Links

Miscellaneous:

Messaging app Telegram centrepiece of IS social media strategy - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39743252 As someone whose friends also use Telegram, mostly because their government is a joyous font of repression, I am always darkly amused by the Telegram hit-pieces, because I know of other orgs that want to get rid of Telegram's major plus and why.

Music industry:

How is a major concert organised at short notice? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40106013

News:

The hardest border - When Brexit happens, the UK will suddenly have a major land border with the EU. The frontier between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland runs for 310 miles. No-one really knows what’s going to happen to it. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/The_hardest_border

Politics:

The rise of Tory attack ads on Facebook - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-40059846 From 2017 but interesting nonetheless.

Sport:

Golf:

Winner Of High School Golf Tournament Denied Trophy, Because She's A Girl - https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/26/560210230/winner-of-high-school-golf-tournament-denied-trophy-because-shes-a-girl?

Rugby:

GB Sevens merger: SRU treads carefully with future of sevens team - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40091042

How not to win a Lions series: Discord & disarray, 12 years on - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40069682