We are delighted to say that Harry is back to talk to us in more depth about himself and his work! We talked about how he got started, his love for user research and because it's 2024, we of course chatted more about AI (sorry everyone!)

UKCharityCamp:  ukcharitycamp.com

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Chat GPT and Google have made some improvements to accessibility – so now even more people can plagiarize stuff. Google has introduced some new AI updates to the way search works. And finally, we’ll be looking into a study that says that Grannies are the answer to mental health issues.

Host Bex is joined by TFGL team members, Greg Ashton, Mille Vardheim and Paul Jakubowski.

Our special guest this week is Harry Harrold, Head of Neontribe, a digital agency committed to tech for good!

Good story of the week:

ChatGPT and Google went head to head with their AI updates. And that seems to be good news for accessibility…not that they realised it though: 

OpenAI GPT-4o — breakthrough voice assistant, new vision features and everything you need to know - Tom's Guide 

Bad news story of the week:

At Google I/O last week Google introduced a ton of AI including updates to search. Is this a death knell for the internet or an evolution in the way the internet work?

Google remains focused on its long quest for your eyeballs - The Guardian 

And finally

Turns out grannies are the answer to mental health: 

It’s easy, it’s everywhere: the simple solution improving mental health around the globe - Positive.news 

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We're delighted to say she’s joining us this week for another episode so we can get to know more about her, and her fascinating work.

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But this weeks show looks like it’ll be worth the price of admission. 

Today we’ll be imagining a world where social media is ruled by people, not algorithms.

In the US they’ve banned TikTok apparently, to some extent. So we’ll be talking about this and deciding if it’s a good thing or a bad thing. 

Greg Aston is on hosting duties again, and he is joined by Tech For Good Live team member Paul Jakubowski.

Our special guest for the next couple of episodes is Nicki Lyons, UK Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer at Vodafone!

Nicki became Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability in October 2021. She’s responsible for external communications, government and regulatory affairs, and sustainable business. Before this, she worked in senior roles at Walgreen Boots Alliance, Unilever, PepsiCo, in the UK government and in international development.

We’ll be speaking to Nicki again next week all about her role as UK Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer at Vodafone, so tune in again for that.

Good story of the week:

A lot of people think algorithms are the root of all evil with social media. What if we could have social media without it?:

The Latest Online Culture War Is Humans vs. Algorithms - Wired 

Bad news story of the week:

The US government has voted to force Tiktok to sell their American part of their business. Is that good? What does this mean for fans in the US and globally?:

The legal challenges that lie ahead for TikTok — in both the US and China - The Verge 

US TikTok ban would be 'devastating', UK firms warn - BBC 

And finally

Apparently a good view can slow down time: 

Try something new to stop the days whizzing past, researchers suggest - The Guardian 

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Greg Aston is on hosting duties, and he is joined by Tech For Good Live team members Mille Vardheim and Paul Jakubowski

Our guest this week is Lily Comlan, a masters student based in Norway who is currently focusing on digital inclusion but specifically for the elderly.

In this episode we talk to Lily about her desire to help reduce the digital exclusion experienced by older people

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And this week's episode is no different! We're talking about Apple’s shoddy privacy, Estonia being a boss at digital transformation and ROBOTS!

Greg Aston is on hosting duties, and he is joined by Tech For Good Live team members Mille Vardheim and Paul Jakubowski

Our guest this week is Lilijean Comlan, a masters student based in Norway who is currently focusing on digital inclusion but specifically for the elderly.

This week’s topics:

Good story of the week:

Estonian government continues it's digital transformation of services and sets a great example of for public services everywhere: 

Tallinn tales: Estonia’s digital boss discusses the innovative country’s next wave of tech transformations - Civil Service World 

Bad news story of the week:

Apple has long pushed better design and security as a benefit but it seems Apple products are actually a security nightmare: 

Privacy is ‘virtually impossible’ on iPhones, experts warn - Metro 

And it seems the worm is turning for Apple with EU regulation forcing relaxing if the app store and antitrust investigations in the US:

A first look at Europe’s alternative iPhone app stores - The Verge 

US accuses Apple of ‘broad, sustained, and illegal’ smartphone monopoly - The Guardian

And finally

Atlas is dead. Long live Atlas. 

Boston Dynamics' New Humanoid Robot Is Freaking People Out 

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Host Bex is joined by Tech For Good Live team members Paul Jakubowski and Mille Vardheim.

Our special guest is Sarah Peña, Head of Emerging Technology & Business Improvement at Swindon Borough Council. We find out about her path to the role, her work on a generative AI Easy Read solution and why she loves governance.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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This podcast includes discussion of Child Sexual Exploitation, listener discretion is advised.

Hello and welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast.

If you joined us for the last episode you’ll have heard from the wonderful and very lovely Roy.

A long time design and tech entrepreneur, he had a second career as a Higher Ed educator teaching in UK, Europe and China.

His third career was as a Senior Digital Forensic Investigator, using tech skills to recover and interpret digital data for use as prosecution evidence.

We’ll be talking about a topic that was the main part of Roy’s work, which is Child Sexual Exploitation, so it might be a tough, but important listen. 

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In this episode, we are talking about influencers and whether or not 2024 is the year they’ll finally unionize. 

We discuss the Taliban giving away a load of free sim cards. Sure there’s no ulterior motives there.

And finally Greg tells us about e-ink finally arriving in… toilets? Can we do a welfare check on Greg please? Is this some kind of cry for help?

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

We are joined this week by Roy. Over the years he’s been a tech entrepreneur, a design educator, many other things including a job as a Senior Digital Forensic Investigator. 

Next week we will find out more about life as a Senior Digital Forensic Investigator, so tune in for that.

This week’s topics:

Good story of the week:

Could 2024 be the year influencers unionize?:

The creator economy is ready for a workers’ movement - TechCrunch 

Bad news story of the week:

The Taliban are giving lots of free SIM cards to returning refugees. A worrying new trend in oppressive nations as they start using technology to control the people:

The Taliban’s curious love of SIM cards - Rest of World

And finally

Last year it was cars and e-ink displays have now made their way to…toilets. 

E Ink has gone from cars... to toilets?! - The Verge 

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Host Bex is joined by Tech For Good Live team members Greg Ashton, Tom Passmore and Producer Paul.

Our special guest this week is Stuart Pearson - formerly working for the Stockport, Oldham, Rochdale and Trafford area of Citizens Advice as Head of Business Delivery; but now on secondment with Manchester City Council as their Senior Digital Strategy Officer.

This is the final episode of the season, we will be back in the near year with more fantastic guests! Thank you to everyone that joined us this year.

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In this episode we talk about taking AI seriously. We also talk about not taking AI seriously, because apparently the human manifestation of bin juice, Elon Musk, is getting into the AI business. It’s going as well as you’d expect.

NOTE: This podcast was recorded shortly before last weekend's fireworks in the world of AI, when Sam Altman was still the CEO of OpenAI.

Host Bex is joined by Tech For Good Live team members Greg Ashton, Tom Passmore and Producer Paul.

Our special guest this week is Stuart Pearson - formerly working for the Stockport, Oldham, Rochdale and Trafford area of Citizens Advice as Head of Business Delivery; but now on secondment with Manchester City Council as their Senior Digital Strategy Officer 

Come back for next week's episode where we talk to Stuart in more detail about Manchester's Digital Strategy.

This week’s topics:

Good story of the week:

Given past experience, governments including our own have surprised us all by actually taking the challenges of AI serious:

Five takeaways from UK’s AI safety summit at Bletchley Park - The Guardian

Biden hails ‘bold action’ of US government with order on safe use of AI  - The Guardian 

Bad news story of the week:

More legislation couldn't come soon enough as tech bros use AI for that well known worthy cause - throwing shade:

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are arguing over whose bot is better - Fortune 

And finally

Turns out if you buy a Cybertruck from Tesla and sell it in the first year they will sue you.

Want a Cybertruck? You're stuck with it for a year, says Tesla - The Register 

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Host Bex is joined by Tech For Good Live team members Greg Ashton and Tom Passmore.

If you listened to last week’s show you’ll have heard from our guest Christina Cran  as she joined us for our news round up. You wanted more, and we are very happy to say that Christana is here to spend a bit more time with us, and basically become best friends. 

Christina is the founder of youth mental health organisation, Wee Seeds and communications consultant for the charity world.

Find out all about Wee Seeds here:

weeseeds.co.uk 

And their socials:

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

LinkedIn

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In this episode we talk about the UK Government’s Online Safety Bill. Is this a helpful thing, or just another way for society to stop Greg from going online?

Host Bex is joined by Tech For Good Live team members Greg Ashton, Tom Passmore and Producer Paul.

Our guest this week is Christina Cran. Christina is the founder of youth mental health organisation, Wee Seeds and communications consultant for the charity world. Come back for our next episode when we find out more about the work Wee Seeds are doing to improve the mental health of the next generation.

This week’s topics:

Good story of the week:

No tech legislation is ever going to be perfect but let's take a moment to appreciate the drive to make the internet a safer space in the UK's new online safety bill:

TechScape: How the UK’s online safety bill aims to clean up the internet - The Guardian 

Bad news story of the week:

Marc Andreessen adds to the list of former tech luminaries taking a dark turn or was he always just a thoughtless tech bro?

A Tech Overlord’s Horrifying, Silly Vision for Who Should Rule the World - New York Times 

And finally

Someone has combined two of Greg's favourite things. Tech and taking the piss out of tech people:

Tech Roast Show - YouTube 

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If you listened to last week’s show (of course you will have done because, how could you not?) you’ll have heard from our special guest Aurelie Lionet. We are delighted to have more time with Aurelie and in this episode we’re going to get to know her a little better, and talk about design, tech and the environment. 

Aurelie is a seasoned Service Designer and one of the four co-founding members of Design Declares, which is a group of designers working together to declare a climate and ecological emergency. They’re committed to building a community and creating resources to adapt design practice towards climate action and regeneration. 

Links from the show:

Project Drawdown

Sustainable Web Design

Dot Everything's Consequence Scanning

Tatot Cards of Tech

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And of course that means that this week we are talking about knitting. Apparently some tech dudes bought knitting.com and it sounds like they’re the absolute worst. 

Tom Hanks continues to show his range. He’s leapt into a volcano, he’s dated a mermaid, he got really big that one time, and now he’s selling dental plans online. Only, it’s not really him. We discuss the implications of AI and owning our own identities. 

Host Bex is joined by Tech For Good Live team members Tom Passmore and Paul Jakubowski

Our special guest for the next couple of episodes is Aurelie Lionet. Aurelie is a seasoned Service Designer and one of the four co-founding members of Design Declares, which is a group of designers working together to declare a climate and ecological emergency. They’re committed to building a community and creating resources to adapt design practice towards climate action and regeneration. 

Good story of the week:

Knitters vs the tech bros

The all-out revolt against Knitting.com helps explain boycotts at Reddit and Etsy - Quartz

Bad news story of the week:

AI Tom Hanks promoting “some dental plan”

Beware the AI-generated Tom Hanks. - The Verge 

And finally

4.5m tall, 3.5ton £2.5 million robot suit

Japan startup unveils 15-foot robot suit for space exploration - The Independent 

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Joining host Bex are Tech For Good Live team members, Greg Aston, Tom Passmore and Paul Jakubowski

In this episode we chat to Nicki Clegg from STEM Learning UK, finding out more about STEM Learning UK’s vision to have a world-leading STEM education for every young person in the UK.

Links from the chat:

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In this episode we are talking about some good news for environmental activists, as well as the good, and the bad of social media… and is it possible to have any kind of decent balance there?

Joining host Bex are Tech For Good Live team members, Greg Aston, Tom Passmore and Paul Jakubowski

Our special guest this time round is Nicki Clegg from STEM Learning UK. Nikki will be discussing our news topics with us this week. Come back for the next episode where we will be finding out more about STEM Learning UK’s vision to have a world-leading STEM education for every young person in the UK.

Good story of the week:

Some good news on the environment front. 16 young people win a court case in Montana, holding the state to account for failing to protect the environment and investing in fossil fuels.

Young people who sued their state over climate change notch their first victory - The Verge 

And analysis shows we've been overestimating the amount of plastic in our oceans by as much as 30x!

Analysis Shows We’ve Been Overestimating the Amount of Plastic in Oceans by 30x - Good News Network 

Bad news story of the week:

If you're over a certain age Tik Tok is the source of all our current evils. At least on social media. But is it that simple? With social media in a time of change, can we balance the good with the bad on social media? Is the human race even capable of not making a mess of it?

TikTok has its faults, but it’s also diverse, eye-opening and completely full of life - The Guardian 

TikTok users in UK to be left with ‘more toxic’ version of app, say campaigners - The Guardian 

And finally…

Cooking just got a whole lot easier…especially if weapons of mass destruction are on the menu

AI-powered grocery bot suggests recipe for toxic gas, “poison bread sandwich” - Ars Technica

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Joining host Bex are Tech For Good Live team members, Greg Aston, Tom Passmore and Paul Jakubowski

Our special guest is Rachel Pattinson from Open Lab at Newcastle University, which is a world-leading research group in interaction design and ubiquitous computing.

In this episode we talk to Rachel in more detail about all things uni, research, academia and using tech for social good.

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In this episode we are talking about charity donation trends, online identity and Billion Dollar Barbie. 

Joining host Bex are Tech For Good Live team members, Greg Aston, Tom Passmore and Paul Jakubowski

Our special guest to talk about this week's news items is Rachel Pattinson from Open Lab at Newcastle University, which is a world-leading research group in interaction design and ubiquitous computing.

Join us for the next episode where we talk to Rachel in more detail about all things uni, research, academia and using tech for social good.

Good story of the week:

A good mood might be the key to donations:

People who donate to charity seem to have one thing in common - Quartz 

Bad news story of the week:

Online identity and tokenisation is picking up interest in tech again. But are the tech bros the right people to solve digital identity?

Kenya suspends Sam Altman’s eyeball-scanning crypto project - The Verge 

Are you ready to have your identity tokenized? - Quartz 

And finally:

Greta Gerwig is first female director $1 billion at the box office:

Greta Gerwig becomes the first female director to make $1billion at the box office - Far Out

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Bex is on hosting duties and she is joined by TFGL team member Greg Ashton.

Our special guest this week is Dan Owen. 

Dan is a trustee and developer at BanktheFood, a charity on a mission to ensure food banks always have exactly what they need and not just baked beans.

In this episode, Dan tells us all about his journey with BanktheFood, from an idea presented to him by a bunch of eager school children, to becoming an award winner at the recent Tech4Good Awards.

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We’ll be talking about Threads, obviously. It would be weird not to and we’ll be looking into  how some decisions being made in the US courts are affecting tech. 

Bex is on hosting duties and she is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Paul Jakubowski

Our special guest this week is Dan Owen. 

