Tech Won't Build It

[Simon McGarr @[email protected] @Tupp_Ed]

You should read this, if you are on the internet.

Ireland’s madcap Bill to regulate non-criminal speech on the internet is back before Committee on week starting 25th April.

[Patrick Costello TD @Costellop]

This judgement is no surprise. Ireland has been repeatedly criticised for our national policies on privacy and data retention by numerous judgments, industry and campaigners. Gathering evidence through mass surveillance is a risk to justice for everyone.
https://t.co/2BGfo4esQJ

[Miss IG Geek she/her 🏳️‍🌈 @MissIG_Geek]

Yay precrime works 🙌🏽

Oh no wait; this is just deceptive marketing bullshit. There’s no evidence that crimes were about to be committed, only detection of people whose faces aren’t welcome.

[Game Workers Unite Ireland @GWU_Ireland]

Great support from TD @paulmurphy_TD for us. We need this undertaking on quality employment to be real and meaningful. To start improving all our working conditions. @fsuireland #gamedevs #gamedev #gwu

[The Verge @verge]

Netflix suspends trans employee who tweeted about Dave Chappelle special https://t.co/BBtrKhwetF

[Game Workers Unite Ireland @GWU_Ireland]

A recording of our recent launch of the first ever Pay Transparency Report into the games sector here in Ireland is now available for view.
Have a watch of our meeting https://t.co/xB6BV2Ssbt #games #gamedev #gamedevs

[Game Workers Unite Ireland @GWU_Ireland]

Thank you to @neasa_neasa Green TD for her support in campaigning for better working conditions and linking state support to decent work. We look forward to engaging with @Paschald on the criteria employers will need to meet. #gamedev #gamedevs @fsuireland

[Nicholas Vinocur ✍️ @NicholasVinocur]

You gotta love how on the nose this is.

12 ex nat sec officials warn about dangers of antitrust enforcement against Big Tech.

Turns out, 12 ex nat sec officials had some financial link back to Big Tech, POLITICO analysis by
@birnbaum_e reveals (corrects)

[Game Workers Unite Ireland @GWU_Ireland]

Brilliant report from @fsuireland on a really crucial issue in games sector too.

[Global Witness @Global_Witness]

In the past 7 years there've been around 1,000 meetings between #BigTech industry lobbyists and @EU_Commission officials.

Is it a surprise those companies keep getting their own way?

Enter @eutechwatch - helping you track their meetings! #PeopleVSBigTech
https://t.co/SYMcPa7TMs

[Tech Won't Build It @TWBIIreland]

The Scientist and the A.I.-Assisted, Remote-Control Killing Machine

Tech won't build killer robots!

https://t.co/S29xcMz5Zh

[Igor Brigadir 🇺🇦 @IgorBrigadir]

The Irish National Artificial Intelligence Strategy was recently updated.

This document sets out how Ireland will position itself on AI - there's a lot to digest here:

https://t.co/4nlT1avB26

[Tech Won't Build It @TWBIIreland]

Staff transfers, where jobs and staff are moved between companies, are increasingly common. Find out the details of your rights under the legislation from @garethmurphyIE https://t.co/1E0AGcRgQz

[Cher Scarlett 🌌 @cherthedev]

I've been contacted by multiple colleagues to warn me that retaliation efforts have started, and that they are being told not to participate in the Apple pay transparency survey.

This is illegal.

Please reach out, I will get you in touch with my legal team at no cost to you.

[TWC Newsletter @twcnewsletter]

Our latest oral history interview in the series on Black workers and organizing at IBM is out. Here’s a button. See the text for lessons on solidarity against apartheid from James Leas.

[Tech Won't Build It @TWBIIreland]

This is unpopular because it's wrong. Join a union!

[Jordan Kong @ImNotJK]

Unpopular opinion: the best thing young people can do early in their careers is to work on the weekends.

[Tech Won't Build It @TWBIIreland]

Irish Tech Workers - has your employer adopted the new Code of Practice on the Right to Disconnect? Have you been able to disconnect from work, especially during the pandemic?

https://t.co/i2BkSyTW1M

[Ryan Mac 🙃 @RMac18]

A Facebook content moderator contracted through Accenture in Austin quit this morning with a blistering internal note. I’ve typed it out in full so people can read it for themselves.

[BAmazonUnion @BAmazonUnion]

Good morning to everyone in Bessemer, Alabama who is ready to make history!

Today is the cut-off for mail ballots to be received by the NLRB for the count 💪🔥 #UnionYes