I found this really nifty website today which lists products and brands by country so you can see where things are made, to shop local products, linking it below in case it helps anyone else 
ethical.org.auShop Ethical!
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Spotlight on Fairphone, a FairTEC member !
Based in the Netherlands, @fairphone aims to revolutionize the smartphone industry ! 
The company not only designs smartphones, but also headphones 
and earphones that are #ethical, #sustainable and #repairable ! 
10K Followers
Wow, we’ve hit 10K here! A huge thank you to all of you for supporting us. It’s awesome to see so many people who want to protect their privacy and trust us to offer a real #alternative 
Special thanks to everyone who tags us and recommends /e/OS – your support means so much!
Here’s to growing the #Privacy -first and #Ethical #Tech movement even more! 
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@emily not that I know of but it's something the #Fediverse should solve for. I am not a programmer, however. I think we need some kind of #ethical #payments system period but that is a Hard Problem, I'd say.
[en] #Luddite: anti-progress fanatics, a popular misconception
"... original ... Luddites weren’t against #technology. "
"... wrest back control of technology for #democratic ends ... kind of "#digital #Luddism" which echoes past struggles against high-tech #injustice."
"... systemic change towards #sustainable, #transparent and #usercontrolled infrastructure."
The ConversationDigital Luddites are rising. They want to democratise tech, not destroy itLike their predecessors in the 19th century, digital Luddites are fighting oppressive technology. Will they succeed?
Adopter un animal est un engagement sérieux. Pour s’assurer du bien-être des animaux, il est crucial de choisir un refuge éthique si vous considérez ajouter un membre à votre famille :
Critères d’un refuge éthique
Un refuge responsable doit :
Stériliser tous ses animaux avant adoption.
Offrir une évaluation de santé préalable.
Pratiquer uniquement l’euthanasie humanitaire sous supervision vétérinaire.
Maintenir des conditions d’hygiène strictes et refuser le dégriffage.
Être transparent et accepter les visites.
Assurer un bon service à la clientèle et un suivi des adoptions.
Où adopter ?
Le site @lespattesjaunes ne répertorie que des refuges respectant ces critères.
Vous pourrez y trouver une liste de plus de 30 refuges situés un peu partout au Québec et qui sont considérés éthiques. En date de ce post, notre province en compte au total 59.
À éviter
Animaux non stérilisés ou mal soignés
Conditions insalubres ou surpopulation
Pratiques douteuses (dégriffage, euthanasie massive)
Manque de transparence ou absence de suivi
Les refuges à but lucratif
Triste réalité
Environ 500 000 animaux sont abandonnés chaque année au Québec. (Donnée de 2014)
Avant d’adopter, informez-vous et privilégiez les refuges qui placent le bien-être animal au cœur de leur mission !
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, @reseausecoursanimal un refuge sans euthanasie pour chats à Montréal
Sources : SPCA, Les Pattes Jaunes, Chiens Togo, Journal de Montréal
#besa #quebec #shelter #refuge #pets #adoptdontshop #ethical #love #fortheanimals
Critères d’un refuge éthiqueUn refuge responsable doit :
Stériliser tous ses animaux avant adoption. Offrir une évaluation de santé préalable. Pratiquer uniquement l’euthanasie humanitaire sous supervision vétérinaire. Maintenir des conditions d’hygiène strictes et refuser le dégriffage. Être transparent et accepter les visites. Assurer un bon service à la clientèle et un suivi des adoptions.Où adopter ?Le site @lespattesjaunes ne répertorie que des refuges respectant ces critères.
Vous pourrez y trouver une liste de plus de 30 refuges situés un peu partout au Québec et qui sont considérés éthiques. En date de ce post, notre province en compte au total 59.
À éviter Animaux non stérilisés ou mal soignés Conditions insalubres ou surpopulation Pratiques douteuses (dégriffage, euthanasie massive) Manque de transparence ou absence de suivi Les refuges à but lucratif Triste réalitéEnviron 500 000 animaux sont abandonnés chaque année au Québec. (Donnée de 2014)
Avant d’adopter, informez-vous et privilégiez les refuges qui placent le bien-être animal au cœur de leur mission !
En
, @reseausecoursanimal un refuge sans euthanasie pour chats à MontréalSources : SPCA, Les Pattes Jaunes, Chiens Togo, Journal de Montréal
#besa #quebec #shelter #refuge #pets #adoptdontshop #ethical #love #fortheanimals
1/2 Teaching the strategies and methods #students need to think critically about the societal and environmental impact of the digital tools they develop:
A new @epfl course led by Cécile Hardebolle & team seeks to develop computer science students' #ethical sensitivity. "We aim to sensitize them to the idea that even with good objectives and intentions, risks still exist.”
