Trying Something New

Hello and welcome to another exciting episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! In this show we have a new controversy on TikTok, The UN is making new mistakes with data, and Facebook is trying something new - they are attempting to not be the vilest pieces of dog excrement on the planet.

Hosting this show this time around is Tom Passmore and he’s joined by ever-present potty mouth Greg Ashton.

And we have guests! Plural! 

Arda Awais & Savena Surana co-creators of Identity 2.0, a creative studio working at the intersection of digital rights, technology and Identity. For more information and to get tickets for their exhibition ‘This Machine Is Black’, head to identity20.org/thismachineisblack

Discussed on the show:

Stat of the week

There are 168,000 videos on TikTok using Megan Thee Stallion’s new song Thot Shit, but unlike WAP – Stallion and Cardi B’s last viral song – there is not a single trending dance to it. This is part of an indefinite strike by black creators - The Guardian

Charity news of the week

The UN Refugee agency, UNHCR, reportedly shared Rohingya biometric data with the government of Myanmar. An act they claim is appropriate as refugees gave consent - The New Humanitarian

Tech news of the week

Like a stopped clock, Facebook are occasionally correct

Rant of the week

UK Government are using their personal Gmail accounts to conduct business - linking to the use of Whatsapp and Signal to send disappearing messages. - The Guardian

And finally… 

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs has become reality - New Scientist

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