22nd August, 2018.
You know, that’s an interesting bit of news.
If you’re a film fan, that is!
A few months back, Eon Productions announced they were hiring Danny Boyle to direct the next James Bond film.
All well and good.
Today … ?
He’s stepped down.
Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and Daniel Craig today announced that due to creative differences Danny Boyle has decided to no longer direct Bond 25. pic.twitter.com/0Thl116eAd— James Bond (@007) August 21, 2018
Creative differences, apparently.
Hmmm …
I replacing him … is going to be tricky …
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Oh, while we’re at it, there was something else I noticed.
Both Facebook and Twitter have announced they’ve deleted various dubious Iranian or Russian backed accounts that were spreading misinformation in the run-up to the US mid-term elections.
Much like Microsoft, who announced they’ve prevented Russian hacking. Something I mentioned in last night’s post about Westworld.
That’s a very good series, by the way.
I think they’ll have saved money on the cast for season two, incidentally.
At ANY rate?
I think we’re looking at three technology companies who are acting as informal security guards for America’s democracy.
All well and good: and possibly showing us the three are behaving better that the US president.
But I’d love to know what the US government is doing. I can’t see it not planting false accounts on the Russian, Iranian or Chinese equivalent of Facebook.
What concerns me, though?
Is what is the UK doing about similar things happening in the UK.
Well?
Mrs May, what is your government doing about foreign interference in UK democracy?
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