Dan is a trustee and developer at BanktheFood, a charity on a mission to ensure food banks always have exactly what they need and not just baked beans. In this episode, Dan will give us his thoughts on the latest news, but tune in to next week's episode to hear more about the amazing work he is doing with BanktheFood, an award winner at the recent Tech4Good Awards.

This week’s topics:

Good story of the week:

It's goodish news for now because it seems everyone is being nice on Threads. Zuckerberg's Twitter Killer:

Threads review: Twitter without the rough edges or news - Guardian 

But is it all bollocks?

 Zuckerberg’s kindness pledge for Threads is ‘absurd’, says Molly Russell charity - Guardian 

Bad news story of the week:

Seems the courts are going full Atwood in America:

Let's take a look at those US Supreme Court decisions and how they will affect tech - The Register 

Biden administration seeks emergency order halting ban on social media company contacts - Reuters 

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Starting from next week, we’ve got a jam packed season for you, delving into all things tech and good. And bad.

You’ll hear from Dan at BanktheFood. We’ll be talking to Phyllida Swift from Face Equality International, Rachel Pattinson from Open Lab at Newcastle Uni and Nicky Clegg will joining us from STEM Learning 

We are looking forward to all of that and hope you are too! 

In the meantime, we have something a little different for you for this bonus episode.

We often chat to our wonderful guests, but we don’t often tell you much about our team, other than of course important things like what their favourite pizza topping is, or if they were a cartoon character which would it be… so today we chat to the team with a series of mini interviews.

Who you will hear (and when) :

Tom Passmore (from 02:00)

Tom tells us about his work with Dsposal, and their mission to make managing waste easier for everyone. If you want to hear more from Tom and his exploration of the Circular Economy, check out our special podcast series all about it. 

Harry Bailly (from 08:50)

As an agility coach, Harry tells us about his work training tech teams of all sizes, helping to improve agility, boost productivity and supporting wellbeing through mentoring, pair coding and process improvement.

Fay Scofield (from 17:15)

Fay is the founder of Catnip Comms: A social media consultancy with a focus on charities. She tells us all about the trials and tribulations of running a social media consultancy in the modern social media era.

Paul Jakubowski (from 25:08)

Producer Paul talks about his move to Norway and his work with No Isolation, and their mission to bring people together through warm technology and knowledge. There's a mention for an old TFGL favorite, the AV1 telepresence robot for managing persistent school absence, and Komp, the one button computer connecting generations. 

Greg Ashton (from 33:30)

Podcast research supremo Greg talks about his journey from the toxic toy industry to working as a Service Designer for the Department for Work and Pensions.

Rebecca Rae-Evans (from 41:40)

And finally, our host has the mic turned on her. She tells us about her return to the service designer world, after years of running and managing tech for good focussed design teams.

If you listened to the last episode you will have heard from our wonderful guest Scott Casson-Rennie as he joined us for our news round up. 

We are delighted to say that we have more time with Scott today where we can get to know him a little bit better and we’ll be talking all things fostering, adoption and technology.

About Scott:

Scott is, amongst other things, COO of NGO FASD Ireland and host of the A and F podcast exploring adoption and fostering and other related topics.

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This is the last episode of the current season, we’ll be back in July with more news and more guests including a Tech4Good Award winner and Rachel Pattinson from the Open lab at Newcastle University

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In this episode we are talking about a Manchester-based startup that’s trying to use data and AI to stop child labour. Primark and Apple will be delighted. We also take a look at the rise of religious versions of ChatGPT.

Bex is on hosting duties and she is joined by TFGL team member Greg Ashton.

Our special guest joining us to talk about our news stories this week is Scott Casson-Rennie, who is, amongst other things, COO of NGO FASD Ireland and host of the A and F podcast exploring adoption and fostering and other related topics.

Tune in to the next episode where we get to know more about Scott.

Good story of the week:

Manchester UK based startup is trying to use data and AI to stop child labour:

Data driven solutions to eradicate child labour in supply chains - HACE 

Bad news story of the week:

Worrying rise of religious versions of ChatGPT including GitaGPT, BibleGPT and Ask Quran:

India’s religious AI chatbots are speaking in the voice of god — and condoning violence - Rest of World 

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If you listened to our last episode you would have heard from special guest Arielle Tye.

Arielle is Head of Development at ProMo Cymru, a youth and community organisation specialising in digital services.

She’s back for an interview where you get to hear less nonsense from us, and more good stuff from Arielle. We’ll be talking about her work in the Digital youth space, and upskilling the Welsh Third Sector in Digital.

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In this episode we’re talking about how the world has gotten a little more accessible. And we’ll be talking about spies. But apparently not in an exciting and fun way.

Bex is on hosting duties and she is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Paul Jakubowski

Our special guest is Arielle Tye, Head of Development at ProMo Cymru, a youth and community organisation specialising in digital services.

Good story of the week

Great round of accessibility wins:

Greece makes nearly 200 beaches accessible with adaptive chairs - Independent.ie

And more wilderness will be accessible to wheelchair users thanks to this tank looking wheelchair:

These All-Terrain Wheelchairs Are Making Nature More Accessible (and Enjoyable) for Those With Mobility Issues - Nice News

And moving away from wheelchairs, the already brilliant 'Be My Eyes' is due for an AI upgrade:

Be My Eyes: Popular App Tests “Life-Altering” AI Tool to Help Visually Impaired People - Nice News 

Bad news story of the week:

The NSO and Pegasus story isn't over and it looks like the US government have been struggling to kill it because they keep buying it:

A front company and a fake identity: How the U.S. came to use spyware it was trying to kill - Japan Times 

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In this episode we’re joined by Thomas Young, Creative Director for Looking Glass Creative, a Partner of Flannel & Blade, the Director of Artistic Planning for ReThink Theatrical, and a Co-Founder of Vital Little Plans. 

On the agenda is the impact of AI on creativity and the art world at large.

Book mentioned: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff

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In this episode we talk about how old tech is helping Ukraine and how AI is screwing over writers. Cool cool cool. 

Bex is on hosting duties, and she is joined by Tech For Good Live team members, Fay Schofield, Paul Jakubowski and Mille Vardheim

Good story of the week:

Ukraine war: How old tech is helping Ukraine avoid detection - BBC News 

Bad news story of the week:

Writers Guild and AI:

Hollywood writers go on strike: Here is what to know - Aljazeera 

'Plagiarism machines': Hollywood writers and studios battle over the future of AI - Reuters

WGA Would Allow Artificial Intelligence in Scriptwriting, as Long as Writers Maintain Credit - Variety

As Writers Strike, AI Could Covertly Cross the Picket Line - Hollywood Reporter 

Hollywood screenwriters don’t want robots taking their jobs, either - NBC News 

Justine Bateman Tweet

And finally…

Mille’s mood ring: Oura Ring 

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We talk about tech that does some kind of social good, but we also like talking about how tech could maybe be a little less evil.

In this episode, we have an interview with our old friend Mark Walker from AbilityNet, an accessibility consultancy.

We talk about what’s changed since we last spoke (pre-pandemic!) and also about their upcoming Tech4Good Awards.

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Joining host Bex is Tech For Good Live team members Greg Ashton and Paul Jakubowski, and we are also joined by an old face/voice, Mille Vardheim.

This week’s topics:

Good story of the week:

Internet 'ninjas' fighting misinformation on Twitter. But are they in danger of becoming the trolls they hunt:

The 'ninjas' fighting climate change denial on Twitter - BBC News 

Bad news story of the week:

After co signing the recent letter to demand a pause in AI development Elon Musk had started a project to develop his own competitor to ChatGPT:

Elon Musk plans AI startup to rival OpenAI, Financial Times reports - Reuters 

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Next week we have an interview with our old friend Mark Walker from Ability net, an accessibility consultancy. We’ll be talking about what’s changed since we last spoke (pre-pandemic) and also about their up and coming Tech 4 Good Awards. 

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In this episode we have a chat with special guest Sarah Miguel, changemaker and tech enthusiast, wearer of a number of different hats, including Head of Fundraising at Safe Passage, Non Exec Director at FutureEverything and Trustee at MASH.

If you listen to the podcasts in order (and why wouldn’t you?) then you’ll have already heard Sarah on last week's podcast chatting about the news, but this week we’ll hear more about Sarah's fundraising, lived experience, and of course, the government's response to refugees.

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Joining host Bex is Greg Ashton and Paul Jakubowski.

Our special guest this time is Sarah Miguel. Changemaker and tech enthusiast, wearer of a number of different hats, including Head of Fundraising at Safe Passage, Non Exec Director at FutureEverything and Trustee at MASH.

Good story of the week:

More women than ever are founding their own businesses

The Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship - Natwest Group

And the FTSE 350 hits 40% female representation on their boards

FTSE Women Leaders 

Bad news story of the week:

An algorithm used by the city of Rotterdam is having a huge impact on its citizens. Wired's investigation into the algorithm has discovered the usual ingrained biases

Inside the Suspicion Machine - Wired 

Lovely story of the week:

Psychedelic mushroom ruling!

Minds altered on psychedelics for mental health - Positive.news 

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Joining host Bex is producer Paul and Greg Ashton.

In this episode, we speak to last week’s news guest in more detail. 

Karen Dolva, co-founder of No Isolation talks to us about why the company was created and their mission to reduce social isolation and loneliness by developing warm technology, with the telepresence robot AV1 and the one-button computer Komp.

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In this week's episode we are talking about ChatGPT because of course we are. 

We are also partying like it’s 2016 because we're discussing how elections are ripe for abuse.

Joining host Bex we have TFGL team members, producer Paul and Greg Ashton.

Our special guest this week is Karen Dolva, co-founder of No Isolation, a Norwegian company founded in 2015 with an aim to reduce social isolation and loneliness by developing warm technology.

Good story of the week:

Many many many years ago we talked about education needing to better adapt to students using Google. Now ChatGPT has presented an even more pressing need to adapt. This article shared by Karen presents some great discussions that are already happening:

Artificial intelligence: Are we smart enough? - NRK (Norwegian) 

In a weird turn, Bing's new version of ChatGPT has fallen in love with journalist Kevin Roose:

Creepy Microsoft Bing Chatbot Urges Tech Columnist To Leave His Wife - Huffington Post

Bad news story of the week:

It was something we all suspected. And now the Guardian and an international team of journalists have confirmed that not only are there organised efforts to sway elections through social media. But someone has turned it into a lucrative business:

Revealed: the hacking and disinformation team meddling in elections - The Guardian 

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Come back for next week's podcast, where we’ll have more of a proper chat with Karen about warm technology, digital inclusion and much more. As a teaser to that, No Isolation created the AV1, one of the Tech for Good Live team’s favourite stories.. AV1 is a little robot who can enable children to get out and about when they otherwise wouldn’t be able to.

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In this episode we’re joined by Westlake, one of the founders and creative director of Flannel & Blade and we are discussing the ‘neo-luddites’, a new wave of teens that seem to be turning their backs on their smartphones. We also take a quick look at some technology that is being used for good (for once!) with the Be My Eyes app.

Fay Schofield is your host and she is joined by Greg Ashton and Producer Paul.

Luddite Teens:

‘Luddite’ Teens Don’t Want Your Likes - When the only thing better than a flip phone is no phone at all. - New York Times

What is ‘neo-luddism’, the rejection of modern technology? . The Star (not that one) 

Apps doing good:

Be My Eyes 

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In this episode we are talking about the future of social media and AI generated art.

Fay Schofield is your host and she is joined by Greg Ashton and Producer Paul.

Our guest to discuss this week's topics is Westlake. Storyteller, editor, cultural producer and network weaver with twenty years communications experience. Founder of the creative collective - Flannel & Blade. Born in Blighty, living in NYC.

This weeks stories:

Co-founders of Instagram think they've found the future of social media. And it's not video. The issues with Twitter seem to have energised new innovation in social media, could this be the start of a new era?

Instagram’s co-founders are back with Artifact, a kind of TikTok for text - The Verge 

Picking up on a topic we touched on a few weeks ago, AI generated "art". There's now a number of lawsuits including in the US and UK:

First AI Art Generator Lawsuits Threaten Future of Emerging Tech - Bloomberg Law 

Florida high school athletes won't have to report their periods after emergency vote - NPR

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Joining host Bex is producer Paul, Greg Ashton and Tom Passmore.

In this episode, we are having a chat with our special guest Alex Nelson, Principal Designer at Hala Systems, who develops cutting edge humanitarian technology for conflict zones, like early warning systems for hospitals and schools in Syria to allow them to evacuate during bombings. 

We find out more about the challenges he faces in that role, there’s a plea for tech and design companies to do more to support right to left text and Arabic in their tools, and we hear his thoughts on the tech world at the moment.

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We are talking about how AI might help cheating in exams, but also might help with mental health diagnosis. Sounds like a win win. And we return to our usual segment  “What’s Elon done now!?”

Joining host Bex is producer Paul, Greg Ashton and Tom Passmore.

Our special guest is Alex Nelson, Principal Designer at Hala Systems, who develops cutting edge humanitarian technology for conflict zones, like early warning systems for hospitals and schools in Syria to allow them to evacuate during bombings.

Good story of the week:

AI is having a wild ride right now, excitement over ChatGPT turned to fear of cheating in exams and other misuse and back to exciting new uses for these AI tools including mental health diagnosis:

Listening For Illness: Your Voice May Soon Help Detect Health Problems - Worldcrunch 

Kintsugi Named One of Fierce Healthcare’s 2023 ‘Fierce 15’ Companies - Silicon 

But it seems some need more caution and common sense in considering how we use AI:

A news site used AI to write articles. It was a journalistic disaster. - Washington Post

Bad news story of the week:

In a continued effort to throw the baby out with the bath water, Twitter gets rid of third party apps, remembers a subscription needs some kind of benefit, and suggests they'll have an ad free version soon (and not because all the advertisers have left):

The third-party apps Twitter just killed made the site what it is today - The Verge

Elon Musk admits Twitter has too many ads, says fix is coming - Tech Crunch 

Ugly story of the week:

OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 Per Hour to Make ChatGPT Less Toxic - Time

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In this bumper episode we are talking about home blood pressure monitoring, the fact that charity staff are paid less than other sectors, Google’s impact on democracy, and partying - Finnish style.

Host Fay Schofield is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Harry Bailey.

Our special guest for this episode is Dr Anas Nader - Anas is an A&E doctor whose experience of burnout inspired a health tech initiative, Patchwork Health, which is helping to make NHS careers more sustainable and solve the current staffing crisis

This episode was recorded August 24th 2022.

Stat of the week 

New study finds at home blood pressure monitoring using an app don't make the process any better

Apps don’t make at-home blood pressure monitoring better - The Verge 

ORCHA

Charity news of the week

Charity staff paid 7% less than other sectors - UK Fundraising 

Tech news of the week

Incremental changes to the way Google works have damaged democracy and society more widely:

Google Search Is Quietly Damaging Democracy - Wired 

And finally…

Women in Finland are posting videos of themselves partying in solidarity with their prime minister Sanna Marin - Twitter 

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In this episode we're chatting about a generous (edit: former) CEO, a recruitment crisis in the care sector and iRobot (not the crappy Will Smith film).

