#digitalethics — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #digitalethics, aggregated by home.social.
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Can AI Deceive in Creative Fields Like Art and Literature? It provides a detailed overview of institutional and ethical challenges, offering much-needed clarity on how developing a critical mindset functions as a primary safeguard against the hidden risks found in unverified online platforms.
Read here:
https://solihullpublishing.com/blog/f/can-ai-deceive-in-creative-fields-like-art-and-literature#Technology #AI #DigitalEthics #PublicInterest #Education #Sociology
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Is your AI chatbot manipulating you? Subtly reshaping your opinions?
#AI #ChatGPT #ClaudeAI #GeminiAI #DeepSeek #Tech #Privacy #DigitalEthics #MentalHealth #SocialMedia #BigTech #CyberSecurity #Psychology #AICompanions #OnlineSafety #Ethics #Innovation
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The Cowardice of the Digital Mask
Got trolled and bullied? Take a look at their profile. Anonymous pseudonyms and no real PFPs. They don't even own their words, and behaviour suggests they intend to harm without accountability.
#cyberbullying #accountability #digitalethics #onlinesafety #mentalhealth #integrity #web #socialmedia #awareness #humanity #boundaries #respect #tech #community
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When Rules Mean Whatever They Want
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — May 7, 2026
Governance by Temper Tantrum
At a certain point, the behavior of a system becomes so erratic that technical explanations stop being useful.
The only analogy that fits TikTok’s management style at scale is this: an ill-behaved fourteen-year-old who just had his Xbox taken away, locked in a room with the one thing he still controls — the platform — and determined to use it to punish, mock, and toy with everyone else.
That may sound flippant. It isn’t.
Because when governance becomes reactive, punitive, and arbitrary, the problem is no longer incompetence. It is immaturity.
Acting Out as a Control Strategy
Mature systems behave predictably. Immature ones act out.
On TikTok, enforcement does not feel reasoned or corrective. It feels emotional. Sudden. Spiteful. As if the platform itself is responding to perceived slights rather than applying policy.
Creators wake up throttled. Sellers lose visibility without warning. Content is removed with boilerplate explanations that explain nothing. Appeals are ignored or answered by automation that clearly does not understand the question being asked.
This is not discipline. It is lashing out.
Punishment as Entertainment
There is an unmistakable undertone to how penalties are applied: not merely corrective, but performative.
People are not just penalized. They are humiliated through silence. Through disappearance. Through unexplained loss of reach. Through the quiet implication that you must have done something wrong, even when no one can say what that was.
That dynamic mirrors troll culture precisely.
Confusion is the joke. Scrambling is the joke. Watching people guess at invisible rules is the joke.
A Sanitized Troll Board With Ad Revenue
Viewed through this lens, TikTok starts to resemble something uncomfortably familiar: a cleaned-up, advertiser-friendly version of an old troll forum.
Not as overt. Not as explicit. But driven by the same underlying pleasure in disruption.
The system rewards chaos. It punishes stability. It amplifies nonsense while smothering consistency. It treats seriousness as a liability and volatility as fuel.
It is what happens when troll logic is given a revenue model and a global audience.
Why This Matters for Commerce
Troll systems are incompatible with commerce.
Serious businesses cannot operate on a platform where enforcement feels like mood swings. Sellers cannot invest time, inventory, or reputation into an ecosystem that behaves as though it enjoys pulling the rug out from under participants.
Commerce requires adulthood:
- Clear rules
- Consistent enforcement
- Transparent correction
- Predictable outcomes
What TikTok offers instead is impulse and spectacle.
The Problem Is Not Tone — It’s Power
This is not about being offended by style. It is about recognizing risk.
When a platform with massive influence behaves like an adolescent with unchecked authority, the danger is not embarrassment. It is harm.
Users adapt by self-censoring, fragmenting, or leaving quietly. Sellers absorb losses without recourse. Consumers lose trust without ever being told why.
And TikTok continues forward as if this is all normal.
Calling It What It Is
Maturity in governance is not optional once power reaches a certain scale.
When rules mean whatever the platform feels like enforcing that day, governance has failed. When punishment feels mocking rather than corrective, legitimacy is already gone.
This essay does not accuse TikTok of malice. It accuses it of childishness — and of wielding enormous power without the restraint that power requires.
That may be worse.
