For Australians the best news this week was the release of the amazingly resilient Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert from jail in Iran, in a prisoner swap. She spent 2 years there, including in solitary confinement in c a 2m x 1m cell, on false charges https://bit.ly/2V6I89F @FreeKylieMG

TECH BLOG: Important piece by Paul Kelly on the final code for big tech to pay for news content it uses. Important too is the reference to ABC/SBS news being included in the payments scheme. Support seems to be broad across the political spectrum https://bit.ly/3l4GPm2 #ACCC

Tech blog: MOVED FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE. Kasperskly Lab confirms it has moved its Australian & New Zealand data from Moscow to Switzerland as part of its global transparency initiative https://bit.ly/339P9ee #Kaspersky #cybersecurity

In Australia, groups like the anti-vaxxers are active on conservative social media site Parler, advertising regional tours https://bit.ly/36XzXC6 Yesterday I also looked at the rapid rise of Parler https://bit.ly/2HrCGLg #Parler

Aussie State of Victoria has gone from a 2nd wave midyear & almost 4 month lockdown to 24 days of no community transmissions & today, no active cases with the last patient out of hospital. Congratulations folks! It shows what can be done when a community works together #COVID19