Host Bex is joined by TFGL pod regular Greg Ashton and Producer Paul.

Our guest for this episode is Ume Pandya. Ume is the Design & Product Director at HealthLumen. He is also a Venture Partner at the impact investor Bethnal Green Ventures.

This episode was recorded on August 16th 2022

Stat of the week 

CEO Dan Price from Gravity Payments paid his staff £66k as standard and is calling for other companies to do the same:

CEO who pays staff $80K minimum wage calls for companies to pay a fair wage - LadBible

UPDATE: 

Dan Price, CEO who cut his pay so workers made at least $70,000, resigns - Washington Post

Charity news of the week

Crisis in the social care sector as vacancies increase by 52% over the last 12 months

Government intervention needed to curb the workforce crisis in social care - Care England 

Tech news of the week

Venture firm a16z proving once again that having all that money doesn't make you any smarter, as they once again fund Adam Neumann.

a16z says ‘WeBack’ to WeWork’s Neumann with its biggest check ever - TechCrunch 

This investment in Flow comes just after reports surfaced that VC Billionaire Marc Andreessen fought against a proposal to build new affordable housing units in his ultra-wealthy hometown of Atherton, CA. 

Rant of the week 

The iRobot Deal Would Give Amazon Maps Inside Millions of Homes

The iRobot Deal Would Give Amazon Maps Inside Millions of Homes - Wired

And finally…

Some loon made an exo-suit for a snake 

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Host Bex is joined by TFGL regular Greg Ashton.

Our special guest for this episode is Craig Steele from Digital Skills Education

If you know a young gamer inspired by esports - they can get Craigs book “Ultimate Gamer: Career Mode - Everything You Need To Be A Gaming Industry Pro” and learn about all the creative and technical jobs in the gaming industry. It’s available wherever books are sold, and in libraries across the country.

This episode was recorded on August 9th 2022

Stat of the week 

The Commonwealth Games hosted an esports pilot event. Data from the Commonwealth Games Federation suggests that 16-24-year-olds are more likely to watch esports tournaments (32%) than traditional sports tournaments (31%), with 44% watching live streams of video games.

Commonwealth Games: 'An education in what esports actually is' - BBC News 

Charity news of the week

New domains added to .org family: 

New charity-related domains released - UK Fundraising 

Annual public meeting for the charity commission is going hybrid on 12th October - Gov.uk

Tech news of the week

Is Web3 dying?

After crypto’s crash and NFTs’ collapse, Web3 idealists race to prove that the dream of decentralization isn’t dead -  Fortune

And finally…

Our guest has a Twitter bot which writes tweets that fit pretty well into the wider Twitter-sphere:

Craig Bot 

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In this episode we discuss the stagnation of the UK economy and a startup hoping to disrupt the VC experience.

Host Dama Sathianathan is joined by TFGL podcast regular Greg Ashton.

Our special guest for this episode is Louise Marston from Resolution Ventures, the venture arm of the Resolution Foundation.

Stat of the week 

The Resolution Foundation delivered their interim Economy 2030 report.

Stagnation Nation - The interim report of The Economy 2030 Inquiry

Charity news of the week

The next wave of dormant assets will unlock around £740m worth of new funding for England. 

Matt Leach and Seb Elsworth: Dormant assets distribution – two complementary approaches - Civil Society

The Prince of Wales Foundation will not be investigated for accepting £1 million from Bin Laden family

Regulator rules out action against Prince of Wales charity over bin Laden donation - ThirdSector 

Tech news of the week

Startup, Landscape, is trying to disrupt the VC experience with a Glassdoor style reviews platform for founders. And now they are launching a new platform for VC scouting.

Shaking up the early-stage Landscape - Preseed Now

And finally…

The England women's team win the Euros and Football Rebooted are going to capitalise on the renewed interest by giving people the chance to Freeport unused football boots so they can distribute them to those who can't afford them:

‘A milestone’: Euro 2022 helps reboot campaign to break down barriers - Positive.news 

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If you’re new here, this is a podcast all about using technology to have a positive impact. If you’ve listened to us before, thanks for sticking around while we normally have a good old whinge.

In this episode we’re going to be chatting about the fact that women live longer, digital skills in the charity sector and Eurovision, of course..

Host Fay Schofield is joined by TFGL team member Dama Sathianathan.

Our special guest for this episode is Ivy Cavendish, Co-founder and CEO of The Science Writing Revolution.

This episode was recorded on July 28th 2022

Stat of the week 

Women live longer than men on average but spend about a quarter of their lives in poor health, compared with a fifth for men.

New women’s health strategy for England aims to end decades of inequality - The Guardian 

First Women's Health Strategy for England to tackle gender health gap - Gov.uk 

Charity news of the week

The annual charity digital skills report is here!

Charity Digital Skills Report 

Tech news of the week

After weeks of positive news, Facebook are back on form being bad. This time raising the questions about outsourcing to countries with weaker labour laws. 

A Lawsuit Against Meta Shows the Emptiness of Social Enterprises - Wired 

Sama Disclosure  

The Tech Worker Handbook 

And finally…

UK confirmed as Eurovision host for next year:

Eurovision 2023 confirmed to take place in UK as Ukraine officially ruled out - Metro 

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And what a blistering show we have lined up for you.  We talk about my Tom’s favourite subject - waste and recycling! What a treat.

We hear about the roasting that International aid organisations took from the University of Oxford.

And is Meta going to bask in the glow of appreciation for its first annual human rights report? Hold onto your earbuds everybody - this one is going to be a scorcher!!!

The heat affected podcast record left us with a skeleton crew of Tom Passmore on hosting duties, joined by fellow TFGL team member Greg Ashton.

Stat of the week 

The big plastic count results are in and the shocking results suggest that the UK’s homes produce 96.6 billion pieces of plastic packaging waste a year, with only 12% being recycled in the UK. 

'Jaw-dropping' amount of plastic thrown away by British households every year revealed - Sky News  

 ‘We haven’t been given the money to get it right’: why so much of the UK is rubbish at recycling - Guardian 

Charity news of the week

New study finds NGOs are more focused on internal dynamics than resolving how their organisations fits into the world we're in:

International aid sector in a ‘crisis of legitimacy’, study finds - Guardian 

Tech news of the week

Meta published its first annual human rights report:

Dunstan Allison-Hope / Twitter 

And finally…

Short and medium train journeys to be free in Spain following similar move in Germany to provide €9 train tickets:

Spain: Short and medium distance trains will be free this autumn, thanks to a windfall tax - Euronews 

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We also have an action packed episode for you! This week we are talking about an AI translation project from Facebook, the cost of living crisis, Uber being shady and much more.

Host Fay Schofield is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Paul Jakubowski.

Our special guest for this episode is Sam Wheeler, Director, co-owner and ‘Admiral of Ops’ at tech for good app development and web design company, Big Lemon.

Stat of the week 

Facebook open sources their AI universal translation project of over 200 languages including what are known as "low-resourced languages":

Meta open sources early-stage AI translation tool that works across 200 languages - The Verge 

Charity news of the week

New NPC report warns funders of the impact of the cost of living crisis and calls for them to act:

Inflation could ‘engulf an already battered’ voluntary sector, think tank warns - Third Sector 

Tech news of the week

Quick mention:

Match Group is bringing Tinder’s free background checks to more dating apps - The Verge 

Main Story:

Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals - The Guardian 

Sad of the week

Paul’s fundraiser to help give back to those who supported his sister in her battle against mitochondrial disease.

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/in-memory-of-laura-jakubowski

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In this episode we are talking about digital poverty and the massive impact it has on society.

An open letter has been sent to the Charity Commission and is calling on the regulator to act now to close the gap on diversity data at the senior management and board level in the sector. We explore that a little bit.

AND… After the supreme court in the US stripped women of their basic human rights by overturning Roe Vs Wade, tech companies are trying to respond. An update by Google will automatically flag and delete any visits to abortion clinics from a user’s location history. 

Joining host Bex are TFGL team members Fay Schofield and Tom Passmore

Our special guest for this episode is Rebs Curtis-Moss. Rebs is an Interim Social Media Manager at Shelter.

Shelters Renters' Reform Bill campaign

Stat of the week 

Around 1.7 million households are offline and one in five children who had been homeschooling in 2021 did not have access to an appropriate device. 

UK Digital Poverty Evidence Review 2022 

Charity news of the week

#OperationTransparency 

Diversity data desperately needed, sector urges Charity Commission - UK Fundraising

Tech news of the week

Google will automatically delete visits to abortion clinics from your location history - Mashable 

And finally…

This guy LOVES fruit!

Video Of A "Passionate" Fruit Seller Goes Viral, Internet in Splits - NDTV

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This week we cover public perceptions of transgender folk, controversial funding announcements and of course we talk about the what’s going on in the US - where firearms apparently have more rights than people who menstruate.

Dama Sathianathan is on hosting duties and she is joined by fellow TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Paul Jakubowski

Our special guest for this episode is Pete Beckett,Tech startup founder at Ethiot. 

Stat of the week 

New report from the 'More in common' think tank find only 2 percent think ‘the debate about transgender people’ is one of the most important issues facing the country. With most preferring a 'live and let live' approach: 

Britons and Gender Identity - More in Common 

Transgender athletes: New rules probably also in athletics 

Charity news of the week

MP John Nicholson questions National Lottery Community Funding for the controversial LGB Alliance:

 MP queries National Lottery Community Fund’s ‘disturbing’ decision to fund LGB Alliance -  ThirdSector

Tech news of the week

Meta bans employees from discussing Roe v Wade: 

Meta bans staff from open discussion of Roe v. Wade decision and is deleting internal messages that mention abortion: report - Insider 

Whilst other companies promise to cover healthcare costs for their staff:

How Apple, Disney and Other Companies Have Responded to Supreme Court Overturning Roe v. Wade - CNET

Nice of the week 

Deep Reckonings 

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Thankfully, we’re not going to be spending this podcast talking about the royal family, and instead we’re diving in the world of tech for good… and probably bad. 

We’re having a chat about small businesses, love island, coffins and Meta. 

Hosting this week is Fay Schofield, and she’s joined by Dama Sathianathan.

Our special guest for this episode is Kristen Robinson, Head of Advocacy at Open Contracting Partnership. 

Check out their 10 point plan to fix the UK's draft procurement bill.

Stat of the week 

According to the latest figures, public sector spending with small businesses rose to £19.3 billion in 2021/22, which accounts for 26.9% of government spending:

British Government’s plans for procurement overhaul post-Brexit set to become law next year - Diginomica 

All change for public procurement rules: the Procurement Bill 2022 - Lexology 

Charity news of the week

Deaf charities applaud the casting of the first dear person to love Island:

Love Island's First Deaf Contestant Is Already Getting All The Love - Huffpost

Tech news of the week

As Meta battles regulators VR startups in Germany are having to choose whether to develop applications using less popular rival headsets, or give up on the fast-growing $4.4 billion market:

Meta’s German Oculus Blockade Has Startups Facing Harsh Reality - Bloomberg

Nice of the week 

Armed with open data: How Ukraine saved billions on defence procurement - Open Contracting Partnership 

And finally…

Living coffin that turns your body into compost - Positive.news

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In this episode we’re chatting about parents giving their kids career advice, fake social media accounts and The Handmaid’s Tale. Lots of cheery stuff then.

Hosting this week is Fay Schofield, and she’s joined by fellow Tech For Good Live team member Greg Ashton.

Our special guest this week is Alice Thwaite. Founder of Hattusia, a tech ethics campus, community and consultancy.

Discussed in this episode:

Stat of the week 

More than 75% of parents felt that giving relevant career advice to their children was almost impossible in such a fast-changing jobs market

‘How is that a real job?’ Parents struggle to keep up with children’s career options - The Guardian 

Charity news of the week

Raleigh international announced its closure this week

Raleigh International announces closure with immediate effect - UK Fundraising

Tech news of the week

New app from the Centre For the Protection of National Infrastructure (yes that's a thing) helps you identify fake social accounts to help people avoid sharing misinformation

‘Think Before You Link’: app launched to help social media users detect fake profiles - The Guardian

Nonce-sense from Google:

Mass confusion as Google asks users to learn ‘what a nonce is’ - Independent

And finally…

Margret Atwood auctions fireproof edition of The Handmaid's Tale - Instagram / Washington Post

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In this episode we talk about bias, privilege, and how rhetoric can take hold of our beliefs even when they can be clearly proven wrong. I know that is a shocker for everyone. And that’s why you listen to this podcast.

We also discuss exciting developments in the virtual reality space and how it is being applied to medical science. 

Hera Hussain is our host and she is joined by fellow TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Paul Jakubowski

Our special guest this week is Graeme Heyes, researcher in sustainable design innovation and facilitator of sustainable design sprints with a PhD in sustainable business model design and environmental management. 

Stat of the week 

People from societally advantaged groups think equality-promoting policies will affect them negatively, even if they would actually benefit

Privileged people misjudge effects of pro-equality policies on them - New Scientist

1 in 3 U.S. adults believes an effort is underway to replace U.S.-born Americans with immigrants for electoral gains. - US News

Charity news of the week

Financial times and Infosys demonstrate the importance of climate change policy in an excellent way:

The Climate Game 

Tech news of the week

NeuroVirt brings full-stack VR treatment to physical rehab:

Better rehab in virtual reality - PreSeed Now 

And finally…

Kickstarter for a football which is also a portable generator - Soccket

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This week we are talking about privacy and how the tech world is shaping the age-old fight for reproductive rights in one of the world’s richest and most powerful nations. And it’s not just about one country, but how it’s a problem for all of us - everywhere.

We also talk about what period-tracking apps are tracking, and if and who and what they’re selling about us.

But it’s not all grim. We’ve also found the strangest brand collaboration. It’s really bizarre.

Hera Hussain is on hosting duties and she is joined by fellow TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Paul Jakubowski.

Our special guest this week is Kathryn Kosmides, joining us from New York. She’s the founder of Garbo, a new kind of online background check.

Discussed in this episode:

Stat of the week 

It costs just over $160 to get a week’s worth of data on where people who visited Planned Parenthood came from, and where they went afterwards.

Data Broker Is Selling Location Data of People Who Visit Abortion Clinics - Vice 

Cycle-tracking apps stand behind their privacy policies as Roe teeters - The Verge

Charity news of the week

Does this win the award for strangest campaign collaboration: 

You Can Now Pick Up A Designer Scarf Alongside Your Pret Lunch Thanks To A New Charity Initiative - Elle

Mental Health Awareness Week 2022. The theme is loneliness - i

Tech news of the week

Tinder will let you perform background checks before swiping right for $2.50 - Fortune

EU’s new rules for Big Tech will come into force in Spring 2023, says Vestager - TechCrunch 

Nice of the week 

It was local council election time in the UK recently and we wanted to give a shout out to Democracy Club, a civic tech initiative, whose data was used by Councils, Electoral Commission and other government websites.