Read here: 
https://actu.epfl.ch/news/responsible-software-a-new-course-to-develop-ethic/
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“He got away with it. So he expects, reasonably, that he can do it again.”
#Trump & his allies are using their drive to slash the size of the federal work force to break the bonds of #restraint. To do so, they are deploying a strategy of #intimidation, #punishment & #coercion. They have silenced #watchdog agencies, discharged prosecutors, forced resignations & dismissed government officials whose job it was to maintain #ethical standards.
We need #ethical #principles, #logical #reasoning, and #scientific #literacy to make sound #moral #decisions and lead a flourishing #life.
https://bigthink.com/mini-philosophy/why-you-must-be-logical-and-scientific-to-be-a-good-person/
#philosophy
Big ThinkWhy you must be logical and scientific to be a good personIn this week's Mini Philosophy interview with Massimo Pigliucci, we see why the Stoics and Skeptics thought science was so important.
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ntietz.comCan I ethically use LLMs? | nicole@web
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The letter went on to say, "To all of you, we communicate this: We salute & admire the courage many of you have already exhibited, & that will guide all of you as you continue to serve the interests of #justice. You have responded to #ethical challenges of a type no public servant should ever be forced to confront with principle & conviction, in the finest traditions of the Department of Justice.
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The people said Cheung & interim US attorney #EdwardMartin [#Jan6 insurrectionist] disagreed over whether she was delaying efforts to order a financial institution to halt spending transfers pending further investigation, or seeking to reach a compromise by taking steps she believed were #ethical & appropriate. On Mon, Martin called Cheung, yelling at her for failing to do what acting deputy AG #EmilBove’s office had asked….
Lately, I’ve been seeing many people in the #introduction hashtag coming here because of Musk’s political views. I think you should have moved much earlier for #ethical and #privacy reasons.
There are decentralized alternatives for all the networks you use: #Facebook, #Instagram, #TikTok ... Step up! Inspire your friends to do the right thing instead of waiting for someone to tell you to switch networks because the one you're using is #evil
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#GrabEmByTheWallet. Make sure you’re spending your money with #ethical companies, and not unknowingly funding the #fascists. Verify a company at Goods Unite Us https://www.goodsuniteus.com/
Goods Unite UsHome - Goods Unite UsAt Goods Unite Us, we run political background checks on thousands of brands and companies so you can put your money where your vote is.
Looking for a smartphone that lasts for years and protects your privacy at a great price?
Meet the Murena Fairphone 4.
Replaceable parts = less waste No data tracking and more privacy with @e_mydata Ethical & affordable = smart choice
It’s not just a phone—it’s a statement.
Available in Europe & the USA!
Get yours today: https://murena.com/
#Privacy #OpenSource #Smartphone #Ethical #USA #Fairphone #Fairphone4
@gael
Call for Papers: 2. International Workshop on Open Web Search
Our team is hosting #wows2025 as part of #ECIR2025 (6-10 April in Italy).
Join to discuss approaches to open up the #WebSearchEcosystem to foster an open, diverse search market.
The 1st Call for papers seeks ideas along the pipeline for creating an #OWI, i.e. crawling, preprocessing, enrichment, indexing, + serving (parts of) an open web index to Also #ethical, #legal & #social aspects are welcome: https://opensearchfoundation.org/en/events-osf/wows2025/
#Google on Tues updated its #ethical guidelines around #ArtificialIntelligence, removing commitments not to apply the #technology to #weapons or #surveillance.
The company’s #AI principles previously included a section listing 4 “Applications we will not pursue.” As recently as Jan 30 that included weapons, surveillance, technologies that “cause or are likely to cause overall #harm,” & use cases contravening principles of #InternationalLaw & #HumanRights….
#law
https://blog.google/technology/ai/responsible-ai-2024-report-ongoing-work/
Google · Responsible AI: Our 2024 report and ongoing work
How is #censorship implemented in #deepseek? A link to #wikipedia referring to the #tienanmen square can spark an #ethical judgment on the #chinese government. Of course it dare not speak its name 
Since censorship is active also on locally run model, probably it is implemented toward the last steps of #inference, while the training set was hastily used and not “curated” for censorship. #AI #LLM
I cringe when I see people refer to the #Fediverse and #Mastodon as an #ethical alternative to Big Social. Has the term ethical changed? There’s a lot that is far from ethical. Let’s choose a better descriptor
Reposted. This is on Mastodon/social.coop, our preferred alternative to #eXitTwitter . Our posts are bridged over to #BlueSky, so if you are reading this there, follow the link back for the full/original post
The post below from @ethicalrevolution shares research on #ethical #dogfood by @ethicalconsumer
It discusses nutritionally complete vegan diets for dogs. Nutrients that were previously only available from animal-based ingredients can now be found elsewhere
https://social.coop/@ethicalrevolution@climatejustice.social/110875071575942185