Organization for Ethical Source

Empowering open source communites to ensure that their work is being used for social good and in service of human rights.

[Open Heroines @OpenHeroines]

Congratulations #openheroine @coralineada and team for the recent achievements and these awsome publications 📚👏🙌

[Organization for Ethical Source @EthicalOSS]

@sarahdrinkwater @OmidyarNetwork Thank you for believing in us, Sarah! 🖤

[Sarah Drinkwater 🔮 @sarahdrinkwater]

Calling ppl who contribute to, benefit from or impacted by open source software:

OES develops tools + standards to help open source communities ensure fair, ethical & equitable outcomes - amazing advances today + proud to have been an early funder at @OmidyarNetwork

[Organization for Ethical Source @EthicalOSS]

Re-upping this: @musingvirtual and @__nolski__ are launching a new working group developing an Ethical Terms of Service toolkit to help independent social media providers protect their community from harm. If you'd like to take part, check out https://t.co/qSf85xCR00

[Organization for Ethical Source @EthicalOSS]

@karlitaliliana @CoralineAda Thank you Karla!

[Karla Monterroso @karlitaliliana]

So proud of @CoralineAda and so grateful for the work she and OES are leading us into.

[Organization for Ethical Source @EthicalOSS]

Be sure to follow us in the Fediverse at https://t.co/mgif0jdx1n

[Organization for Ethical Source @EthicalOSS]

Finally, OES elected three new Board members whose terms started this year! Find out why we're so excited to have them as part of our leadership team: https://t.co/hXcjSJwqp2

[Organization for Ethical Source @EthicalOSS]

There's already a lot going on with the OES in 2023! First of all, we're happy to share that we have been granted our official 501(c)(3) non-profit status in the US!

[Organization for Ethical Source @EthicalOSS]

We've also just published "Dimensions of Digital Coercion", which explores how both the commercial and the open internet can compel people to act contrary to their own needs and best interests. The paper is here: https://t.co/Gn5vxQmXgC

[Organization for Ethical Source @EthicalOSS]

Wow-- the BBC has adopted Contributor Covenant for all of their open source projects!

https://t.co/jJDTWw3867

[Organization for Ethical Source @EthicalOSS]

@MellenTheNerd Thanks for letting us know!

[Organization for Ethical Source @EthicalOSS]

Thanks to a volunteer translator, Contributor Covenant 2.1 is now available in Slovenian!

https://t.co/vS3De1DWuI

[Organization for Ethical Source @EthicalOSS]

We're are particularly interested in collaborating with people experienced in crafting Terms of Service or other policies for large platforms. We also would love to work with the people building these platforms, who recognize the need for a ToS like the one we envision.

[Organization for Ethical Source @EthicalOSS]

OES is launching a working group to develop an Ethical Terms of Service. Our aim is to empower smaller platform operators, for example Mastodon admins, to be ready for complex problems they may face.

Learn more or sign up to join the the working group at https://t.co/cKu9FUTCDu

[Organization for Ethical Source @EthicalOSS]

The Ethical ToS will reflect best practices based on the real-world experience of experts in community management, and its adoption will signal a platform’s commitment to the safety of vulnerable users.

[Corporate Accountability Lab @CorpAcctLab]

Out now: CAL's 2021 Annual Report! In 2021, we continued to harness new ideas and new ways of working in our fight for corporate accountability. It was a team effort to bring these pages to life, and they’re packed with highlights. Check it out!
https://t.co/UglECBFcZH