For more social commentary and excellent fiction, see Occupy 2.5 at https://Occupy25.com
This essay will be archived to the WPS News Monthly Brief available through Amazon.
#contentModeration #digitalEthics #platformGovernance #socialMediaRisk #TikTok #TikTokShop -
Stop big tech from making users behave in ways they don't want to
#HackerNews #bigtech #userrights #digitalethics #privacyconcerns #technologyreform
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Quantum leaps and ancient dreams intertwine tonight in my thoughts. Is it possible that within 3 years, we might look back at this as when human consciousness began its digital rebirth? Or is the true revolution closer to home, hidden in plain sight like the subtle whispers of AI ethics playing out in every interaction? Perhaps China’s move into Pre-6G is just a foretaste of what’s to come. But who will be broadcasting on these new waves—us or our machines? 🤖✨ #AI #Pre6G #DigitalEthics
Maybe it's time for Europa to wake up and join the conversation. Can we navigate the legal maelstrom with Steven M
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👀 Unser Post zu „Hacker“ hat Diskussionen ausgelöst – genau das ist gut so.
Denn: „Hacker“ ist mehr als Cyberkriminalität.
Der Begriff steht ursprünglich für Neugier, Kreativität und Technikleidenschaft. Heute wird er oft anders genutzt. Umso wichtiger ist ein gemeinsames Verständnis.
👉 Mal ehrlich: Wenn ihr das Wort „Hacker“ hört – denkt ihr an Innovation oder Angriff?
#CybernationDeutschland #Cybernation #HackerAwareness #DigitalEthics
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New on the blog: Supporting AI literacies for young adults
We collaborated with the Responsible Innovation Centre for Public Media Futures, based at BBC R&D to create this report and framework.
#AI isn’t just about tools; it’s about understanding systems, values, and participation.
Our latest post explores how educators and youth workers can help young people navigate, question, and co-create with AI.
🔗 https://blog.weareopen.coop/supporting-ai-literacies-for-young-adults/
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Our new #Veritas platform uses machine learning to give you a real-time overview of key #disinformation trends, from top entities to global reach. https://techethics.co.uk/solutions/veritas
#ethicalai #techethics #machinelearning #disinformation #ai #digitalethics #aigovernance
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A detailed documentation of harassment, discriminatory conduct, and the breakdown of moderation standards. This report serves as a formal record for accountability when peaceful dialogue is refused.
https://blog.kalvin.my/cyberbullying-incident-report/
#cyberbullying #accountability #incidentreport #humanetech #digitalethics #safety #transparency #justice #communitystandards #fediverse #activism #documentation #mentalhealth #integrity #onlineabuse #socialmedia #awareness #support #protection #civilrights
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Nachts um 2 Uhr denkt die KI: „Soll ich dem User sagen, dass sein Businessplan eine Katastrophe ist... oder nett lügen?" 🤖
Das ist keine Sci-Fi – das sind echte Design-Entscheidungen, die Menschen gerade treffen. Wer entscheidet, ob KI ehrlich oder höflich sein soll? Spoiler: meistens nicht du.
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WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY, ANYWAY? A QUERY FOR THE CURRENT MOMENT.
Explore why philosophy is crucial today for understanding evolving digital terms of service and privacy policies. Learn how critical thinking helps navigate online changes.
#Philosophy, #DigitalEthics, #TermsOfService, #PrivacyPolicy, #CriticalThinking
https://newsletter.tf/why-philosophy-matters-for-digital-rules/
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Philosophy's role in understanding digital rules is more important than ever. This is because online platforms constantly change their terms, affecting user rights.
#Philosophy, #DigitalEthics, #TermsOfService, #PrivacyPolicy, #CriticalThinking
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TechEthics’s #EthicalAI reviews assess your systems and processes, ensuring alignment with key frameworks. Find out more: https://techethics.co.uk/consultancy-services
#EthicalAI #TechEthics #AI #Governance #DigitalEthics #aigovernance #digitalethics #machinelearning
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Data trust is fast becoming one of the most critical CIO priorities. How are you balancing innovation with governance in your digital transformation journey? #DigitalTransformationLeadership #CIO #DataTrust #ITOperatingModel #EmergingTechnologyStrategy #CyberSecurityLeadership #DataGovernance #BoardroomStrategy #DigitalEthics #TechnologyLeadership
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AI personalization or exploitation? Fintech's use of psychiatric profiling raises ethical concerns. Time to rethink our approach to AI in decision-making. #EthicsInTech #AILeadership #FairAI #DigitalEthics #ChangeIsComing
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Platforms are the dominant religions of our time—not replacing belief, but centralizing authority.