And finally…

You think the roads are shit now, wait until they're made out of used nappies  - Positive.news

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In this week's show we talk about e-scooters. Are they an illegal form of transport meeting an unmet need in society, or are they the one thing even more embarrassing than running a podcast about tech for good?

In a shocking turn of events, Amazon continues to be what we’ve come to expect of Amazon and workers rights. What next you ask? They’re apparently hiding workplace injury figures by getting staff to work "light duties" for nonprofits. And some boffins have realized that video calls can curb creativity.

Joining host Dama Sathianathan we have TFGL team members Bex Rae-Evans, Greg Ashton and Producer Paul.

Our special guest this week is Max Wilson, founder of Spokesafe, who provide cyclists, couriers, delivery drivers, scooter riders and everyone in between with access to a network of secure places to park.

Discussed in this episode:

Stat of the week 

Despite being illegal to use in the UK, 1 million e-scooters have been sold since 2018:  

‘I know they’re exciting – but calm down!’ Britain’s love-hate affair with the e-scooter - The Guardian 

Charity news of the week

Amazon hides workplace injury figures by getting staff to work "light duties" for nonprofits:

Amazon accused of using charity work scheme to conceal warehouse incident rates - Engadget

Charity digital skills survey 2022 is live!

Take the survey here 

Tech news of the week

Peer reviewed report finds video calls curb creativity:

Virtual communication curbs creative idea generation - Nature

 Does Zoom doom creativity in the workplace? - Protocol

 Hopin: virtual events start-up struggles as real gatherings return - FT

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We are pleased to say that we’ve not been bought by Elon Musk. But Twitter has, we talk about that, it would be weird not to, right?

We also discuss VPN’s, Facebook, harassment and other fun.

Bex is back in the hosting seat and is joined by TFGL regular Greg Ashton and Producer Paul.

Our special guest this week is Amanda Manyame, Digital Law and Rights Consultant at Equality Now. Amanda advises and conducts research on digital laws, policies, human rights and anticipates the legal risks and harms associated with technological innovation.

Links from this episode:

Stat of the week 

8/14 of the top VPNs include trackers

How Private Is My VPN? - The Markup 

Charity news of the week

White co-founder of No White Saviours accused of misuse of funds and harassment of her black co-founder - Twitter / @lovettejallow

Tech news of the week

Response to Facebook's request to dismiss the $150 billion lawsuit pulls no punches - Twitter / @jason_kint

And Elon Musk couldn't be arsed to solve world hunger for $6 billion but buys Twitter for $44 billion - Associated Press 

Nice of the week 

Protecting people’s rights in the digital age: a Universal Declaration on Digital Rights - YouTube / Equality Now

Women Leading in Artificial Intelligence, Equality Now proposes to mobilize the international community towards the creation of a Universal Declaration on Digital Rights (UDDR) - Equality Now

And finally…

Someone made a light that checks the local council website and tells you which bin to put out - Twitter / @tabard

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If you're a long time listener, you’ll know that we’re quite a cynical bunch, but when we do hear stories of tech used to drive positive impact in the world, we’re all the more ecstatic and can’t wait to tell you more about them. 

This week we are talking about rampant inequality and its effects on people’s happiness, a new social media platform designed to stop you from doom scrolling (hurrah!), and the metaverse coming for your soul.

Dama Sathianathan is on hosting duties and is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Paul Jakubowski.

Our special guest this week is Kathryn Dingle, Digital Product Manager at NPC, an organisation helping charities, funders and policy makers to maximise social impact. She is also a volunteer Co-Director for IC Change UK, a campaign to create a world where women are free from violence.

Stat of the week 

Countries that allow economic inequality to increase as they grow richer make their citizens less happy - The Guardian 

Charity news of the week

Plans for a new social media platform focused on positivity. Where a 'like' can help find charities:

The new social media platform designed to stop you ‘scrolling through bile’ - Positive.News 

Supernova 

Tech news of the week

The Metaverse is coming for your soul: 

Metaverse Company to Offer Immortality Through ‘Live Forever’ Mode - Vice

This has already been done by the brilliant Pete Trainor:

Pete and James

Nice of the week 

Covid vaccination technology may be used as first heart attack ‘cure’ - Standard 

And finally…

Exo-seleton helps boy with cerebral palsy walk 

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If you’re new here, it’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact. My main advice for any new listeners tuning in is to stop listening right now. Honestly, we’re not worth your time.

If you do decide to stick around though, we’ve some interesting stories in this week’s episode.

We’re talking about a new report into the dangers of Facebook’s encryption plans. Greenpeace wants you to help count some plastic. And, in a shocking development, Amazon continues to be absolute ass-hats. In their crosshairs this week… unions.

Host Bex is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Fay Schofield.

Our special guest this week is Joe Friel. Joe is co-founder of Yalla, a collective of web developers, designers, project managers and strategists. Yalla work with non-profit and impact-driven businesses across the UK, Gaza and Germany.

Discussed in this episode:

Stat of the week 

New report from non-profit, Business for Social Responsibility, states Facebook's expansion of encryption would do more good than harm:

Meta’s encryption plan has human rights benefits, report says - Washington Post

Charity news of the week

New Greenpeace campaign asks for the public's help to understand what plastic we're using and throwing away:

The Big Plastic Count 

Tech news of the week

First Amazon union formed in the US, Amazon is obviously fighting this and has plans to block words like "Union" in its internal messaging app:

 ‘A marathon, not a sprint’: how Chris Smalls defied Amazon to form a union - The Guardian 

Amazon says New York union organizers gave workers weed to help secure unionization votes - Insider 

These are the words Amazon’s planned employee chat app reportedly won’t let you say - The Verge 

Nice of the week 

Advancing Healthcare Awards

Robot Cat Cam

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We’re back for our second season of 2022 and we’re talking about greenwashing, bitcoin, climate denial, Facebook, and privacy - so the usual shit show.

Host Bex is joined by TFGL regular Greg Ashton and Producer Paul.

Our special guest this week is Nikki Bell, co-founder of Fundraising Everywhere. 

Discussed in this episode:

Stat of the week 

Number of adverts banned for ‘greenwashing’ triples in a year - Independent 

Charity news of the week

Bitcoin’s massive energy use faces $5M shame campaign from environmental groups - ARS Technica 

Tech news of the week

New EU law sets up a fight between interoperability and privacy

Is the end nigh for end-to-end encryption? - Guardian 

Facebook drives sceptics towards climate denial - BBC News 

And there was a "bug" which was promoting misinformation rather than blocking it:

‘Massive ranking failure’ meant Facebook showed users nudity, violence, and Russian misinformation - Independent 

Nice of the week 

A Kirby song cover just won a Grammy - The Verge

And finally…

You can enjoy sushi in VR and there's something called a "butter device"!

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We look at ways you can support Ukraine and discuss social media and propaganda.

And we also take a look at some other stories, like charity recommendations for how to reduce food waste.

Joining host Bex and TFGL team member Greg Ashton we have a returning special guest! Beth Wiltshire, based in Brussels and working on digital, tech and space policy and democratic innovation. 

Discussed in this episode:

Stat of the week 

Ukraine asks for support through crypto donations and had now raised $20 million as of Monday 28th Feb:

Ukraine raises millions in crypto donations 'to destroy as many Russian soldiers as we can' - Sky News 

Crypto Donations to Ukraine Jump to $20M - Coindesk 

Some are taking more direct action:

Anonymous launches cyber war on Russia and has disabled several websites - Metro 

Bloomberg Instagram post

Charity news of the week

14,000,000 shopping baskets full of food waste could be saved along with 1,110 truck loads of plastic if organisations follow sustainability charity, WRAPS, 3 recommendations:

Reducing household food waste and plastic packaging - WRAP

Tech news of the week

Social media and modern warfare:

Is Russia winning the disinformation war in Ukraine? - New Scientist

The first TikTok war: how are influencers in Russia and Ukraine responding? - The Guardian 

Ukraine invasion: Russia restricts social media access - BBC news 

Tech companies rally to help their teams in Ukraine:

Tech companies mobilise plans to help employees in Ukraine - Metro 

And finally…

$4.37 billion sale of offshore wind farm in the US shows a huge financial shift to renewables - Upstream Online

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Lame Crypto Boys – get your complaint emails ready for us because we’re going to be talking about the £300million in bitcoin that the UK Police have seized in the last 5 years. Totally not a ponzi scheme.

We talk about how those old white racist folks’ attacks on “woke” charities have failed.

Apple and Android have united. Well, kind of, in a way. Apparently the staff are secretly unionising. I mean if we’ve heard about it, it’s not very secret, but yay for unions in the tech industry.

Bex is back as host and she’s joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Hera Hussain.

Discussed in this episode:

Stat of the week 

Police in the UK have seized 300 million in bitcoin in the last 5 years:

Cryptocurrency crimes have got too big for the US government to ignore - New Scientist

Charity news of the week

Attack on "woke" charities has failed… Or did it really ever start?

  Attack on ‘woke’ charities has backfired, campaigners say - The Guardian

Tech news of the week

Apple employees use Android to plan unionisation secretly: 

Apple's retail employees are reportedly using Android phones and encrypted chats to keep unionization plans secret - Android Police 

What does the future hold for employment law with the metaverse (paywall but basic premise is do normal employment laws apply):

Metaverse vs employment law: the reality of the virtual workplace - Financial Times

And finally…

Have you been feeling suerza or sounder recently? 

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Joining host Fay Schofield is TFGL pod regular Greg Ashton.

Our special guest for this episode is Becky Steeden, Strategic Social Media Manager at the RNLI 

Discussed in this episode:

Stat of the week 

Increases in sales of plant based food hasn't lead to a reduction in meat based sales:

Big Food is ready to sell you more plant-based meat - Vox 

Charity news of the week

Charities are open to hacking because they don't have the money to prevent it:

Humanitarian organizations keep getting hacked because they can’t spend to secure data - Rest of World

Tech news of the week

Facebook and Mozilla to team up on a new method for online advertising:

Mozilla and Meta (Facebook) are now actually working together - XDA Developers

Oh and they've renamed the News Feed, now it's just Feed:

Facebook rebrands News Feed after more than 15 years - The Verge 

And finally…

‘Thanks to everyone at Asda’: success for anti-poverty campaigner Jack Monroe. - The Guardian

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Apply for Becky's (soon to be) old job! 

jobs.rnli - Strategic Social Media Manager

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Hera Hussain is on hosting duties and she’s joined by Greg Ashton and Dama Sathianathan.

Our special guest this week is Catherine Woodiwiss, former journalist who is now a designer researching selfies & self-construction.

Discussed in this episode:

Stat of the week (GREG)

By 2015 the richest 10% were responsible for 49% of the world's carbon emissions:

Carbon footprint gap’ between rich and poor expanding, study finds. - The Guardian 

And companies are exaggerating their progress: 

Climate change: Top companies exaggerating their progress - study - BBC News

Charity news of the week 

WWF received backlash for using NFTs for fundraising:

WWF-UK faces backlash over plan to sell NFTs to fund conservation work - Climate Home News 

The Internet is just investment banking now - The Atlantic 

Tech news of the week

From the company who perfected harassment at a distance, Meta/Facebook introducing distancing to 'prevent' harassment in the metaverse:

Meta is adding a ‘personal boundary’ to VR avatars to stop harassment - The Verge 

Sounds like their vision of the metaverse isn't translating into dollars though:

For the first time in its history, Facebook is in decline. Has the tech giant begun to crumble? - The Guardian

Oh and they might turn their services off of they don't get their way in Europe:

Meta (FB) May Shut Down Facebook, Instagram in Europe Over GDPR Data Rules - Bloomberg

Nice of the week x2!

Wingspan Boardgame

Despite Don’t Look Up’s doomsdaying about tech billionaires (and governments, media) … NASA scientists are working hard successfully stop asteroids, actually! 

The quest to avert an asteroid apocalypse is going surprisingly well - Vox

And finally…

Nuclear fusion is getting closer:

Scientists break through major milestone in harnessing fusion energy - Independent  

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This week, we’re talking about data anonymisation, privacy, ethics and mental health, and the growing world of NFTs. 

TFGL Team members Hera Hussain and Harriet Pugh are joined by our special guest Zoë Firth, Project Lead at Chayn

Stat of the week 

If you’ve been wondering why people have been cancelling their subscriptions, this is the reason!

270 health experts to Spotify: Joe Rogan’s Covid misinformation is ‘a sociological issue of devastating proportions’

Charity news of the week

Last week, The Crisis Text Line was in the news when Politico shared that the suicide and crisis helpline based in the US, was selling anonymised data from its conversation with texters to train a chatbot for customer service run by it’s for-profit spin off, Loris.ai. 

Suicide hotline shares data with for-profit spinoff, raising ethical questions - Politico

After causing an outrage in the data science, human rights and ethics space - especially on twitter - the charity announced THIS WEEK they will no longer be selling data to Loris.ai.

Crisis Text Line stops sharing conversation data with AI company - The Verge 

Tech news of the week

NFTs are the rage! Do you know what they are?

This NFT on OpenSea Will Steal Your IP Address - VIce

Would you buy a home in the metaverse? - FT

Crypto queens: Women stake out space in blockchain world - Reuters

Women Rise 

Rant of the week 

Google Illegally Used Dark Patterns to Trick Users Into Handing Over Location Data, State AGs Say - Gizmodo

And finally…

The New York Times Buys Wordle 

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So as we soldier on into murky corridors of tech, this week we are talking about the food price index, a new internal aid charity campaign, fancy offices and dogs!

Tech for Good Live pod regular Greg Ashton joins host Fay Schofield and our special guest this week is Louise Pavoni, Digital Engagement Manager at  Leukaemia UK.

Discussed in this episode:

Stat of the week 

The CPI and the retail price index (RPI) are used interchangeably to document the rising price levels of groceries and household goods across the UK. Yet they only tell a fragment of the story of inflation, and grossly underestimate the true cost-of-living crisis. In 2012, 10 stock cubes from Sainsbury’s Basics range were 10p. In 2022, those same stock cubes are 39p, but only available in chicken or beef. The cheapest vegetable stock cubes are, inexplicably, £1 for 10. 

We’re pricing the poor out of food in the UK – that’s why I’m launching my own price index - The Guardian

Charity news of the week

Major international aid charities combine forces in a new campaign "We the helpers".

UK international aid charities unite in major awareness building campaign - UK Fundraising

Tech news of the week

Even the guy who designed Google's headquarters thinks "fancy" tech office are a bad idea:

The man behind Google’s Silicon Valley headquarters says fancy tech offices are ‘dangerous’ - SFGATE 

Google nest are trying to gamify saving energy:

Nest Renew - Google 

Nice of the week 

AI tech to monitor depression - Thymia

And finally…

#DronesForGood dog saved from rising tide by a sausage dangled from a drone:

Stranded dog saved from rising tide after rescuers attach sausage to drone - The Guardian 

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In this episode we’re talking about deepfakes, Tom Cruise, and, potentially, the death of truth on the internet. We discuss culture wars, and we learn more about the recent Roblox scandal. 

