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Twitter admits algorithm favors right-wing politicians
October 22, 2021 by Ethics in Tech board member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams Contrary to claims by former U.S. President Donald Trump and other right-wing politicians and pundits that Twitter favors posts by liberals, new internal
Don’t be distracted by rebrand, critics warn as Facebook reportedly plans name change
October 20, 2021 by Ethics in Tech board member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams Digital rights advocates on Wednesday shrugged off reports that Facebook is planning to change its name by accusing the company of attempting
#NoTechForApartheid: Groups demand Amazon, Google stop profiting from Israeli crimes in Palestine
October 14, 2021 by Ethics in Tech board member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams A day after hundreds of Amazon and Google workers condemned their employers for complicity in Israel’s human rights violations against Palestinians, over 40 grassroots
Twenty Years After 9/11, ‘The Only Way to Effectively Counter Terror Is to End War’
September 11, 2021 by Ethics in Tech board member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams As the United States on Saturday commemorates the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks with plenty of patriotic zeal but
Expanding the Cybersecurity Conversation to Include Civil Society: Our September 15th Conference
This week, President Joe Biden hosted a White House summit meeting on cybersecurity, inviting A-list Silicon Valley corporate leaders, Wall Street bankers, and CEOs from large industries. The meeting’s goal was to encourage the private
Each fall, Big Tech firms host pricey conferences in major cities to show off new products and technologies. This year, Wednesday September 15th, Ethics in Tech will throw a monkey wrench in the system with
Report calls social media platforms ‘safe space’ for anti-Jewish hate
August 2, 2021 by Ethics in Tech board member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams Despite promises to crack down on hate speech, social media companies took no action against over 80% of the anti-Jewish posts—which included
27 groups to Congress: Close FBI ‘backdoor search’ loophole
July 26, 2021 by Ethics in Tech board member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams Over two dozen advocacy groups on Monday sent a letter urging members of Congress to back a measure that, if enacted, would
Biden clarifies comment that Facebook is ‘killing people’ with Covid-19 misinformation
July 19, 2021 by Ethics in Tech board member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday clarified his remarks from last week that social media companies like Facebook are “killing people” by