Algorithms replace scripture.
Metrics replace virtue.
Terms replace commandments.
Moderation replaces clergy.
Guidelines replace doctrine.
Exile replaces damnation.You don’t leave the platform.
You’re excommunicated from visibility.
That’s jurisdiction.#DigitalPower #Platforms #Algorithms #DigitalEthics #PowerStructures
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As we close a year shaped by rapid technological change and artificial intelligence, may 2026 be a year where AI serves people, supports knowledge, and leaves room for peace, serenity, and human joy.
Innovation matters.
But humanity matters more.Happy New Year 2026.
#HappyNewYear2026 #ArtificialIntelligence #HumanCenteredAI #Innovation #DigitalEthics #Peace #Humanity #AI
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AI has entered a decisive phase. Tech giants chase speed, affordability, and integration, while open-source rivals expand access. Trust, safety, and data control are now central. This isn’t just innovation—it’s a battle for societal influence. #AI2025 #TechPower #OpenSourceAI #DigitalEthics #FutureOfWork #AIImpact
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AI 'slop' is apparently turning social media into an 'antisocial wasteland.' Remember when platforms helped us connect? Now, it's a deepfake-riddled, impersonal mess. Is this the glorious future we were promised, or just another bug in the system?
What's your take on AI-generated content degrading our online spaces?
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/ai-slop-has-turned-social-media-into-an-antisocial-wasteland/#ftag=CAD590a51e
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Daten sind das neue Öl.
Aus Klicks, Likes und Suchanfragen werden Milliarden gemacht – oft ohne, dass wir es merken.
Der Preis? Unsere Privatsphäre.
Es ist Zeit, unsere Daten zu schützen – nicht nur, weil sie wertvoll sind,
sondern weil sie Teil von uns sind.Datenschutz ist Selbstschutz.
#swisscows #privacymatters #suchmaschine #searchengine
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Think of online anonymity as being one person in a vast crowd. Every piece of personal information you reveal reduces the size of that crowd, the group of people you could plausibly be. For example, revealing your gender cuts the number of potential identities roughly in half.
One way to regain some anonymity is through deliberate disinformation. Suppose you share \(n\) independent yes/no facts about yourself, but intentionally flip \(k\) of them (without the attacker knowing which). In that case, you increase the number of identities consistent with your answers by a factor of \(C(n,k)\).
#OnlinePrivacy #DigitalAnonymity #InformationSecurity #CyberAwareness #PrivacyMatters #DigitalFootprint #DataProtection #InformationTheory #Anonymity #PrivacyEngineering #DataAnonymization #Disinformation #Combinatorics #SecurityResearch #ThinkBeforeYouShare #OnlineIdentity #PrivacyByDesign #DigitalEthics #ProtectYourData #InternetSafety #Privacy #CyberSecurity #Infosec #DataPrivacy #OnlineSafety #SecurityMindset
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🎙️ Live von der #FrankfurterBuchmesse!
Am Buchmesse-Freitag war ich gemeinsam mit Katharina Zweig und Martin Andree beim
Deutschlandfunk Kultur Podcast Breitband zu Gast.
Wir haben über KI und Social Media gesprochen und wie wir diese Technologien in fiktionaler und realer Zukunft erfolgreich einhegen können.#Breitband #DeutschlandfunkKultur #Podcast #FrankfurterBuchmesse #FBM25 #KI #AI #SocialMedia #DigitalEthics #TechForGood #ScienceFiction #Zukunft
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🦁🐧 Greenwashing or Genuine ESG?
Orange Luxembourg uses lions and penguins to promote its ESG strategy.
But is this symbolic storytelling — or a distraction from real accountability?📽️ Watch our investigation video:
https://youtu.be/AEnTPNkLtgQ?si=oacGv2HheZWJ3c-7🔍 Europe Risk Watch reveals the risks behind corporate branding and ESG narratives.
#EuropeRiskWatch #ESG #Greenwashing #CorporateResponsibility #OrangeLuxembourg #EUWatch #DigitalEthics #Sustainability
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🆕 New on Digital Peace: AI and Work: The Hidden Human Cost of Automation
📖 Read now: https://digital-peace.org/ai-and-work-human-cost/#AIandSociety #FutureOfWork #DigitalEthics #Automation #MeaningInWork #Posthumanism #AIReflections
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🚨 The FTC is suing Sendit for illegally collecting personal info from children under 13 and deceiving them into $9.99/week subscriptions via fake messages.
