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British AI datacentre firm Nscale raises $2bn as Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg join board https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/09/ai-nscale-raises-2bn-sheryl-sandberg-nick-clegg-board-value #TechnologySector #Business #AiArtificialIntelligence #Nvidia #TechnologyStartups #Technology #NickClegg #SherylSandberg #Politics #UkNews

Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted dinner giving tech bosses access to UK minister https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/11/tony-blair-and-nick-clegg-hosted-dinner-giving-tech-bosses-access-to-uk-minister #Technologysector #Technology #TonyBlair #NickClegg #Politics #Business #UKnews #Meta

@PabloMartini Tony Blair as PM showed the blind optimism in IT that is typical of those who don’t understand it. He then threw £millions at the NHS IT project which delivered none of its declared objectives.
Nick Clegg & all the other senior employees of tech companies clearly had a vested interest.
So if Keir Starmer is taking advice on IT and AI from these guys I fear that we are heading for a monumental waste of money. #TonyBlair #NickClegg #KeirStarmer #IT #AI #NHS

"When Prick Clegg exposes your hustle"

lol, no honour among thieves I see!

#NickClegg #TechBros #SiliconValley #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #Trump #KeirStarmer #Starmer

Prick Clegg can't polish this turd, (unless you pay him to)

#UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #NickClegg #TechBros #SiliconValley

How to Save the Internet by Nick Clegg review – spinning Silicon Valley https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/10/how-to-save-the-internet-by-nick-clegg-review-spinning-silicon-valley #Scienceandnaturebooks #Socialmedia #Technology #NickClegg #Internet #Culture #Books #Media #Meta

Why so tetchy Cleggy?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAYM1arUzXY

#clegg #nickclegg #newsagents #neta #maitliss

Hostility to the techno-determinism as intellectual alibi for political and social harms

This aggressive interview with an incredibly defensive Nick Clegg was fascinating as an instance of contemporary tech politics. I was particularly struck by how he explicitly invokes ‘techno-determinism’ to dismiss claims about social platforms generating politics and social harms:

https://youtu.be/KAYM1arUzXY?si=RlrfpreRLVNwSFPh&t=1563

He argues it’s “patronising” to claim that platforms have a significant influence because “people have agency”. There’s an obvious straw man here, in which claims about platform power are construed as people being cognitively hijacked by whatever they find in their feeds*, gets used to dismiss any claim about platform power.

*I do think some people basically believe this. It’s a stupid and dangerous position which we need to oppose.

#facebook #NickClegg #platformPower #platformisation #socialPlatforms

Hostility to the techno-determinism as intellectual alibi for political and social harms

This aggressive interview with an incredibly defensive Nick Clegg was fascinating as an instance of contemporary tech politics. I was particularly struck by how he explicitly invokes ‘techno-determinism’ to dismiss claims about social platforms generating politics and social harms:

https://youtu.be/KAYM1arUzXY?si=RlrfpreRLVNwSFPh&t=1563

He argues it’s “patronising” to claim that platforms have a significant influence because “people have agency”. There’s an obvious straw man here, in which claims about platform power are construed as people being cognitively hijacked by whatever they find in their feeds*, gets used to dismiss any claim about platform power. Likewise the claim that the technology you use has an “automatic effect” on what you think and believe.

*I do think some people basically believe this. It’s a stupid and dangerous position which we need to oppose.

#facebook #NickClegg #platformPower #platformisation #socialPlatforms

Hostility to the techno-determinism as intellectual alibi for political and social harms

This aggressive interview with an incredibly defensive Nick Clegg was fascinating as an instance of contemporary tech politics. I was particularly struck by how he explicitly invokes ‘techno-determinism’ to dismiss claims about social platforms generating politics and social harms:

https://youtu.be/KAYM1arUzXY?si=RlrfpreRLVNwSFPh&t=1563

He argues it’s “patronising” to claim that platforms have a significant influence because “people have agency”. There’s an obvious straw man here, in which claims about platform power are construed as people being cognitively hijacked by whatever they find in their feeds*, gets used to dismiss any claim about platform power. Likewise the claim that the technology you use has an “automatic effect” on what you think and believe.

