Reclaiming Social Media

Welcome to the Tech for Good Live podcast! This is a weekly show all about how technology can, should, but often isn’t, used to have a positive impact on the world. 

In this episode, we are talking about how a Swiss student has demonstrated Twitter’s algorithm is biased (shocker), the UK is full of ageists, social media is going to be used to vet gun ownership and McBoatyMcBoatFace may be knocked off the best named boat spot, as the ‘Flying Farage’ is gaining traction to become a reality.

Fay Schofield is on hosting duties, and she is joined by Greg Ashton and Marium Navid

Our special guest is Tereza Litsa, Digital Engagement Manager at Lightful and organiser of the #ReclaimSocial campaign.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week 

$3,500 is the amount Twitter paid to Bogdan Kulynych, a graduate student at Switzerland’s EFPL university, who demonstrated the bias in the algorithm - The Guardian

Charity news of the week

 Ageing better's new survey finds most people think the UK is ageist - Ageing Better

Tech news of the week

Gun licence applicants in UK face social media checks after Plymouth attack - The Guardian

Incels: A new terror threat to the UK? - BBC News 

Nice of the week 

Fundraiser to buy life-saving RNLI hovercraft named after Nigel Farage hits more than £40,000 - Indy100

And finally…

This Leeds dad makes teddies with health conditions to help children living with medical disorders 

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