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Jan 30, 2021 47 min

Birdwatch (Not a UK Nature Programme)

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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live Podcast. As always, there’s been tons going on in the world of tech since we last got angry about people taking tech and doing bad things, so we have plenty to discuss. Harry Bailey takes on the hosting duties this week. He is joined by Ankur Asthana and our special guest Phyllida Swift, CEO of Face Equality International. This week’s topics Stat of the week: WhatsApp loses millions of users after terms update - The Guardian Charity news of the week: London Marathon announced an overhaul of their controversial bond system - Third Sector Tech news of the week: Twitter announced the launch of a new pilot program called “Birdwatch” in the US to theoretically fight misinformation on their platform. Guardian | TechCrunch Rant of the week: Eye opening and terrifying piece in the Guardian this week about the frequency with which rightwing users are getting bombarded with ads for combat gear on Facebook. And finally… Flaming Lips stage unique 'space bubble' concert in Oklahoma - BBC News ---------------------------- Listeners, what did you think? We’d love to hear your thoughts. Get in touch on twitter @techforgoodlive or Email at [email protected] 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. If you’d like to be thanked on the podcast for giving us some cash, contact us on [email protected]. I promise we’ll spend it on transcription and not on kittens.

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