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Hello and welcome to yet another season of the Tech for Good Live podcast. 


In this episode we’ll be talking about an increase in ethical shopping in the UK. Amazing! Sure we’re a nation of self-centred, awful, monstrous, racist muppets… but we do take our shopping seriously at least. 


We’ll also be talking about two poverty porn influencers who are having a fight. 


Host Bex is joined by Tech For Good Live team member Paul Jakubowski and taking Greg's place delivering the news is Mille Vardheim. 


Our special guest to talk about the news this week is Sarah Peña, Head of Emerging Technology & Business Improvement at Swindon Borough Council. Tune in next week when we will be chatting to her in more detail about her work.






Good story of the week:


Ethical shopping increasing in the UK:


 Ethical shopping on the rise in UK despite cost of living crisis - The Guardian 


The online marketplace saving ‘wonky’ beauty products from landfill - Positive.News 






Bad news story of the week:


When you thought things couldn't get worse with influencers, the popular “poverty porn” theme has led to a fight between 2 of them. As they argue over who gets to “help” one family:


The latest drama in “poverty porn” YouTube, explained - Vox 






And finally


Turkish artist creates AI art with Brazilian tribe to merge data and culture - Instagram 










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Welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast.


If you joined us for last week’s episode you’ll have heard from Georgia, a freelance writer specialising in tech and we’re super excited to have Georgia back on the podcast this week to chat with us a little bit more.


We talk about being a content writer in the data ethics and civic tech spaces, working in the content moderation space, and how social media is effed right now. 






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Georgia Iacovou is a freelance tech policy writer and creator of the excellent Horrific/Terrific newsletter


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Get in touch on twitter @techforgoodlive or Email at hello@techforgood.live 


We’d love it if you gave us a nice iTunes review and told your pals about this podcast!


Thanks to podcast.co for hosting our podcast. 


Also, please don't forget this podcast is run by volunteers and we survive on sponsorships and donations.So if you've ever tuned into one of our podcasts or attended one of our events please consider chipping in the price of a cup of coffee.

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech For Good Live podcast! 


The world is on fire, so of course we’re spending our time talking about tech for good. That’s fine. We’re all making good choices here.


This week's show is what they call “a real humdinger”.  We’re going to be talking about “Introspective Inner Development Goals”. Not sure what that means, but they’re all pretty powerful players on a Scrabble board. 


The US Supreme Court, also tentatively titled “Rent-a-Fascist Inc.” have passed another judgement and in other news, Japan has launched a wooden satellite. That sounds fun.


Host Bex is joined by Tech For Good Live team members Greg Ashton and Paul Jakubowski. 


Our special guest joining us this week to talk about the news is Georgia Iacovou, a freelance tech policy writer and creator of the excellent Horrific/Terrific newsletter. 


Georgia will be with us again on the next episode, where we will be talking about being a content writer in the data ethics and civic tech spaces, working in the content moderation space, and how social media is effed right now.






Discussed in this episode:


Good story of the week


Could the introspective Inner Development Goals help to break down the barriers for the UN Sustainable Development Goals:


Can the Inner Development Goals help us create a more sustainable future? - Positive.News 






Bad news story of the week


It's unclear whether this is bad news yet but the US Supreme Court heard arguments on whether laws on Texas and Florida could come into force. These would allow the states to force social media companies to not take down certain content:


Justices sceptical of Tex., Fla. laws that bar platforms from deleting content  - Washington Post






And finally


Japan to launch world’s first wooden satellite to combat space pollution - The Guardian  


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Hello and welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact.


Jonny Rae-Evans is your host this week and he is joined by Fay Schofield.


In this episode we learn more about our special guest, Emma Ockleford. 


Emma runs a company called Outcomes Matter, who support Local Authorities through leveraging emerging technology, focusing on strengths, and driving innovation. She tells us about the Local Government AI Summit and some positive outcomes using AI tools.