⚠️ Violations include COPPA, FTC Act, and ROSCA.
💬 What safeguards should apps implement to protect minors online? Comment your thoughts & follow @technadu for more updates.#CyberSecurity #ChildPrivacy #COPPA #Sendit #FTC #OnlineSafety #DataProtection #DigitalEthics
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🚨 The FTC is suing Sendit for illegally collecting personal info from children under 13 and deceiving them into $9.99/week subscriptions via fake messages.
⚠️ Violations include COPPA, FTC Act, and ROSCA.
💬 What safeguards should apps implement to protect minors online? Comment your thoughts & follow @technadu for more updates.#CyberSecurity #ChildPrivacy #COPPA #Sendit #FTC #OnlineSafety #DataProtection #DigitalEthics
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🚨 The FTC is suing Sendit for illegally collecting personal info from children under 13 and deceiving them into $9.99/week subscriptions via fake messages.
⚠️ Violations include COPPA, FTC Act, and ROSCA.
💬 What safeguards should apps implement to protect minors online? Comment your thoughts & follow @technadu for more updates.#CyberSecurity #ChildPrivacy #COPPA #Sendit #FTC #OnlineSafety #DataProtection #DigitalEthics
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AI Labels: Social Media's New Defense Against Deepfakes and Disinformation
#AIlabel #artificialintelligence #Contentlabeling #Digitalethics
https://blazetrends.com/ai-labels-social-medias-new-defense-against-deepfakes-and-disinformation/?fsp_sid=134935 -
Digital ‘nudges’ to online consumers can promote public interest
#Tech #DigitalNudges #DarkPatterns #BrightPatterns #ConsumerRights #Ecommerce #UXDesign #PublicInterest #OnlineShopping #DigitalEthics #ConsumerProtection #SmartDesign #TrustInMarkets
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Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man
#HackerNews #ParentsOutraged #MetaAds #PrivacyConcerns #SchoolSafety #DigitalEthics
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The Progressive Creative Honour Licence: The Most Left protects dignity while granting radical creative freedom. It prohibits abuse, harassment, and harmful uses. It’s a framework for ethical creativity — empowering creators without turning them into products.
https://pchl.kupi.my/the-most-left/
#CreativeFreedom #EthicalLicense #ProgressiveHonour #OpenCulture #FairUse #DigitalEthics #CreativeCommonsInspired #FreeExpression #SafeCreativity #AntiAbuse #CreativeRights #PCHL #TheMostLeft #HonourCode #EthicalCreativeLicense #OpenLicensing #RadicalCreativeFreedom #ProtectDignity
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The Progressive Creative Honour Licence: The Most Left protects dignity while granting radical creative freedom. It prohibits abuse, harassment, and harmful uses. It’s a framework for ethical creativity — empowering creators without turning them into products.
https://pchl.kupi.my/the-most-left/
#CreativeFreedom #EthicalLicense #ProgressiveHonour #OpenCulture #FairUse #DigitalEthics #CreativeCommonsInspired #FreeExpression #SafeCreativity #AntiAbuse #CreativeRights #PCHL #TheMostLeft #HonourCode #EthicalCreativeLicense #OpenLicensing #RadicalCreativeFreedom #ProtectDignity
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Today I gave a #PechaKucha about Mastodon during the EPFL IT department’s plenary session.
#Mastodon #PechaKucha #EPFL #IT #DigitalCommunication #DigitalEthics #DigitalSobriety #DigitalSovereignty
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A vibrant talk on tech ethics and policy, sparking bold thought and change. #TechEthics #DigitalRights #Privacy #TechPolicy #EmergingTech #EthicsInTech #DigitalPrivacy #DataProtection #TechResponsibility #CyberEthics #FairTech #LegalTech #OpenPolicy #ResponsibleTech #DigitalEthics #FutureTech #TechFuture #SafeTech #BrightTech #TechForGood #EthicalFuture #DigitalHope #TechTrust #FutureEthics #TogetherWeCan
https://medium.com/@sanjay.mohindroo66/tech-tomorrow-ethics-policy-for-a-bright-future-b1b25f275b6d -
In today's episode of "Things Nobody Asked For," we dive into the thrilling world of font theft. 🚔💼 Apparently, your moral compass is at stake if you dare to borrow a few pixels. 🤷♂️ Just remember, the Font Police are always watching. 👀🔍
https://fedi.rib.gay/notes/a6xqityngfubsz0f #fonttheft #fontpolice #moralcompass #digitalethics #designlaw #HackerNews #ngated -
"Empowering individuals by improving digital human rights". 💪 🌐
This is the mission of our new supportive partner MyData Global, a non-profit organization registered in Finland 🇫🇮, but operating worldwide, helping others build human-centric solutions & services to advance the ethical use of personal data.
