Business Ethics Mag

The Magazine of Corporate Responsibility

[Kevin Bankston @KevinBankston]

David Robinson, who I had occasion to work with a great deal in civil society before he disappeared into OpenAI, is one of the most thoughtful, ethical, even-keeled, and just plain smart people I know, and far from any kind of “pilled.” If he’s this worried, you should be too.

[David Axelrod @davidaxelrod]

Where is the @POTUS?Did I miss it or has he not said, or posted, a word about this attack in PA?

[@openmicmedia.bsky.social @openmicmedia]

👏🙄 This "commitment" by @Meta and #Google to combat AI misinfo in 2024 elections is just PR window dressing.

Both companies should endorse shareholder proposals filed by @openmicmedia and others which seek to assess the material risks that AI presents. https://t.co/Yak1sm3WvW

[Bruce Mehlman @bpmehlman]

Corporate lawyers now see environmental, social and governance disputes as their companies' biggest litigation risk in 2024. https://t.co/qFxGZHKIFF

[Business Ethics Mag @BizEthicsMag]

The Money and Drugs That Tie Elon Musk to Some Tesla Directors https://t.co/9SDelgbTSh

[@openmicmedia.bsky.social @openmicmedia]

Google's response to Harvard students getting doxed puts the company in an awkward place.

"They don't like being in the position of being content moderators, and they'd rather they didn't have to," says @NYMichaelConnor of @openmicmedia https://t.co/4zZlY67VoK

[@openmicmedia.bsky.social @openmicmedia]

Hey @Microsoft! Whatever happened to the Human Rights Impact Assessment the @FoleyHoag law firm has been working on? It was originally promised by December 2022. Shareholders are curious. @IASJ_org @MSFTIssues @MSFTnews https://t.co/V87OiQRARN

[@openmicmedia.bsky.social @openmicmedia]

With #roevwade overturned, we're calling on tech companies to deliver a plan to protect their users' information from regressive anti-abortion laws.

Read the full statement from @NYMichaelConnor, Executive Director of @openmicmedia:

https://t.co/ogOdl29xOa

[@openmicmedia.bsky.social @openmicmedia]

From concealment clauses at @salesforce to civil rights audits at @Meta, a number of @openmicmedia supported initiatives are in the news.

We're 🌈🎉🥳 to see this kind of momentum, but the work's not over yet!

https://t.co/AIGKDry5aD

[Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar]

Health care decisions should be between a woman and her doctor, not Ted Cruz.

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

If Alito gets a majority for his opinion in current form, the dissents are going to be very powerful. Saying women shouldn’t have rights today b/c it wasn’t custom & history in this country for men to grant them to them may not turn be the compelling argument he thinks it is.

[@openmicmedia.bsky.social @openmicmedia]

We demand to know more about the apps Apple takes down to appease abusive governments.

Apple shareholders: we encourage you to vote FOR PROPOSAL 6. Organized by @azzadfunds & @openmicmedia, this proposal pushes for better #AppleTransparencyReports.

https://t.co/nKFi2CbwX8

[William Fitzgerald @william_fitz]

"Everything uncomfortable & potentially harmful that happens on the internet can feel so much more powerful in virtual reality."-@NaomiNixWrites on hearing the N-word in the Metaverse & shareholder proposal coordinated by @openmicmedia to look into harms
https://t.co/NTpl5ySUlc

[@openmicmedia.bsky.social @openmicmedia]

Facebook is trying to block our proposal, saying the metaverse is "ordinary business" & that shareholders have no say.

We disagree. We need to know how Facebook plans to address all the potential human rights abuses, racism, & psychological harm that will follow this new pivot.

[@openmicmedia.bsky.social @openmicmedia]

Facebook has not proven it can monitor this content. Right now, it hires thousands of content moderators in "digital sweatshops" & puts them in traumatizing working conditions to scour Facebook posts & videos.

How will the metaverse be moderated?
https://t.co/DsFd6ZZLSw

[@openmicmedia.bsky.social @openmicmedia]

@NaomiNixWrites on how she heard the n-word in the metaverse, how it felt like real life & how our proposal demands Facebook audit these harms.

FB can't even monitor the content it currently hosts. They must prove they can do so for an entire "metaverse."
https://t.co/rodbRxTth1

[@openmicmedia.bsky.social @openmicmedia]

As a leading online privacy expert, @AlvaroMBedoya's vast experience and advocacy make him an ideal candidate to serve at the Federal Trade Commission (@FTC).

➡️ Senators should confirm him without delay.

https://t.co/Jxj7L4lXMn

[@openmicmedia.bsky.social @openmicmedia]

Organizers at @ColorOfChange and Senators led by @CoryBooker have previously called on Alphabet (owner of Google + YouTube) to commission a racial equity audit to determine the impact of its products on BIPOC communities.

Now, shareholders join them. https://t.co/zematv5pnp

[Business Ethics Mag @BizEthicsMag]

New @amnestyusa report by @michaelbear77 finds that the top largest 10 venture capital firms are failing to protect human rights. Report also highlights staggering lack of diversity within the VC sector https://t.co/7mrv1HX8oY