mary Trump, Donald's own niece, warned everyone back in 2020.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_Much…
Knowing that, armed with what Anu Bradford broke down for everyone in Digital Empires back in 2023, people still handed him the keys!
goodreads.com/book/show/123993…
Doesn't anyone read anymore?
#books #libraries
Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technolo…
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in reply to CM Thiede • • •@cmthiede whole documentaries were made on the subject, then the trump organization threatened the filmmaker to suppress its release.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump:_W…
I mean if you just grew up in the 1980s, you already knew how bad trump was, without any deep dives into his history. He is open about it. this doc really demonstrates trump's mafia-style management, and how he uses underlings to buffer himself from criminality, throwing them under the bus.
Trump: What's the Deal? - Wikipedia
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