At the @w3c meeting in April 2025, co-chairs @torgo and @jyasskin gave an overview of @tag 's ongoing and new work. After the publication of two W3C statements -- the #ethical web principles and the #privacy guidelines --, the TAG is notably working on an "explainer explainer" and new findings, such as a finding on #AI. The group has also started a "TAG Associates program" to include external experts in their work.
Watch "Technical Architecture Group (TAG) Update": https://youtu.be/xdRveCDlay4
‘#OpenSource And #Ethical’ #TikTok, #WhatsApp And #Instagram Alternatives Could Transform #SocialMedia
from #Forbes
ByEsat Dedezade, Contributor.
Esat Dedezade is U.K.-based journalist who covers Big Tech for Forbes
Jan 25, 2025, 12:23pm EST
[a very well-written article with a favorable yet realistic angle on the #Fediverse]
"At the heart of these alternative apps lies the Fediverse platform — a portmanteau of "federated" and "universe" that represents a radical reimagining of how social media can work. Unlike traditional platforms where users are locked into isolated ecosystems, the Fediverse operates as an interconnected network of independent servers that communicate with each other through a standard protocol called #ActivityPub."
An internal memo & emails obtained by AP show that #Medicaid officials unsuccessfully sought to block the #data transfer, citing #legal & #ethical concerns.
Nevertheless, 2 top advisers to *#Health* Secretary #RFKJr ordered the dataset handed over to #DHS, the emails show. Officials at the Centers for #Medicare & Medicaid Services were given just 54 minutes on Tues to comply with the directive.
"She was the key to saving humanity. He killed to protect her. Was it justice, murder—or both? A #Jewish #ethical exploration.
#TheLastofUs—first a bestselling #videogame, now a hit #HBO series—takes place in a world where one infection changes everything."
https://aish.com/the-last-of-us-according-to-jewish-law-is-joel-a-savior-or-sinner/
#Upekkhā (#equanimity) is a core virtue in #Buddhism, balancing #compassion (#karuna) and #wisdom (#prajna). As one of the Four #Brahmavihāras, it enables impartial engagement with all beings, transcending attachment and aversion. Its cultivation is central to meditative and ethical development on the path to liberation. This post explores its philosophical foundations, #meditative significance, and #ethical implications across Buddhist traditions:
https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-08-upekkha/
...I believe anyone who supports this bill is enabling the very #xenophobic and #racist forces it appears to serve. I oppose this bill on both #moral and #ethical grounds. I also oppose the reckless allocation of resources —resources that will burden future generations with unnecessary #debt. 7/7
https://www.europesays.com/uk/154919/ Spectral physical unclonable functions: downscaling randomness with multi-resonant hybrid particles #Ethical #HumanitiesAndSocialSciences #InformationStorage #LegalAndOtherSocietalIssues #multidisciplinary #NanophotonicsAndPlasmonics #NonlinearOptics #Physics #Science #SiliconPhotonics #UK #UnitedKingdom
The #NobleEightfoldPath is a comprehensive framework for #ethical and #psychological development in #Buddhism. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of wisdom, ethical conduct, and mental discipline, offering a pragmatic approach to alleviating suffering (#dukkha). This path is exceptional in its integration of ethical behavior with cognitive and emotional growth, making it a distinctive contribution to global philosophical thought.
https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-05-31-noble_eightfold_path/
“THE UK BADLY NEEDS AN ALTERNATIVE DEFENCE REVIEW: HERE IT IS”
by Kate Hudson in Declassified UK @Declassified_UK @UKLabour
“Labour is persisting with a ‘nukes plus NATO’ defence policy that is likely to lead to further wars. A new independent report counters this disastrous narrative”
https://www.declassifieduk.org/the-uk-badly-needs-an-alternative-defence-review-here-it-is/
The relationship is closely intertwined…w/ #Public Radio considering itself an interconnected system. NPR's weekly audience for its programs, articles, podcasts & other offerings exceeds 43M Americans…including through its local stations.
Local station reporters appear frequently on #NPR news magazines; the network often provides editing & guidance for regional collaborations between local stations; & NPR #News member stations pledge to adhere to a shared set of #ethical standards.
#Trump, the first #convicted #felon elected president, has erased #ethical boundaries & dismantled the instruments of accountability that constrained his predecessors. There will be no official investigations because Trump has made sure of it. He has fired government inspectors general & #ethics watchdogs, installed partisan loyalists to run the DOJ, FBI & regulatory agencies & dominated a Republican-controlled Congress unwilling to hold hearings.
The attorney called the revised agreement I now have with actors "too fair." 
Imagine that! So sorry that I want to work with actors in the most ethical way possible, ensuring that voices are NOT used for AI and that they are treated well. Too fair. That's the funniest thing I've heard this week!
"Question: The owner of a #kosher restaurant my husband and I frequent has been increasingly vocal about his financial support for #political causes that we fiercely oppose. I hate the thought that the money we spend in his establishment could be used for this purpose, but we love the restaurant. Is it #ethical for us to eat there anyway?"
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/ask-the-ethicist-restaurant-politics/
#Atheists vs. The #Bible | 10 Minute Showdown!
This video dives into the shocking truth about the Bible’s #ethical failures, the role of #science in shaping rational #morality, and why #atheistic societies are thriving examples of #compassion and #justice.
I'm a smart person that likes to work on problem solving, looking for a #tech group in #Chicago
That host's #ethical #hacking meetups and projects that may be working with #activitypub or #matrix standard
I can pretend I'm fresh and curious, because I missed the #devops wave and still do three tier dev, stage/test, prod development.
Would you accept a chancellorship if it was decided by confirmed far-right party members?
It's an actual #ethical conundrum!
#CocaCola is on the #Palestine #Boycott List: Try These #Ethical & #Sustainable #Soda Alternatives Instead
The #Fosstodon controversy is an excellent example of why the #decentralization of #Mastodon and the #Fediverse is not a panacea and not a substitute for #Justice.
As I have said on numerous occasions, what the world needs is broad agreement on comprehensive professional #moral, #ethical, #legal, and #procedural #standards for the operation of public private spaces that includes a firm commitment to #Equality and mechanisms for community and legal #accountability and an #appellate #process.
#Academic, #science, and #medical #editors can find materials on the website of the Committee of #Publication #Ethics ( #COPE ) to help them keep current about #political, #ethical, and #publishing changes. https://publicationethics.org/ Here are some of COPE's helpful #resources: (1/4)
Building a #sustainable and #responsible digital future is a challenge to which we must respond together 
Our choices as individuals, the commitment of businesses, and the policies developed by public institutions all matter. Every action counts. 
A more #ethical, responsible and sustainable digital world is within our reach, if we all play our part 
Because real progress is not just a question of #innovation, it's also a question of #preservation 
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