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Get in touch on twitter @techforgoodlive or Email at hello@techforgood.live 


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Hello and welcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact.


In this episode we are talking about the steps that Meta is taking around political content in what is an astoundingly important year across the world for elections. Is Zuck continuing on his mission to destroy the world, or are there some positive steps? 


We recorded this on Valentine’s Day, so this means we are talking about AI partners… which is a thing apparently.


And we’ll be talking about a law that Australia passed that forbids employers from contacting workers after hours, with penalties including jail time for bosses who do the wrong thing. 


Jonny Rae-Evans is your host this week and he is joined by Fay Schofield.


Our special guest for this episode is Emma Ockleford. Emma runs a company called Outcomes Matter that supports Local Authorities through leveraging emerging technology, focusing on strengths, and driving innovation. Emma will join us again in the next episode to talk more in depth about the work Outcomes Matter do.










This week’s topics:


Good story of the week: Meta sorting their shit out ahead of an election?!


Instagram will stop recommending political content - NBC News 


Meta says it will label AI-generated images on Facebook and Instagram - AP News 






Bad news story of the week:


Valentine's Day special… Your AI Girlfriend Is a Data-Harvesting Horror Show - Gizmodo 


Mozilla study mentioned in article 


EVA AI Chat Bot & Soulmate 






And finally


Australia’s “Right To Disconnect” law.






Australia passes Right To Disconnect law, including (for now) jail time for bosses who email after-hours - The Register






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Get in touch on twitter @techforgoodlive or Email at hello@techforgood.live 


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Also, please don't forget this podcast is run by volunteers and we survive on sponsorships and donations. Right now one of our primary goals is to make sure all of our podcast episodes are accessible by making sure EVERY episode is transcribed. Sadly this costs money and we desperately need your help to make this become a reality! So if you've ever tuned into one of our podcasts or attended one of our events please consider chipping in the price of a cup of coffee.

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. If you’re new here, it’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive impact on the world.


Uncanny valley resus-puppet Mark Zuckerberg stood up in congress, turned to face the parents of children that Meta has allowed to come to harm, and apologised to them. It was a rare opportunity to see the humanity in Zuck’s programming. Normal service has now returned and Meta is back to harming your children.


Taylor Swift continues to be a successful, powerful woman, so of course X (Twitter…) was flooded with AI porn featuring her likeness because oh my god the worst people on earth own and live on that platform. 


And in some positive news, we’ll be talking about the social media star helping people fall in love with libraries.






This week’s topics:


Good story of the week:


Mark Zuckerberg apologies to parents for what Facebook/Meta did to their children:


Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg apologises to families in fiery US Senate hearing - BBC News






But does this change anything?:


5 key takeaways from Meta, TikTok, X, Snap’s Congressional hearing on kids’ online safety - The Drum


 


Bad news story of the week:


More from the hellmouth also known as X. Taylor Swift continues to be attacked purely for being a successful woman. This time with AI porn images shared on the platform:


X is blocking Taylor Swift searches... barely - The Verge 


Taylor Swift deepfakes spark calls in Congress for new legislation - BBC News






But the culprit is doxxed after bragging he would never be caught:


Taylor Swift Fans Track Down ‘Culprit’ Who Shared ‘Explicit Pictures’ - Womansera 






And finally


The social media star helping people fall in love with libraries - Positive.News 


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Listeners, what did you think? We’d love to hear your thoughts. 


Get in touch on twitter @techforgoodlive or Email at hello@techforgood.live 


We’d love it if you gave us a nice iTunes review and told your pals about this podcast!


Thanks to podcast.co for hosting our podcast. 


Also, please don't forget this podcast is run by volunteers and we survive on sponsorships and donations. Right now one of our primary goals is to make sure all of our podcast episodes are accessible by making sure EVERY episode is transcribed. Sadly this costs money and we desperately need your help to make this become a reality! So if you've ever tuned into one of our podcasts or attended one of our events please consider chipping in the price of a cup of coffee.