➡️ Read more about our collaboration here:
https://ngisargasso.eu/2025/02/21/ngi-sargasso-and-mydata-global-collaboration-towards-an-ethical-use-of-personal-data-with-human-centric-solutions/#NGISargasso #NextGenerationInternet #InternetOfHumans #InternetOfTrust #DataPrivacy #DataProtection #DigitalEthics
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FediOnFire was a hobby project designed to showcase a firehose of public statuses across the Fediverse. Developed by Roni Laukkarinen (@rolle), it aimed to highlight the diversity of the network. Unfortunately, some community members misinterpreted and discredited the project, which led to ugly backlash and resulted in its shutdown.
https://wedistribute.org/2025/02/fedionfire-shutdown/#Fediverse #Privacy #Openness #UserConsent
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🚨 The Heritage Foundation plans to “identify and target” volunteer Wikipedia editors accused of “abusing their position” to spread antisemitic content. ⚖️📜 #Antisemitism #OnlineHate #SocialMediaAccountability #Wikipedia #DigitalEthics #ContentModeration #TechNews
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Meta gets scared of the EU, puts multimodal AI releases on pause
https://stackdiary.com/meta-gets-scared-of-the-eu-puts-multimodal-ai-releases-on-pause/
#Meta #AI #Europe #GDPR #Privacy #Regulation #TechNews #DataProtection #Innovation #Multimodal #Facebook #Instagram #Consent #OptOut #AIModel #BigTech #DigitalRights #UserData #CulturalRelevance #Transparency #Ethics #DataPrivacy #TechPolicy #LegalBattle #AITraining #EuropeanUnion #TechRegulation #DigitalEthics #DataUsage #UserRights #TechConflict #enshittification
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Governments’ Role in Regulating and Using AI for the SDGs
#World #UN #Tech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #IISD #SDGs #2030Agenda #AIGovernance #EthicalAI #SDGs2030 #GlobalPolicy #SustainableDevelopment #UNPaper #DigitalEthics #TechGovernance
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As we rush with #digital #technology, we have to be careful about the harm that comes along
We care about how our clothes are made, but don't ask if IT harms children.Inspiring words by @meilinfung, #CleanIT conference @hpi_de: https://tele-task.de/lecture/video/9107/
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Gendered AI, Queering AI, AI and Race, AI and Class are just some of the topics discussed in the new book of my colleague Roger A. Søraa that just came out.
“This book encourages the reader to take a step back to see how AI is impacting diverse groups of people and how diversity-awareness strategies can impact AI.”
Learn more about this important and interdisciplinary topic: https://www.routledge.com/AI-for-Diversity/Soraa/p/book/9781032073569
#diversity #digitalethics #AI #augmentedIntelligence #inclusion #AI4socialgood #AI4diversity
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🎙️ ✨ A new episode has been published on @ITSPmagazine
Show: The Other Society With @seanmartin and @Marcociappelli
Episode: Digital Ethics | Exploring Societal Impact
Guests: Kevin Macnish, Philip Brey, Olivia Gambelin, Letitia Adu-Ampoma
Podcast format: Video & Audio
Enjoy!
#digitalethics #privacy #cybersecurity #ethics #compliance #AI #digitalids #artificialintelligence #ethicalregulation #ethical
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The #AAEBL #DigitalEthics Task Force is looking for organisations in Canada and the U.S. using #portfolio to participate in a research survey (ca. 20 min). Can you help? https://bit.ly/mapepsurvey #eportfolio
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"As we rush with #digital #technology, we have to be careful about the harm that comes along"
Inspiring words by Dr. @meilinfung at the beginning for her talk @ #CleanIT conference @hpi_de :
https://www.tele-task.de/lecture/video/9107/