Joining host Bex we have Tech For Good Live team members Greg Ashton and Jonny Rae-Evans

Our special guest this week is Lex, Co-Founder & Design Director at COMUZI, a design studio building future-positive digital products, services & experiences.

Discussed in this episode:

Stat of the week 

78% of people could not distinguish the deepfake from authentic content even when given a warning they could be viewing a fake:

Tom Cruise test shows people can’t detect fake videos even when they know they are fake - Independent  

Charity news of the week

Charities will be most successful in dealing with government culture wars when they work to create consensus:

Culture wars' a key political driver for charities in the year ahead, NCVO predicts - Third Sector

Tech news of the week

Roblox is a community built gaming platform that is accused of exploiting its creators. Not uncommon but these creators are children:

The trouble with Roblox, the video game empire built on child labour - The Guardian 

And finally…

32nd Human Rights Watch report noted that autocrats faced a significant backlash in 2021, with millions of people taking to the streets in countries like Brazil, Hungary and Uganda. It also highlighted the trend for opposition parties to form coalitions to challenge autocrats, citing the Czech Republic and Israel as places where this has succeeded. Similar alliances have been formed in Hungary and Turkey. 

Human Rights Watch World Report 2022 

D&AD Impact awards open for applications  https://www.dandad.org/en/d-ad-impact/ 

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It’s our very first episode of the year and what a great one we've got lined up for you. We're talking about why it’s so hard to regulate algorithms, a new government backed disabled passenger charter, the world’s obsession with Wordle and the inspiring story of Preet Chandi and her trip to the south pole.

Joining host Fay Schofield on this voyage into 2022 we have TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Hera Hussain

Our special guest is Alex Blandford. Alex is the Lead Product Manager at the University of Cambridge.

Links from the show:

Stat of the week 

Of 40 bills designed to regulate automated decision making in the US, only 1 has passed. And that was a task force whose recommendations have been ignored:

Why It’s So Hard to Regulate Algorithms - The Markup

Charity news of the week

Government teams with charity Scope on Disabled Persons Passenger Charter for bus, coach, taxi, private hire vehicle and rail

Government teams with charity Scope on Disabled Persons Passenger Charter - Gov.uk 

Tech news of the week

Are tech marketers desperate to make the metaverse a thing?

Samsung’s CES 2022 showcase includes a metaverse experience we didn’t ask for - The Verge 

Metaverse Hype Permeates CES 2022 Tech Show - Investor's Business Daily

And finally…

Preet Chandi, first woman of colour to make a solo trip to the south pole - Channel 4

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GM-THINK is a multi-agency database that lets services across Greater Manchester share information quickly and securely. The system makes it easy for organisations to coordinate the work they do with people who have multiple and complex needs.

Host Rebecca Rae-Evans is joined by: 

Abbie - Development Officer at Inspiring Change Manchester

Jackie - ICM Programme Manager

Neil - GMThink Co-chair

Grace - RealSystems Customer Success Lead.

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In the podcast you’ll be hearing from the students on their thoughts on dealing with propaganda misinformation, data and privacy. 

The show is produced and hosted by Kristiana Zunde. She is joined by Bex-Rae Evans. Bex is a Tech for Good Live podcast regular and she ran the module for the students at NUI Galway. 

And they’re joined by Sheila Malone. Sheila is a lecturer in Marketing at NUI Galway. 

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In this episode we’re talking about how you can’t trust anything you see on Instagram, especially if someone is telling you they’re going to plant a tree.

We discuss the extraordinary demand that’s going to be placed on charity services this winter. And we chat about a new digital project to help support people with “atypical” speech.

Joining host Bex Rae-Evans we have podcast regular Greg Ashton and Tech For Good Live team member Harriet Pugh.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week 

4 million people posted a picture of their pet to Instagram with the sticker "we'll plant tree for every pet picture" and as we now know, zero trees will be planted - Twitter

Charity news of the week

Tough days ahead for charities?

Charities facing a 'perfect storm' as demand rises - BBC News

Tech news of the week

An actually great project from Google to help people with atypical speech

Google's Project Relate Aims to Help People With Atypical Speech Communicate - PC Magazine

And finally…

Chinese farm uses facial recognition tech to stop goats getting incestuous - Metro

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In charity news of the week we discuss the way that terror attacks are reported on the news.

Facebook is overhauling the facial recognition on its platform due to fears of “misuse”. If Facebook is worried, it must be bad.

And we end on a heart warming story about a soothing radio for dogs on bonfire night.

Host Bex is joined by Tech for Good Live podcast team members Greg Ashton and Jonny Rae-Evans.

Our special guest is Andrew Wilding-Smith, Product lead at Parkinsons UK.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week 

An estimated range of 818,000 and 1.36 million daily views of climate misinformation on Facebook. Up to 13.6 times more views of misinformation than Facebook claims to send to its Climate Science Center:

#InDenial – Facebook’s Growing Friendship With Climate Misinformation - Stop Funding Heat 

Charity news of the week

Survivors against terror call for changes to the way the media report on terror attacks - The Guardian

Tech news of the week

Facebook ends facial recognition on its platform and deletes records citing the potential risks of misuse - The Guardian

And yet they can't protect children - MSN

And finally…

Soothing music for our furry friends over bonfire night - Oxford Mail

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COP26 is happening in Glasgow, where all the world leaders get together and decide to doom us all because of, well, their own profit margins. So, we’re talking about a load of environment related stories.

We discuss the economic impact of climate change. Because we’re fun, cool people.

We also talk about an international attempt to stop deforestation, making Green Tech cheaper, and of course, we find time to laugh at that stupid Facebook rebrand.

Jonny Rae-Evans has taken on the hosting duties and he is joined by Tech for Good Live podcast regular Greg Ashton.

Our special guest is Sandra Pallier, Co-organiser of ClimateAction.tech and interaction designer at Microsoft

You can find loads of great content from ClimateAction.tech and their conversations about using tech to tackle climate change on their YouTube channel.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week 

Of the 438 empirical studies of the impact of climate change since 2010, zero have been included in the established Economic models

Whilst 58% of people want decisive action worldwide:

Climate change: Polls shows rising demand for government action - BBC News 

Charity news of the week

At least £1.25bn in funding to be given to indigenous people and local communities as part of the aim to stop deforestation by 2030 - The Guardian

Tech news of the week

The new name for Facebook is Meta

World leaders pledge to make green tech cheaper:

World leaders announce plan to make green tech cheaper than alternatives - The Guardian 

And finally…

Lego surveyed children to understand how to tackle climate change and made their ideas into a leaflet for cop 26 attendees

Books mentioned by Sandra:

The Ministry of the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World by Jason Hickel

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If you’re new here we’re a podcast that talks about what’s new on the Tech for Good scene, but more often than not we end up talking about how tech is being used for evil - quite timely for Halloween!

Talking of Halloween, the agenda this week is pretty scary! We talk about the fact that Trump is making a comeback. The world is heating up and campaigners are keeping a close eye on global leaders ahead of the UN’s climate change conference COP26. And surprise, surprise Facebook is back to its dodgy dealings. 

Fay Schofield is your host and she is joined by TfGL regular Greg Ashton.

Our special guest this week is Ana Zarraga, Head of Digital and Content at Global Witness, an organisation that challenges the abuses of power to protect human rights, the environment and secure the future of our planet.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week 

From zero to 12 billion trump's media venture kicks off in typical hyped style:

Analysis: From zero to $12 bln; investors chase Trump stock hype - Reuters 

But not without issues:

Donald Trump to launch social media platform called Truth Social - The Guardian 

Charity news of the week: COP26 special

UK must postpone Cop26 because poorest nations being shut out, say campaigners - Independent  

Last line of defence - Global Witness 

COP26 sponsors cause 350m tonnes of climate pollution - The Ferret 

UN sounds alarm on missing climate pledges - Reuters

Tech news of the week

 The reality of Facebooks damaging activities is brought more into light:

Facebook crisis grows as new whistleblower and leaked documents emerge - The Guardian

A whistleblower’s power: Key takeaways from the Facebook Papers - Washington Post  

And finally…

Hilarious Alan Partridge-esque interview where the interviewer can't understand why trees are more sustainable than concrete. - Indy100

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Charities are changing their behaviour to improve their cyber security since the pandemic, we discuss why this has come about.

And Prince William has announced the winners of Project Earthshot, which are five ideas to try to save the planet.

Host Bex is joined by Tech For Good Live regular Greg Ashton

Our special guest this week is Joe Dix, Head of Digital at WWF 

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week 

World's most prominent expert in conspiracy theories says social media is not making more people believe conspiracies like QAnon - Rolling Stone

Charity news of the week

Four out of five charities have changed their attitude or behaviour to cyber security since the pandemic. The less good news is that a quarter of these changing attitudes were down to experiencing a breach firsthand - Charity Digital

This comes as the charity commission tells charity leaders to protect their organisations following 8.6 million of lost funds in the last financial year - Gov.uk

Tech news of the week

The first five "Earthshot" prize winners are announced - Positive.news

And finally…

Viewers fall for John Lewis' trap and give them more coverage following their latest advert, morons. - The Independent

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On today’s podcast we are talking about a social enterprise that aims to address low numeracy skills among working-age adults. BT is the latest big firm to basically duplicate work that expert charities are already doing. Lego seems to have suddenly realised that the gender bias in their toys isn't a good idea. And something called Snapchat has done something to do with young people running for office. Apparently it’s something young people use.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week 

It is estimated that just under half of working-age adults in the UK have numeracy skills lower than that expected of an 11-year-old child - FT

Social enterprise Plain Numbers aims to help this

Charity news of the week

BT plans to duplicate the efforts of charities who probably know better than them - Sky News

Tech news of the week

Snapchat to add feature to help young people run for political office - NPR

And finally…

Lego to remove gender bias from it's toys

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In this episode we are talking about far right people continuing to be awful. Charities are demanding that they have a charity commissioner that is neither politicised or you know, evil. And, in news that will surprise everyone, Facebook are awful, harmful, and doing it knowingly, rather than just due to incompetence, so says a whistleblower.

Joining Bex today is Tech For Good team member Fay Schofield.

Our guest is Marie Farmer - Founder of digital health app Mini Mealtimes, an app that helps parents track the nutritional info of the food their children are eating so they can make informed decisions about their families health.

Stat of the week 

Hundreds new membership with far right group Oath Keepers following January 6th Capitol attack - The Guardian

Charity news of the week

Open letter from 23 charities asking the government not to politicise the role of charity commissioner (which would be illegal) - i

Tech news of the week

Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen Reveals Identity In Bombshell '60 Minutes' Interview - HuffPost 

Facebook 'operates in shadows' - and Instagram is worse than other social sites, whistleblower tells Congress - Sky News 

Mark Zuckerberg hits back at Facebook whistleblower claims - The Guardian 

Facebook whistleblower says Zuckerberg knows site harms children: ‘The buck stops with Mark’ - The Independent  

And finally…

New Fairphone plus earbuds!!!

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We have some interesting stuff to talk through though. BBC’s CAPE team have launched their toolkit for designing an inclusive workspace, so we get into that and the #showthesalary campaign has come to an end, well kind of, but maybe not really.

Joining Tech for Good Live’s Jonny and Rebecca Rae-Evans is Ben Fowkes, Commercial Director at Delib.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week 

10%-30% of the population are neurodivergent.

BBC UX&D neurodiversity dept - CAPE (Looking at neurodiversity) launch their toolkit for an inclusive workspace. While working environments are required by legislation to be accessible for physical disabilities, there is no such requirement with regard to neuro-cognitive conditions.

BBC GEL - Design for the mind toolkit  

BBC UXD Cognitive 

Charity news of the week

'Show the salary' campaign is swapping owners

Tech news of the week

Canada has shit internet ideas - Cory Doctorow/Medium

The government is doing a data consultation - get involved by the 19th Nov - Gov.uk

Also Facebook has been a prick again - Wall Street Journal

Amazon has launched a creepy robot - BBC News

US police mine Google for your location and search history - The Guardian 

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On this episode we’re talking about data leaks, the rise of the humble text message donation and a different type of world wide web (arachnophobes feel free to tune out at that point) 

Fay Schofield is on hosting duties and she’s joined by TFGL regular Greg Ashton.

Our special guest is John Fitzgerald. John works on digital evolution at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, working with charities to assess and improve their digital capability. John is also a trustee at the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.

If you’re a charity listening to this, John would love you to go get a Digital Checkup to help you to assess your organisation’s current digital maturity and how this compares to other organisations of a comparable size. The check up will help you to identify your strengths and the gaps your organisation is facing. Head to digital.checkup.scot to find out more.

Links from the episode:

Stat of the week 

17 websites that were putting their customers’ accounts at risk of hijacking after a SIM-swap including WordPress:

After the T-Mobile breach, companies are preventing customers from securing their accounts - TechRadar 

Hole blasted in Guntrader: UK firearms sales website's CRM database breached, 111,000 users' info spilled online - The Register 

Charity news of the week

Text donations soared to record high last year, new figures show - ThirdSector 

Tech news of the week

Apple dealt huge blow over iPhone App Store as judge instructs it to make major concessions to developers - Independent 

And is anyone still using Apple pay:

Barely anyone is using Apple Pay in stores anymore - TechRadar

And finally…

Eight years and 2m arachnids later, spider silk fabrics go on show in London 

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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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The planet is dying and the chances of us saving it are dwindling. So yeah, we’ll be chatting about that. Surely a podcast can fix it. 

We’ve got some positive news about a partnership between the wonderful Chayn and Bumble. 

There’s some legitimate concerns about Apple’s new privacy plans, so we’ll be talking about that, and much more...

Joining host Bex we have TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Tom Passmore.

Our special guest is Louise Corden. Louise has been Lead Digital Producer at NSPCC for the last four years, and is just about to move to the Design, Data and Tech team at Citizens Advice.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week

Not a stat, a fact, we're f*cked:

Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity' - BBC News 

And political will is still questionable:

The perverse argument against the bipartisan infrastructure bill: It wants to address climate change - Washington Post

And the likes Facebook allow climate misinformation:

Facebook let fossil-fuel industry push climate misinformation, report finds - The Guardian

Charity news of the week

Chayn to team up with dating app Bumble to provide online trauma support 

Tech news of the week

The ethical challenge for Apple of balancing privacy and protecting children:

Apple to scan iPhones for child sex abuse images - BBC News 

A protest has already been raised:

whatsapp and privacy experts sound alarm about privacy implications of new apple photo scanning feature - Telegraph

But tech companies can and should do more. NSPCC & IWF recently launched a tool to help young people get nude images of themselves removed from the Web :

New tool for under-18s to report nude photos of themselves online

And finally… 

Whilst they might get a bad rep, big cities can actually protect us from depression - Positive.news

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In this episode, recorded at the height of the Olympic season, the team talk about a World Record privacy fine from the EU and a high jump in donations for RNLI.

