Interesting Links for 22-09-2020

[andrewducker]

As students were always going to hold parties, it does seem foolish to send them back to university...

(tags:university pandemic OhForFucksSake )

Thousands of Britons living in EU told their UK bank accounts will be closed

(tags:uk europe banking doom )

Twitter apologises for racist image-cropping algorithm

(tags:racism photos twitter )

Facebook Says it Will Stop Operating in Europe If Regulators Don't Back Down

(tags:Europe dataprotection Facebook )

'No play dates or parties': Government announces English childcare exemption for areas under local lockdown (and £500 self-isolation payment for people on low incomes)

(tags:England pandemic children )

My friend is selling gorgeous embroideries based on medieval art

(tags:art history )

This is so horrific I have to share it. I recommend you don't click on it.

(tags:awful netherlands viaMartinPage )

'The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance' Canceled After One Season By Netflix

(tags:TV netflix )

What if bagpipes, but good?

(tags:music Scotland )

The Danish children's TV show using nudity to show what real bodies look like

(tags:nudity children Denmark TV )

Covid-19: re-opening universities is high risk (The BMJ)

(tags:university pandemic Doom )

Comments

[cmcmck]

See my latest with the BBC report.

I don't think you'll surprised, but you will be horrified!

[andrewducker]

Yeah, I saw https://genderedintelligence.wordpress.com/2020/09/22/small-changes-new-direction-following-governments-gra-response/ earlier.

I'm sad they didn't go further. But very relieved that none of the awful ideas that were floated ever came to pass.