*I do think some people basically believe this. It’s a stupid and dangerous position which we need to oppose.

#facebook #NickClegg #platformPower #platformisation #socialPlatforms

Hostility to the techno-determinism as intellectual alibi for political and social harms

This aggressive interview with an incredibly defensive Nick Clegg was fascinating as an instance of contemporary tech politics. I was particularly struck by how he explicitly invokes ‘techno-determinism’ to dismiss claims about social platforms generating politics and social harms:

https://youtu.be/KAYM1arUzXY?si=RlrfpreRLVNwSFPh&t=1563

He argues it’s “patronising” to claim that platforms have a significant influence because “people have agency”. There’s an obvious straw man here, in which claims about platform power are construed as people being cognitively hijacked by whatever they find in their feeds*, gets used to dismiss any claim about platform power. Likewise the claim that the technology you use has an “automatic effect” on what you think and believe.

*I do think some people basically believe this. It’s a stupid and dangerous position which we need to oppose.

#facebook #NickClegg #platformPower #platformisation #socialPlatforms

Hostility to the techno-determinism as intellectual alibi for political and social harms

This aggressive interview with an incredibly defensive Nick Clegg was fascinating as an instance of contemporary tech politics. I was particularly struck by how he explicitly invokes ‘techno-determinism’ to dismiss claims about social platforms generating politics and social harms:

https://youtu.be/KAYM1arUzXY?si=RlrfpreRLVNwSFPh&t=1563

He argues it’s “patronising” to claim that platforms have a significant influence because “people have agency”. There’s an obvious straw man here, in which claims about platform power are construed as people being cognitively hijacked by whatever they find in their feeds*, gets used to dismiss any claim about platform power. Likewise the claim that the technology you use has an “automatic effect” on what you think and believe.

*I do think some people basically believe this. It’s a stupid and dangerous position which we need to oppose.

#facebook #NickClegg #platformPower #platformisation #socialPlatforms

"#NickClegg became Britain’s deputy prime minister in 2010 when he led the center-left Liberal Democrats, before eventually falling from power 5 years later and landing in California in 2018. He was an outsider, brought in to lead Meta owner’s policy efforts; until his departure this January, he performed the herculean task of publicly defending the scandal-plagued company. Now, Clegg is out — replaced by a deputy with closer ties to Trump — and has written a book based partially on his experience as a top Mark Zuckerberg lieutenant."

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/meta-nick-clegg-blasts-tech-culture-21015377.php

And you fucking enabled it you twat, like you enabled the Tories....it's what you fucking do! 😡

'Prick Clegg'

#NickClegg #TechBros #Technology #SiliconValley #Zuckerberg #Manosphere #Enablers

#NickClegg, former Deputy Prime Minister and Meta executive, discusses his views on #socialmedia, #politics, and #SiliconValley culture. He believes social media empowers people but acknowledges its challenges. Clegg criticises the “#techbro” culture for its #machismo and #selfpity, contrasting it with his upbringing in a privileged but grounded family. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/23/facebook-nick-clegg-tech-bros-trump-leaving-silicon-valley?eicker.news #tech #media #news

https://bsky.app/profile/will-davies.bsky.social/post/3lx2zik7moc2h

Do you remember "Cleggmania"?

#UKPolitics #NickClegg #LiberalDemocrats

Silicon Valley is full of wealthy men who think they’re victims, says Nick Clegg | Nick Clegg | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/23/nick-clegg-silicon-valley-self-pity-wealthy-men

Interesting, and not altogether surprising.

"If you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression."

#Tech #BigTech #Facebook #NickClegg

‘At Meta I found myself wrestling my deputy in an MMA gym’: Nick Clegg on the culture shock of Silicon Valley https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/23/nick-clegg-at-meta-wrestling-deputy-culture-shock-silicon-valley #Socialnetworking #MarkZuckerberg #SiliconValley #Technology #NickClegg #Facebook #Media #Meta

‘If I felt Zuckerberg and Sandberg were monsters, I wouldn’t have worked at Meta’: Nick Clegg on tech bros, AI and Starmer’s half measures https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/23/facebook-nick-clegg-tech-bros-trump-leaving-silicon-valley #Liberal-Conservativecoalition #MiriamGonzálezDurántez #Socialnetworking #LiberalDemocrats #SiliconValley #Digitalmedia #Technology #NickClegg #Instagram #Facebook #WhatsApp #Politics #UKnews #Media #Meta

https://leftfootforward.org/2025/06/remembering-charles-kennedy-ten-years-on/

Charles Kennedy was a Liberal, so his politics differed from mine. Yet I always found him a likeable figure, and he rightly warned his party against going into coalition with the Conservatives, advice which his slick successor Nick Clegg unwisely did not heed.