Host Jonny Rae-Evans is joined by pod regular Greg Ashton. 

Our special guest this week is Dave Fardoe. He’s the chairman of Accordant Solutions, a tech company specialising in social value measurement. 

Discussed in the episode:

Stat of the week

€746 million is now the highest ever privacy fine from the EU. Given to Amazon for breach of GDPR - Bloomberg

Charity news of the week:

Update on last week's story about the RNLI volunteer assaults. Turns out there are more nice people in the world - The Guardian

And in this year's Community Life Survey, informal volunteering is at a recent high whilst donations and formal volunteering are down - Third Sector

Tech news of the week

NHS changes blood oxygen monitor guidance as review finds they don’t work as well for black and Asian patients - iNews 

With the increasing use of tech in delivering public services, how much can we continue to blame "bad tech" when people misuse or badly implement the tech

Police Are Telling ShotSpotter to Alter Evidence From Gunshot-Detecting AI - VICE

And finally… 

Google may have created the first time crystals. 

Yes they are a thing. 

Yes they are as cool as they sound. 

No they don't involve time travel:

GOOGLE Google’s ‘time crystals’ could be the greatest scientific achievement of our lifetimes - TNW 

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In this episode we are peeking behind the curtain of TikTok’s algorithm. For those listeners who are Bex’s age, TikTok is a social media product, and not a tiny mint that provides up to two hours of freshness.

We’re talking about the RNLI team getting some grief from losers and haters.

And we’re talking about Pegasus. Not the winged horse that we all know and love, but instead about those awful men who are probably listening to everything we say. No, not Instagram, the other awful men.

Joining host Bex in this fight against evil we have TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Fay Schofield. 

And we have a return guest with us! The excellent Lauren Coulman from social impact consultancy Noisy Cricket! 

Stat of the week: 

It takes less than 2 hours for Tik Tok to work out what videos it wants to show you. In some cases less than 40 - Wall Street Journal

Charity news of the week:  

RNLI volunteer verbally abused for doing their job - Third Sector

Tech news of the week

Demonstrations and inquiries: the global impact of the Pegasus project - The Guardian

How NSO became the company whose software can spy on the world - The Guardian

Forensic Methodology Report: How to catch NSO Group’s Pegasus - Amnesty

And finally… 

Nice idea for wasteful tech

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Hosting this show this time around is Tom Passmore and he’s joined by Greg Ashton.

Our special guest is David Higgins, variously CTO for the original Learndirect online learning platform, Programme Director for the NHS Care Record, Security Cleared Odd-Bod at the Home Office and FCO, Programme and Security Director for the 2nd Generation UK Smart Meters Network, Cabinet Office High Risk programme reviewer, occasional CNI Security consultant and all round advisor for technical and security things. That's a lot of things.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week:

Majority of covid misinformation linked to just 12 people - The Guardian

It seems the claims of a culture war in the UK are being exaggerated by the press and public figures - Ipsos 

The Express provides an example of how this story can be twisted to say the opposite

Charity news of the week:  

Independent study carried out by Yonder, finds that charities are among the most trusted groups in society, third only after doctors and the police - GOV.UK

Tech news of the week: 

Digital security is an increasingly hot topic with several countries moving to sanction China for a Microsoft back earlier this year.

UK and allies accuse Chinese state-backed group of Microsoft hack - The Guardian

Ransomware is classified as a threat to National Security (go figure eh?)

Ken McCallum (Dir Gen Security Services address) on how cyber is now an undeclared war. - MI5

Wanted: State-backed bandits planning cyberattacks on US infrastructure. Reward: $10m - The Register

And finally… 

An article written by a cat - Kotaku

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Today’s show is jam-packed with excellence, or with tedium, depending on whether you’re “cool” or whatever. We talk about how the planet is getting hotter but not in a good way. We dig into some stats about charity digital skills and we discuss web privacy and a really boring fight for the future of the internet.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week

The Amazon rainforest is now producing more CO2 than it absorbs - The Guardian

Charity news of the week

The Charity Digital Skills report is released today with some interesting findings from the pandemic age.

Tech news of the week

Inside Big Tech’s angry, geeky, often petty ware for your privacy. - Protocol

Are you for Verified ID’s for social media…? Sign this petition.

If you’re against it...sign this one.

Rant of the week

The Right to Repair Law - Interesting Engineering 

And finally… 

3D Cat Billboard in Tokyo - People

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On today’s episode we’re talking about why women aren’t entering the tech industry. There's a positive story that involves football and crowdfunding, and Greg will be walking us through the NHS data breach.

Jonny Rae-Evans is on hosting duties, and he is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Faye Schofield

Our special guest is Chris Burns, Product Person who’s recently worked with The Department for Education and The English Institute of Sport. Chris is a regular mentor at Manchester Met Uni and Tech For Good Live’s Help A Charity initiative. He also co-organises the Deliver Sessions meetup.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week 

In 2020, the number of girls choosing to study computer science GCSE was 16,919 – just over 21.4% of total entrants – compared with 61,540 boys - The Guardian

Charity news of the week

Crowdfunding to prove England fans are not all arseholes - The Independent

Tech news of the week

A new NHS data breach - The Independent

Judge dismisses Facebook antitrust case - Al Jazeera

And finally… 

Shopify remove costs for first million - Twitter / @harlyf

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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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This episode is jam packed with drama, despair, and a little dash of whimsy. We’ll be talking about Amazon again. Not content with destroying economies, local businesses, the lives of their employees, privacy, and… well, the world… they’re now also destroying their own stock. 

We’ve a positive story about HSBC and Shelter working together to help people without a fixed address manage their finances.

And Greg has discovered a new use for plastic and apparently it’s delicious.

Joining host Bex we have Greg Ashton, strong, reliable, and a little bit dangerous.

And our special guest is Dr Alina Kadyrova - Member of the TfGL team, who has just finished a PhD in social innovation.

Discussed on the show:

Stat(s) of the week

124,000 items of stock marked to be destroyed in one week by Amazon - ITV News

New American dashboard aims to help transit practitioners, policymakers, and advocates make more informed and equitable decisions by providing clear metrics about disparities in transit access and demonstrating how changes to transit networks affect those gaps - transitcenter.org

Charity news of the week 

HSBC and Shelter team up tell a simple but powerful story

Tech news of the week 

Facial recognition failures lock people out benefits in the US, but the CEO of ID.ME says up to half of unemployment benefits have been stolen by criminals - VICE

And finally… 

Plastic never tasted so good - The Guardian

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I suppose we should start every Tech for Good Live with a content warning based on the types of things we usually discuss, but our first segment this week feels pretty heavy on sexual assault, so we’re letting you know up front. 

We also talk about newspapers being divisive (nothing new there) and Amnesty international are launching an Algorithmic Accountability Lab, which we’re very intrigued by. We do have a good news story to finish up with and it’s obviously about alcohol. 

Fay Schofield is on hosting duties, and she’s joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Tom Passmore

And our special guest this week is Lou Lai, Strategist, fundraiser, marketer, charity lover. Lou is the Transformation Director at Manifesto London, Founder of FemMentored and a trustee of Blood Cancer UK.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week

Fewer than 60 rape cases lead to a charge in England and Wales - The Guardian

But there some good progress with victims to be allowed to give video evidence

Charity news of the week

Stonewall are attached by major news outlets following their new diversity champions campaign - Third Sector

Between 2018 and 2019 The Times wrote 158 stories on trans people - Thanks random access mEmily

Tech news of the week

Amnesty international's Amnesty Tech are launching an Algorithmic Accountability Lab - Twitter/ @Rasha_Abdul

And they're looking for staff

Find out more about Amnesty International's work with tech 

And finally… 

Alcohol that remove carbon from the atmosphere - Positive.News

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This week’s topics:

Stat of the week

Two years ago, they launched the campaign to get 500 national and multinational, private sector corporations to be the tipping-point for change and help unlock the social and economic value of people living with disabilities across the world. They just became The Valuable 500

Firms 'lose trillions' by ignoring disabled consumers - BBC

Charity news of the week

Gaming network IGN is facing a staff revolt after senior management stepped in to delete, and apologise for, a post linking readers to charities and organisations in Palestine. - The Guardian

Tech news of the week

Tech and their difficult role in global conflict:

Instagram, Twitter blame glitches for deleting Palestinian posts - Reuters

Instagram Censored Posts About One Of Islam’s Holiest Mosques, Drawing Employee Ire - Buzzfeed News

Israel-Gaza: Why is the region blurry on Google Maps? - BBC

A Rant or Nice of the week?: 

Young Man stabbed while trying to break up a fight is immortalised in FIFA - The Guardian

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In this episode we’re talking about the interesting choices ahead for employers in the third sector, coming to terms with a more remote workforce. Twitter have opened the tip jar and Signal has been shining a light on Facebook’s targeted advertising, leaving the team to wonder what they’d be labeled as.

Joining Ben (Tired Professional Dad) is Greg Ashton (Angry Food Obsessed Dog Dad) and our special guest Zoe Amar (Knackered Tech Nerd)

Zoe is widely regarded as one of the charity sector’s leading digital experts. She founded digital agency and social enterprise Zoe Amar Digital in 2013, she is the Chair of The Charity Digital Code of Practice and her podcast Starts At The Top discusses how leaders across all sectors are using digital to navigate change,

If you work for a charity or a non-profit organisation based in the UK, Zoe would love to hear your views about your digital skills and support needs for the 2021 Charity Skills Report. You can take the survey here.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week

83% of staff in the third sector have felt supported during lockdown but 48% still feel their well-being has deteriorated 

Charity news of the week

Twitter launches "tip jar" a new way to give and receive money on the platform - TNW

Tech news of the week 

The Facebook oversight board give it's verdict on the Trump ban - The Guardian

Signal tries and fails to subvert Facebook ads - Signal

Rant of the week

Children taking IT at GCSE has dropped by 40% - ITPRO

And finally… 

Dysfleunt - a typeface shining a new light on stammering - Positive.news

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This week’s episode will surely be upbeat though, because we’re finally in the month of May. Pre-slaughter lambs are in the fields. Flowers are blooming everywhere except in Bex’s flower beds. Not a euphemism.

We have a quick update on Basecamp, where everything is absolutely fine.

We delve into the numbers and statistics and wotnot about charities and their emissions and energy use in 2020. Also absolutely fine.

And in the tech news of the month we talk about how police have been given the go-ahead for using facial recognition technology. I’m sure that will absolutely not lead to horror stories of racism.

So yeah. Uplifting content from beginning to end. 

Joining host Bex, we have Greg Ashton and Ben White from the TFGL team.

And our special guest is Stuart Pearson, Chief Digital Officer at Citizens Advice Manchester

This week’s topics:

Quick update on Basecamp as ⅓ of the staff to resign - The Verge

Stat of the week

Ofcom finds 1.5 million homes still offline in the UK - BBC

Charity news of the week

Almost one third (31%) of the top 100 UK charities assessed in this study did not comply with government regulations covering emissions and energy use in 2020 - Aleron

Tech news of the week 

EU attempts rules for AI - Slate

New biometrics commissioner thinks law enforcement should make decisions on using facial recognition - FT

And finally… 

AI developed to help people buy bread helps spot cancer and a whole bunch of other stuff

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This time, we are talking about a universal basic income trial. FUN. We discuss institutional racism and bias in the charity sector: Absolutely NOT FUN.

And finally, Zuckerberg and Tim Cook are about to have a big fight.

Jonny Rae-Evans is on hosting duties and he is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Tom Passmore. 

Our Special guest this week is Mia Peters, a user centred service design and research practitioner with extensive public sector experience.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week

Two year trial into basic income ends in America and finds find people on the guaranteed income found full-time work at more than twice the rate of non-recipients - Positive.News

Charity news of the week

Another charity reports institutional racism and bias - The Guardian

Tech news of the week

Reaction to the ‘changes’ at Basecamp, that were announced in Jason Fried’s post this week

Things are about to get tense between two of the biggest tech companies - NY Times

And finally… 

Black mirror wasn't far off, get fit and power your devices

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We’ve a lot to talk about this week, including:

The planned “Instagram for Children” spin-off seems to have been scrapped by Facebook. That’s good, but surprising news, because Instagram has always been indifferent about the harm they cause kids, so let’s see what happens there.

Big tech and the incoming anti-trust action. That sounds incredibly boring, but we’ll try to keep it fun.

And a really concerning “innovation” in prison tech. 

Joining host Bex on the show this week we have TFGL team members Fay Schofield and Ankur Asthana.

And our special guest is Ross McCulloch, Director of Third Sector Lab who specialise in digital strategy & service design for charities.

He is the founder Digital Trustees Scotland - a movement which aims to get a tech professional on every charity board. Ross developed and facilitates the highly-successful SCVO Digital Senior Leaders Programme. He also runs the CharityComms Scotland Networking Group and Third Sector Geeks WhatsApp Group to help strengthen the charity digital community.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week

35 children’s and consumer groups call for Instagram for children (under 13) to be scrapped - NY Times

Charity news of the week

Younger donors, increased trust in charities - Charity Digital

Tech news of the week

Is the coming antitrust wave against big tech a distraction? - Newsweek

Ambassadors to Big Tech -- good idea or giving tech too much power? - Wired

Rant of the week

Tech for Bad: This Company Monitors Prisoners In Xinjiang. It Won An “Innovation” Award At An Event Sponsored By Amazon - Buzzfeed News

And finally…

Worldwide competition of petting the cat - currently Germany is in the lead.

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We’re still recording these episodes remotely on plague island but we’ve got a great episode lined up for you, filled to the brim with stories like...

Fake news on Facebook. Don’t worry though, we’re pretty sure it’s a one-off.

Prince Phillip, even though dead, is still able to contribute to the UK being less equal. Skillz.

And YouTube decides to…. *checks notes* favour white supremacists over Black Lives Matter. 

So yeah, that all sounds fun right?

Joining Bex on the show this week we have TFGL regular Greg Ashton and making a second appearance on the podcast, our special guest is Sarah Miguel.

Sarah is Head of Business Development at People's History Museum (PHM), a Trustee at MASH and will soon be joining the board of Future Everything.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week

294 of the 301 top comments were fake in a Facebook post from an independent Azerbaijani news outlet. About an activist being sentenced to 8 months in prison for writing critical things about Azerbaijan politicians. - The Guardian

Charity news of the week

RNIB calls out misguided memorial for Prince Phillip by National Rail - The Guardian

Even worse it appears this was done via Tag Manager - @aral/Twitter

Tech news of the week

YouTube blocks advertiser's from targeting black lives matter terms but allows white supremacy term targeting - The Markup

Also: Deplatforming works! - NBC 

Meanwhile, Intel has this baffling innovation - Kotaku 

Nice(s) of the week

this place [of mine] by Future Everything

Amii Illustrates

And finally… 

Energy company sets up youth board with environmentalists - Positive.News

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This week on the pod we look at why Wikipedia is putting the HIS in history. There's an exciting new youth focused development from NSPCC. And Facebook comes out swinging like… well, like Nick Clegg in a fist fight. And by fist fight we mean a 5,000 word essay on medium. Thanks, Medium.

