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How “fun” corporate cultures can put BIPOC and other marginalized people’s careers at risk
By Ethics in Tech board member Cristina Deptula I’m 38 and it’s lonely. Lots of people my age are lonely. It’s hard sometimes to figure out how to make friends when you’re no longer a
Facebook profited from climate misinformation even after vowing to fight it
October 8, 2020—By Ethics In Tech board member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams Millions of U.S. Facebook users have viewed dozens of climate disinformation ads paid for by shadowy right-wing groups this year, a think
San Francisco activists sue city over ‘illegal dragnet surveillance’ of George Floyd, BLM protests
October 7, 2020—By Ethics in Tech board member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams A group of activists on Wednesday sued the city of San Francisco over its police department’s alleged illegal surveillance of protesters during
House report on Big Tech monopolies calls for far-reaching antitrust measures
October 7, 2020—By Ethics In Tech board member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams House Democrats on Tuesday released a major report calling on Congress to overhaul U.S. antitrust law and take action to curtail the
Shut Down Creech: CodePink, Veterans for Peace stage week-long protest at Nevada killer drone base
Published October 5, 2020 by Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams A group of 15 peace activists on Saturday wrapped up a week-long nonviolent, socially-distanced protest at a Nevada Air Force base housing a command and control
More than 50 progressive writers and activists—including leading progressive voices Noam Chomsky, Barbara Ehrenreich, Cornel West, and Medea Benjamin—have signed an open letter urging people in swing states to vote for Joe Biden for president.
Interview with Mary Wareham, Campaign to Stop Killer Robots
Originally published by Collective 20 Note: Ethics In Tech board member Brett Wilkins is a member of Collective 20, an international group of socialist activist/writers. In our first-ever interview, Collective 20 sat down for a
Jeff Bezos, world’s first multi-centibillionaire, or, New Zealand in a man
August 30, 2020, By Brett Wilkins (Image credit: Steve Jurvetson/Flickr Creative Commons) On Wednesday, Jeff Bezos, the world’s wealthiest person, shattered the $200 billion ceiling. He had a decent day on the stock market, with
Ethics In Tech is letting all the cats out of the (Big Tech) bag!
Ethics In Tech founder Vahid Razavi isn’t alone during the coronavirus pandemic. No, our intrepid leader has plenty of company—and commotion—as he has adopted Furball, a formerly unhoused cat who has provided the inspiration for