Category: Policy issues
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#WOCinTechChat – Promoting diversity in tech through stock photos
#WOCinTech Chat has launched a really smart initiative that leverages CC licensed stock photos to promote diversity in tech. It really appeals to me on so many levels.
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The fundamental problem with @Twitter
The fundamental problem with Twitter is that it doesn’t give victims of abuse effective tools to fight the trolls.
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Confessions of a police assassin: fine journalism
The Guardian’s piece about the confessions of a police assassin in Manipur is an example of the kind of journalism I hope will survive into the future.
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Are we forgetting our Holocaust survivors?
Just as we should never forget the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust, we must remember the Holocaust survivors who live among us, often neglected and in need of our support.
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Ntokozo Qwabe: an inconvenient hypocrisy
You’ve read about Ntokozo Qwabe and his reason for refusing to tip a waitress based on his political activism. Did you also notice his hypocrisy?
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Juliet’s campaign against United and breastfeeding trolls
Juliet Thompson sent me an update about her campaign against United Airlines after she was harassed for breastfeeding her baby on a flight recently. She said I could share it with you.
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The open Web is a “global public resource”
The Mozilla Foundation has, as one of its principles in its manifesto, this statement: “The Internet is a global public resource that must remain open and accessible to all.” Let’s keep it that way and protect the open Web.
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Explaining terrorism to children
The New York Times has a video feature about how a French children’s newspaper responded to kids’ questions about the recent Paris attacks by explaining terrorism to children. You should watch this if you are a parent.
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