Ben White is on hosting duties this week and he is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Sam Milsom

This week’s topics

Stat of the week:

Wikipedia volunteers are 90% make and less than 1 in 5 biographies are about women - LX

Male Wikipedia editors are deleting women, says Sandi Toksvig - The Times  

Charity news of the week:  

NSPCC launches Young People’s Board For Change - Charity Today

Tech news of the week: 

Facebook on the defense to protect its algorithm with changes to the platform and a looking medium post from Nick Clegg - Vox

Additional reading:

The Nick Clegg Medium article 

Nick Clegg doesn’t think Facebook is polarizing - The Verge 

In other more positive news:

Google to make Google maps routes greener

And finally… 

Netflix target carbon zero for end of 2022 - The Independent

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A lot has gone on over the past couple of weeks… we can now all meet in groups of six outside, the internet has exploded with memes of the Evergreen blocking the Suez Canal, knocking Bernie and his mittens off the top meme top spot, and it’s a 4 day week. What could be better? 

Fay Schofield is on hosting duties, and she’s joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Tom Passmore

This weeks topics:

Stat of the week 

More than three-quarters of UK adults actively recycle their plastic waste, despite not fully understanding what happens to it afterwards, says a new study.

The majority of British adults don't understand how recycling works - Euronews

Why John Oliver is right, plastic recycling is a broken system and what we should do about it - The Independent

Re-visit TFGL on the Circular Economy - Season 1 & Season 2

Charity news of the week 

Netflix’s latest viral documentary zones in the fishing industry with Seaspiracy - The Tab

Oceana response

Tech news of the week

Facebook allows people to call for the death of public figures - The Guardian

Nice of the week

OpenWasteMap

And finally… 

Makeup brushes for motor disabilities

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Here in Britain though, March means it’s time to fill up the paddling pool and get the BBQ going, all because it’s a whopping 10ºC

In this episode we are discussing social media a whole lot! Facebook has finally reached a lawsuit settlement after 6 years. Will we be “super following” each other on Twitter soon? And are we all suffering from “Zoom fatigue”?

Host Bex is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Kristiana Zunde 

Our special guest this week is Emily Casson. Emily is a multi-award-winning fundraiser, digital expert, and speaker. She is currently Digital Marketing Manager at Cats Protection and was named one of Fundraising Magazine’s Top 25 fundraisers under 35 in 2018.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week

Facebook privacy lawsuit over facial recognition becomes one of the biggest settlements ever leading to $650 million. CNET

Charity news of the week

There’s a new call for charities to be exempt from Insurance Premium Tax. - UK Fundraising

Tech news of the week

Twitter has announced new upcoming features. Sky News

Are we all suffering from Zoom fatigue? Probably. FT

Rant of the week

Thoughts/experiences on being asked to work for free as a woman? - i 

And finally… 

The love for your pets can be turned into someone else’s business. BBC

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On this week’s episode we’re talking about the big existential questions in tech today. Should Artificial Intelligence be used to read our emotions? Can the law keep up with the ever-growing gig economy? Are we all destined to end up as space dust on a barren, rocky planet someday?

Ankur Asthana is on hosting duties this week, and he’s joined by Greg Ashton and Marium Navid.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week

Can AI tell a person's emotions through their expression? Not likely, as people make the expected facial expression to match their emotional state only 20% to 30% of the time - OneZero/Medium

Charity news of the week

Ocasio-Cortez raises $5 million in under a week for Texas relief - CNN

Tech news of the week

A clash of culture? UK law says no to the "gig economy"

And finally… 

Pichu charges your phone with his cheek, which makes sense cause he's an electric type Pokémon - Game Informer

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This week we’re talking about a more inclusive census. A sincere move or a tokenistic gesture?

We discuss cancer charities teaming up to collaborate. We love to see it!

And Oliver Dowden is apparently pressuring charities to protect “British culture”. Our social distanced eyeballs are rolling. 

Joining host Bex this week we have TFGLs Greg Ashton and Tom Passmore

Our special guest is Jodie Ginsberg. Jodie is CEO of Internews Europe. An international non-profit organization that helps provide people worldwide with the trustworthy, high-quality news and information that they need to make informed decisions, participate in their communities, and hold power to account.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week

Gender question to be updated on the next census - BBC News

Charity news of the week

Three cancer charities to form a partnership - Third Sector

Culture secretary to meet with charities reportedly to tell them to "protect our heritage" - Third Sector

Tech news of the week

Jodie and the Internews team have a story on how young people can help to fight misinformation in their local community - Internews

Related: Colorado schools are going to start teaching children to spot fake news - CBS

And finally… 

The number of front gardens with no greenery at all has halved in five years - E&T

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Joining host Bex, we have TFGL's Greg Ashton and Sam Milsom.

Our special guest is Katy Preen. Katy is a reporter for The Meteor, an independent media co-operative for Manchester.

This weeks topics:

Stat of the week

How many trees in Manchester City Centre, inside the inner ring road, are protected by Tree Preservation Orders?

Charity news of the week

Update on last week's story - Bullying and harassment took place ‘with impunity’ at all levels of the NCVO, report concludes - Third Sector

New project to help Manchester's homeless. Is this promising new approach or a flashy stunt - MEN

Tech news of the week

It might be the most popular but apparently Google isn't the best search engine - The Guardian

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Fay Schofield is hosting today, she’s joined by TFGL’s Greg Ashton and Ben White.

Our special guest this week is Kirsty Marrins.

Kirsty is a digital communications consultant who's been working in the charity sector for over a decade, a writer for Third Sector and a Charity Comms Trustee.

This week’s topics

Stat of the week:

More than just a meme, Bernie Sanders mittens raise $1.8m for charity - AP

Charity news of the week:

Karl Wilding steps down after 18 months as chief exec of NCVO - Third Sector

Tech news of the week:

The "free" in free market is put to the test as technology opens the door to investing for the general public - BBC News

Robin Hood Society had a weird week - Rolling Stone

And finally… 

Anthony Gormley is trying to make the UK a giant art exhibition

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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

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We’re talking about some shocking stories. The Washington Post reports that if you kick liars off twitter, then there is less lying on Twitter. There’s some stats to back up this unbelievable statement.

We’ve a Third Sector News report that politicians are having some major beef with campaigners and activists. Again, very new information.

There’s also talk of a sweetheart deal between Facebook and Google. This is mostly surprising because Zuckerberg is a lifeless robot; he doesn't have the capability to recognise when something is sweet, nor understand what a heart is. 

Who knows, maybe one day Zuckerberg will encounter his own Dorothy Gale. She’ll have a little Toto with her, she’ll be wearing ruby slippers, there will be singing and dancing, and then she’ll throw water on Zuckerburg and we’ll all finally be free of this nightmare.

Joining host Bex, we have Greg Ashton and Tom Passmore from the TFGL team, and our special guest this week is Matt Collins. Matt runs Platypus Digital, a digital marketing agency for charities. 

This week’s topics

Stat of the week: 

78% decrease in misinformation to following trump's removal from social media - Washington Post

Charity news of the week:  

Hostile relations between politicians and campaigners - Third Sector

Update expected in the spring on the guidance for financial investments for charities - Third Sector

Tech news of the week: 

Further evidence of sweetheart deal between Facebook and Google revealed - Engadget

Nice of the week:

TikTok crowdsourced help for medication pill bottle - Scoop

And finally… 

35% read more in the pandemic leading to a slight increase in independent bookshops - Lithub

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Technology and the role it plays in society has perhaps never been under more scrutiny than it is now. We’ve been banging on about Tech for Good for years on this podcast, and as you know, regularly drift into discussing the dangers of technology. How close did technology come to bringing down a republic that has stood for 243 years? Let’s find out in this special ‘WTF America?’ special!

Joining host Jonny Rae-Evans, we have Greg Ashton, Fay Schofield and Ankur Asthana.

Discussed in the show: 

Stat of the week

13 face criminal charges with another 40 facing lesser charges following the assault on the capitol - Metro

This is tech news because they're being identified using the images they shared on social media - BBC News

Charity news of the week: 

Positive news - Georgia win was due in no small art to digital organizing + local leadership - the honing of new model of virtual organizing over the last 12 months - potential hope for the future

Meet the Gen Z activists who helped win the Georgia Senate seats - Fast Company 

Democrats’ historic Georgia Senate wins were years in the making thanks to local grassroots - CNN 

Democrats’ historic Georgia Senate wins were years in the making thanks to local grassroots - CNBC 

Tech news of the week: 

This week we finally discovered what it takes to get Trump off social media. Just a coup attempt (or is it that the rats are jumping from a sinking ship?)

Social media backlash:

• Donald Trump suspended from Facebook indefinitely, says Mark Zuckerberg - Guardian 
• Twitter permanently suspends @TeamTrump after string of Trump tweets - Mashable
• Twitch disables Trump’s account indefinitely - Twitch 

"Free speech"

• Will Oremus thread - Twitter 
• Not Easy, Not Unreasonable, Not Censorship: The Decision To Ban Trump From Twitter - TechDirt

Parler

• Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler, an App That Drew Trump Supporters - NY Times
•  Google suspends Parler social network app over incitement to violence - Guardian 
• Amazon Employees For Climate Justice thread - Twitter

Inauguration

• Trump would be only the 4th president to boycott his successor's inauguration - CNN 

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It is a brand new year filled – so far – with the same kind of awful as 2020. I guess a consistent level of horror is better than a rollercoaster of horror?

In this episode, we’ll be talking about LGBTQ+ arrests in Egypt, an increase in donations to charities in the US, Google scraping the barrel of evil and finding out that it just keeps on giving and also a heartwarming story about a robot dog in an apocalyptic wasteland. Oh, and a new rant about partnerships in the tech for good sector.

Host Bex is joined by fellow TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Ben White

Our special guest this week is Human rights centred and humanitarian designer. Eriol Fox! 

A multi-skilled designer with 9+ years of experience in the design industry across in-house roles, Eriol actively works to make tech and design more inclusive .

Eriol also runs LGBTQIA+ in Tech in Bristol, is part of the leadership group of Tech for Good SW and helps run Fuse Jam.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week: 

Arrests in Egypt of the LGBTQ+ community have increased over 5 times in the last 10 years. This has been aided by data from apps such as Grindr - Slate

Charity news of the week:  

In America donations to some small and mid-sized charitable organizations were up 7.6% in the first nine months of 2020 over 2019 - Reuters

Tech news of the week: 

Google ends 2020 "well" - Reuters

But it's staff continue to try and change things - The Verge

And finally… 

Spot the dog is helping clean up Chernobyl's reactor - Syfy

(and as promised by Bex, the Boston Dynamics Scottish Department)

Plugs

If you’re a designer curious about Open Source software, join Eriol discussing Open Source Design projects at opensourcedesign.net.

Ben is looking for talent to join the team at Reason Digital reasondigital.com/career-opportunities.

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If you listen carefully, you might just hear the sound of sleigh bells ringing. Why? Because it’s the Christmas episode of the podcast!

Right now, across the world, parents carry out their most treasured Christmas tradition: sterilising the chimney and immediate areas around the Christmas tree. Remember, Santa is very, very old, and quite overweight so he’s in a high risk category. Protect him please. Keep your filthy diseased hands away from him.

The Tech for Good Live team has grown over the last year, so there’s about a thousand of us on this podcast, and we’re going to look back to some of the highlights and low-lights of the last year. Think of it like Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe, but without the talent or audience.

Joining host Bex on this festive treat:

Greg Ashton

Jonny Rae-Evans

Hera Hussain

Ben White

Fay Schofield

Harry Bailey 

Ankur Asthana & Marium Navid, Members of the team behind the creation of the Hold the Line Guide

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We discuss MacOS privacy and look at a study on the mental health benefits of gaming. If there’s a comments section to that study though, I wouldn’t recommend looking at it.

Regulars Bex and Greg are joined by special guest Maddie Stark from Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and Digital for Good co-organiser.

This show was recorded on 17th November 2020

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week 

Study proves the anecdotal assumption that trump tweets to distract from topics harmful to him - Sky News

And labelling his posts only reduces shares by 8% in Facebook - Buzzfeed

Charity news of the week

The Catalyst service recipes

Tech news of the week

Apple and why bragging can be a dangerous advertising tactic. But also, how everyone should be handling these types of stories

Apple Responds to macOS Privacy Concerns, Explains Why Apps Were Slow to Launch - iPhone In Canada

Apple illegally tracks iPhone users to target them with ads, EU privacy activism group claims in lawsuit - MSN

Some organisation are much more shameful in their handling of data

How the U.S. Military Buys Location Data from Ordinary Apps - Vice 

And finally…

 Gaming for good mental health

Video gaming can benefit mental health, find Oxford academics

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Bex is on hosting duties and is joined by TFGL team members Jonny Rae-Evans and Greg Ashton

This week’s special guest is Dr Brendan Keegan, Digital Marketing Lecturer at MMU.  

He’s on the pod to talk to us about the amazing funded PhD scholarship opportunity GOGREEN ROUTES 

This show was recorded on 10th November 2020.

Stat of the week: 

Renewables employed three times as many people as fossil fuel during the trump years

And yet they're going to pump more money into the industry following covid. Unless Biden can change that. Meanwhile the UK is one of the nation's to focus more on in renewables:

Charity news of the week: 

Brooke charity for horses, donkeys and mules tells the story using 360 videos. Why don't we see more of these?

Tech news of the week: 

Trump team sets up phone line for reporting voter fraud. Immediately gets inundated with fake calls

We previously complained about Tim Berners-Lee and his white male team of internet heroes. Now they are ready to launch with some pretty big names signed up:

And finally…

Ethical alternative to Amazon sites amazingly well on its first day

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In this show we're talking about volunteering! We're talking about free school meals! And – just to mix things up – we're talking about Facebook.

Bex is on hosting duties and is joined by TFGL team members Jonny Rae-Evans and Greg Ashton

Our special guest this week is Matt Williams, self declared Generalist and problem solver.

Recorded on Oct 27 2020.

Discussed on the show:

Stat of the week

24 per cent of people living in ‘social cohesion investment areas’ had volunteered in the last month, compared to eight per cent elsewhere; they also reported feeling more optimistic, happier in their relationships and more positive about immigrants

Charity news of the week

Matt has done some brilliant working mapping the businesses that helped out with free school meals

Tech news of the week: 

Facebook are not keen on prying eyes - The Verge

Which could impact this brilliant new project, Citizen Browser - The Markup

And finally… 

Support your community, reduce landfill, make kids happy. Sounds great! - YoungPlanet

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In this episode we’re talking about Facebook and democracy. We look at some COVID data which is apparently beautifully presented. That seems like the priority right now. AND we’re talking about the charity Reclaim having to go to war with an absolute arse.