As a consequence of the Clegg led Liberal support for the Conservatives, Cameron and Osborne were able to push through the austerity measures which have done so much lasting damage to the UK.

In addition, the Conservatives outfoxed their partners on the key issue of electoral reform, so the Liberals effectively got nothing in return for their support of Cameron.

In Kennedy's final election campaign, the SNP distributed this particularly nasty campaign material mocking his alcoholism.

#UKPolitics #Scotland #LiberalDemocrats #Liberals #CharlesKennedy #SNP #NickClegg

@maxleibman

Have you noticed that rich people have given themselves permission to steal from you? From all of us?

#AI #NickClegg

Asking for permission before I take money out of the bank would kill my bank robbery business.

https://www.theverge.com/news/674366/nick-clegg-uk-ai-artists-policy-letter

#AI #NickClegg #IDontAgreeWithNick

Mafia says following laws could kill its business.

#AI #BigTech #NickClegg #coinOperatedMouthHole

https://www.theverge.com/news/674366/nick-clegg-uk-ai-artists-policy-letter

@petergleick
Asking banks for permission would basically kill the bank robbers industry overnight.
#AI #nickclegg

@petergleick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWT-o-H4srg

Every time I hear #NickClegg, this song pops into my head.

@TechDesk @theverge The Sheriff of Nottingham claimed a push for ending extreme taxation of the poor would “basically kill” his reign. #NickClegg #Meta #AI #Copyright

Nick Clegg, the former UK deputy prime minister and former Meta executive, claimed a push for artist consent would “basically kill” the AI industry. Via @theverge. #AI #NickClegg #Meta #Copyright #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/ZBvShi

“Nick Clegg has sold almost $19m in Meta shares since joining Facebook in 2018. Former UK deputy prime minister, who still has about $21m worth.” So he should be able to pay his children’s university tuition fees OK! #StudentFees #NickClegg #LibDems

Facebook’s hand-picked ‘oversight’ panel upholds Trump ban — for now - Facebook’s content decision review body, a quasi-external panel that’s been likene... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/QFx22_zpnE0/ #facebookoversightboard #contentmoderation #freedomofspeech #alanrusbridger #markzuckerberg #oversightboard #donaldjtrump #unitedstates #donaldtrump #socialmedia #alexstamos #hatespeech #nickclegg #facebook #joebiden #policy #social #fob

Facebook denies its algorithms are a problem, but launches a tool to more easily view a non-algorithmic News Feed - Following years of backlash over its algorithms and their ability to push people to more extreme con... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/SNK11BRSOE0/ #markzuckerberg #socialmedia #likebutton #nickclegg #facebook #newsfeed #social #apps #ceo

Toothless: Facebook proposes a weak Oversight Board - Facebook’s internal “Supreme Court” can’t set precedents, can’t make decisions about Facebook Datin... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/sGISGB-7CnY/ #facebookoversightboard #facebookpolicy #government #nickclegg #facebook #opinion #policy #social #apps

Facebook makes another push to shape and define its own oversight - Facebook’s head of global spin and policy, former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, will give a ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/boW-wJX75aU/ #onlinedisinformation #dataportability #markzuckerberg #damiancollins #europeanunion #unitedkingdom #northamerica #unitedstates #socialmedia #government #freespeech #hatespeech #nickclegg #facebook #privacy #europe #policy #social #berlin #china

Zuckerberg says breaking up Facebook “isn’t going to help” - With the look of someone betrayed, Facebook’s CEO has fired back at co-founder Chris Hughes and his... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/31V_6UZQzFQ/ #markzuckerberg #chrishughes #government #nickclegg #facebook #privacy #policy #social #drama #apps #tc