fit for purpose
(British, Australia) Appropriate, and of a necessary standard, for its intended use.
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Old, and out of date website. No longer fit for purpose.
The main issue is a press regulator (IPSO) who is funded and managed by the press. It is NOT fit for purpose. The Leveson recommendations should have been implemented in full and should be implemented now 🩷
... guidance in this area is as inadequate as IPSO itself overall. Scroll down to 'Clause 12: Discrimination' and try picking the bones out of that one to work out whether it's fit for purpose either way. cfmm.org.uk…
I feel so strongly that this is what a university should be and should strive for. If it can't provide this sort of civic function, this most basic level of equal access and support for all students, it is not fit for…
Europe's digital future faces a €300 billion question. With the DMA now "fit for purpose" and data center moratoria emerging (Edinburgh voted 51-10), the regulatory squeeze on Big Tech is intensifying. $GOOG #Investin…
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(British, Australia) Appropriate, and of a necessary standard, for its intended use.
“Old, and out of date website. No longer fit for purpose.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The main issue is a press regulator (IPSO) who is funded and managed by the press. It is NOT fit for purpose. The Leveson recommendations should have been implemented in full and should be implemented now 🩷”
— Bluesky· May 2026“... guidance in this area is as inadequate as IPSO itself overall. Scroll down to 'Clause 12: Discrimination' and try picking the bones out of that one to work out whether it's fit for purpose either way. cfmm.org.uk/regulatory-c...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I feel so strongly that this is what a university should be and should strive for. If it can't provide this sort of civic function, this most basic level of equal access and support for all students, it is not fit for purpose. imnsho, obvs.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Europe's digital future faces a €300 billion question. With the DMA now "fit for purpose" and data center moratoria emerging (Edinburgh voted 51-10), the regulatory squeeze on Big Tech is intensifying. $GOOG #Investing #AI https://post.kapualabs.com/23yp36sp”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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