Bex is on hosting duties and is joined by TFGL team members Jonny Rae-Evans and Greg Ashton

Topics discussed:

Stat of the week

Facebook working hard to stop obstructing voting in the US - The Guardian

Amazing analysis of global covid data beautifully presented - FT

Charity news of the week

Laurence fox picks the wrong name for his new 'political' party - The Guardian

Tech news of the week: 

Can tech really live up to the hype when it comes to real science? - The Register

And finally… 

Lego. Dogs. Selfie’s. What more do you want?...maybe not selfies - The Verge

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In this election special we’ll be talking about political facebook adverts. We’ll be talking about bias accusations against social media. We’ll be talking about the Hold the Line – a guide to defending democracy. And we’ll be talking about hackers – not the movie – and online attacks during the campaign.

Bex is on hosting duties and the bumper line up for this election special includes TFGL team members Jonny Rae-Evans, Fay Schofield and Greg Ashton

And we have multiple guests with us!

Marium and Ankur, Members of the team behind the creation of the Hold the Line Guide - a guide for everyday folks to take action to make sure the US election is free and fair.

Stat of the week: 

Biden campaign pays double for Facebook ads - The Markup

And Facebook doesn’t follow its own rules for conservative content over fears of conservative bias accusations - The Verge

Charity news of the week: 

What is Hold The Line and how does it help

Tech news of the week: 

Who calls the election? - Reuters

Democrats and Republicans face issues with hackers and online attacks

Wisconsin Republican Party says hackers stole $2.3 million - AP

Russian hacker group reportedly targeted state Democratic parties in repeat of 2016 attacks - The Verge 

And finally… 

Train saved by whales tail sculpture called “Saved by the whales tail” - Sky News

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Don’t despair though, because what better way to bring some joy and delight into your otherwise dreary day, than listen to us prattle on about Tech for Good.

We’re talking data and WASTE. And not just any old waste. Waste that the UK is exporting to Malaysia. Never let them tell you that British exports are on the decline…

Someone, finally, on the Tech for Good Live team, has become a bit respectable, so obviously we’ll be talking about that.

Oh, and Google has finally taken some action against the Proud Boys

Guest hosting this week is Sophie Walker. She’s joined by Tom Passmore and our special guest Edafe Onerhime. Edafe is an expert on effective use of data. She has over 20 years of experience working with data in business, for government and with non-profits. 

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week

UK waste exports to Malaysia increased by 81% in the first half of the year - Circular Online

Charity news of the week

Our Hera won a British Empire Medal

Tech news of the week

Google Takes Action Against Proud Boys’ Use of Cloud Platform Following Pressure from Color Of Change - Color of Change

Nice things this week

World Standards Day! 

The Inside Scoop of Ben & Jerry - Infographic 

And finally… 

Experience how "artificial intelligence" judges your face, without giving up your privacy - How Normal am I?

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But scary definitely is the theme of this week's podcast as we'll be discussing the rise of anti masker groups on Facebook, the battle of misinformation and bears.

Joining special guest host Fay Schofield on the podcast today we have not one. Not two. Not three. But FOUR guests. We have:

Alex "Hocus Pocus" Hudson

Angela "Vampire" Velarde

Maggie "Monster Mash" McCarthy

Abby "RIP" Reutzel 

This lovely lot are part of the social media crew over at M+R so expect lots of social chatter from us.

This week’s topics:    

Stat of the week

The number of people who have joined anti-mask Facebook groups has grown 1,800% to more than 43,000 users, since the beginning of August - NY Times

Charity news of the week 

Nonprofits joining in the #ProudBoys discussion: Far-right group becomes LGBT trend online - BBC News

Tech news of the week

Facebook will push more users to discover and join groups - CNBC

Twitter's 'Birdwatch' is an experiment in fighting misinformation - Engadget 

Hootsuite fired the whistleblower who blew the cover about ICE - Nandini Jammi/Twitter

And finally… 

Fat Bear Week 

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We’re talking about the Ice Bucket Challenge. Remember that? Back in the distant past when we used to be able to laugh and have social connections and stuff. Well, we’re going to be talking about that again.

We’re also heading up north, metaphorically, to immerse ourselves in the Scottish version of Wikipedia.

Host Rebecca Rae-Evans is joined by TFGL team members Tom Passmore and Jonny Rae-Evans.

Our special guest is Edward Hibbert from Freegle.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week 

57,000 Scots Wikipedia articles written by someone with apparently zero knowledge of the language - The Register

Charity news of the week 

Checking back in on the Ice Bucket Challenge - Positive News/Instagram

Household giving could fall by up to 25% - Third Sector

The way we think about charity is dead wrong - Dan Pallotta TED Talk

Tech news of the week 

Who pays for the news?

Why Google and Facebook are being asked to pay for the news they use – explainer - The Guardian

Open Data Manchester have launched their “Declaration for responsible data in Greater Manchester” - Open Data Manchester/Twitter

And finally… 

Adult toys...no not that kind you filthy animals:

Today I learned my baby’s Fisher-Price gamepad accepts the Konami Code - The Verge 

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How’s that working out? Ah.

Never ones to let failure get us down, we have an epic show lined up.

We’re talking about the radical global shift to working from home and its effect on work-life balance. We’re talking about the National Trust and them facing a backlash for… telling the truth about history…

And we're talking about how Elon Musk is the last person on earth you should let mess with your brain. Or use the internet. Or name a child. Or… anything really.

Host Rebecca Rae-Evans is joined by TFGL regular Greg Ashton and our special guest this week is Chi-chi Ekweozor, Organiser of a female tech founder meetup and founder of Assenty, an interactive question board platform that helps event organisers make a personal connection with their audiences before, during and after an event.

This week’s topics

Stat of the week: 

51% of tech employees say working from home has improved their work-life balance - We Are Tech Women

Charity news of the week:  

National trust and a difficult history - The Independent 

And their divisive restructure - Museum Association 

Tech news of the week: 

Tech brain implants, future nightmare or future freedoms - The Verge

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Host Greg Ashton is joined by Rebecca Rae-Evans and Tom Passmore

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week 

Almost half of UK charities for world's poorest set to close in a year - The Guardian

Charity news of the week

Does fundraising need to reinvent itself?

Fundraising must be prepared to reinvent itself to avoid perpetuating injustices, report suggests - Third Sector

Tech news of the week 

Amazon investigated by watchdog for abusing dominance during pandemic

 Landlords using tech to screw over clients - a map to report it.  

And finally… 

A 212 storey skyscraper in Australia. 

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In this episode we’re talking about how an algorithm has screwed over loads of young people awaiting their exam results, especially hitting poorer student and how Liberty have won a landmark facial recognition case.

Joining host Bex we have Greg Ashton, Tom Passmore and our special guest this week is Mike Stephens, co-founder of tech for good agency Ayup.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week

Algorithm downgrades nearly 40% of students - The Next Web

As a result we had the big u-turn:

A-levels and GCSEs: U-turn as teacher estimates to be used for exam results - BBC

Exam results: Where did it go wrong and what happens next? - BBC

Charity news of the week

Liberty wins landmark case against facial recognition tech in Cardiff - Liberty

Tech news of the week

The amazing and potentially dangerous rise in social justice slides - Voxhows in instagram

And finally… 

Get help with those pesky Terms of Service

https://tosdr.org/ 

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Ok, the world is still ravaged by the global pandemic. Racism is still everywhere, and awful, with no sign of improving. Charities are collapsing due to lack of funding. People have given up on social distancing...

Cool. 

Oh – but Taylor Swift has a new album out though, so it’s not all bad (eyeroll)

In spite of this, the podcast team has dutifully assembled. Joining host Bex we have Greg Ashton, Tom Passmore and our special guest this week is Lauren Bevan, Head of Healthcare at health and social care technology specialists, BJSS (who are hiring!)

Topics in this episode

Stat of the week: 

Government to shed 6,000 jobs in a contact tracing pivot to a more local approach - BBC

And some people are making it harder:

Why some people are giving false information - The Conversation

40 people exposed to Coronavirus in Cornwall 

Charity news of the week:  

National Trust joins victims of Blackbaud hack 

Couldn't have happened at a worse time:

Status of UK fundraising:

• 66% believe their organisation is coping while 29% are not confident they will be able to continue after Covid.
• 60% have done some form of digital fundraising with over ¾ doing this for the first time

Almost a third of charities report decline in voluntary income - Fundraising UK 

Tech news of the week: 

Social media, algorithms and government roulette - who can we trust?

TikTok Propaganda? - The Verge

Why it matters that TikTok wants to reveal its algorithms - Vox/Recode 

Sensitive to claims of bias, Facebook relaxed misinformation rules for conservative pages - NBC News

And finally… 

Inclusive stock photos!

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In the final of three episodes guest hosted by Ian Forrester (BBC R&D, Cubicgarden), he's joined by:

David Eastman (Software Developer)

Annette Joseph (Founder, Diverse & Equal)

Ethar Alali (MD, Axelisys)

To find out more about Black Lives Matter, to support the movement or to download helpful resources, visit www.blacklivesmatter.com.

 You can find the full transcript for this episode here.

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In the second of three episodes guest hosted by Ian Forrester (BBC R&D, Cubicgarden), he's joined by:

Ade Adewunmi (Data strategist, FastForwardLabs)

David Eastman (Software Developer)

Ethar Alali (MD, Axelisys)

Vimla Appadoo ( Co-Founder & Chief Culture Officer, HoneyBadgerHQ)

To find out more about Black Lives Matter, to support the movement or to download helpful resources, visit www.blacklivesmatter.com.

 You can find the full transcript for this episode here.

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In the first of three episodes guest hosted by Ian Forrester (BBC R&D, Cubicgarden), he's joined by:

David Eastman (Software Developer)

Erinma Ochu (Curator, @sheffdocfest)

Ethar Alali (MD, Axelisys),

Naomi Mwasambili (Founder, Chanua)

To find out more about Black Lives Matter, to support the movement or to download helpful resources, visit www.blacklivesmatter.com.

You can find the full transcript for this episode here.

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We are past the halfway point of 2020, a year that has transformed much of our lives. In this episode Sophie Amono, Laura Griffin and Naomi MG Smith, discuss everything to do with design and technology, PR & Communications and how social media and tech can be used to further brand messages with a great ethos at the core of them.

Sophie Amono

Sophie is the founder of Edinburgh based social media agency Stuffs; a female led creative studio that produces social media campaigns for brands across the UK and Europe.

Laura Griffin

Laura Griffin is a creative thinker with a strategic mindset. An alumni of Edinburgh College of Art, her work experiences have taken her as far as Amsterdam, Hong Kong and New York. She now specialises in creative strategy for brands with a focus in digital.

Naomi MG Smith

Naomi is a PR and communications professional.

Naomi is participating in the Jolt NAMBA programme, and has recently launched her new blog - CommsLabHQ which aims to inspire the next generation of Black, BAME and underrepresented PR practitioners.

To find out more about Black Lives Matter, to support the movement or to download helpful resources, visit www.blacklivesmatter.com.

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As the wave of historic protests that rippled across the world in the wake of the barbaric public execution / murder of George Floyd by police continue, Tech For Good Live is using their platform to make a stand united in solidarity with Black Americans and global citizens to reignite and reinforce an argument around AI and the Technologies baked in bias, accuracy and ethics in the AI systems

Artificial intelligence holds a lot of promise to revolutionise our lives. Still, there's a dark side to the technology that could not only hinder progress on critical equality issues but also exacerbate them.

In this episode, Natalie Jameson, Innovation Lead at The Landing, is in conversation with Dr. Caroline Chibelushi, specialist in Artificial Intelligence at the Knowledge Transfer Network, discussing what needs to change to make this technology inclusive.

 Links mentioned in the episode:

You can apply for the GQHQ innovation co-lab at www.thelanding.org.uk/gchq-innovation-co-lab/ 

To find out more about Black Lives Matter, to support the movement or to download helpful resources, visit www.blacklivesmatter.com.

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You’ll all know about the murder of George Floyd by now in Minniapolis at the hands of the police, who were supposed to protect him. Protests, anger, rage and sadness have sprung up across the states and beyond. The president has continued to stoke the fires of racism, and the police are militarised, and driving into protestors, shooting rubber bullets and tear gas into crowds and at journalists, and last night - which was Monday night for us recording - police killed another unarmed black man.

The horrifying thing is that this is nothing new. And it isn’t just a US problem. It has been happening time and time and time again. It isn’t that this one cop was racist. It isn’t that this one president is racist. Our very society is one that is built upon and held up by systematic white supremacy and I don’t seem to have any words of hope about that. I’m also aware that we are most certainly *not* the voices you need to hear talking about solutions or ways to help right now. We are allies and our role is to support and to lift up those voices that you need to hear.

So, we want to direct you to some people who know what they’re talking about and who could use your support - Find them all in this thread.

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In this episode, the team set their sights on Facebook and Twitter once again, picking up the pieces from the Trump vs Social Media incident.

Host Bex, is joined by pod regular Greg Ashton and our special guest this week is Corin bell - founder of Open Kitchen Manchester

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week

Up to 600 Facebook employees stage walkout:

CNBC - Hundreds of Facebook employees walk out as Zuckerberg plans town hall 

Verge - Leaked posts show Facebook employees asking the company to remove Trump’s threat of violence 

Matt Navarra Tweet  

Charity news of the week  

The sad loss of Dot Everyone

Tech news of the week

Trump versus social media

Is it enforceable?:

This is what started the fight

And finally… 

Insurance...for good

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We’d also like to thank Happy Porch for their sponsorship which will allow us to have our episodes transcribed, helping us be more inclusive and accessible. Happy Porch provides strategy, technology and development for purpose driven organisations. You can find out more about them at happyporch.com

The birthday invites went out, and joining the party with host Bex, we have Greg Ashton and Mille Vardheim 

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week: 

Macmillan expects to lose £100million in revenue this year - they made £236 million in 2018

In contrast 10 million people have volunteered during lockdown and many intend to carry on

Charity news of the week:  

Google maps to roll out accessible locations information

Tech news of the week: 

Stripe is the latest on the frontline in the debate on internet freedoms

Nice of the week:

Service Shop (Norwegian) 

And finally… 

Gamified public health messages

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We’d also like to thank Happy Porch for their sponsorship which will allow us to have our episodes transcribed, helping us be more inclusive and accessible. Happy Porch provides strategy, technology and development for purpose driven organisations. You can find out more about them at happyporch.com

We’ll also be taking about TikTok, because we’re cool and relevant, and we’ll be chatting about the hashtag #helpacharity.

Joining host Bex today is Greg Ashton and Fay Schofield

And our special guest this week is Will Valverde - Senior Creative Director at US based nonprofit focused digital agency M+R. He’s here to chat about M+R's annual benchmarks study which analyses data from around 200 nonprofits to reveal new trends!

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week: 

M&R benchmarks report

Charity news of the week:  

Tik Tok are supporting “for good” causes with account management, data and promoted posts:

Tech news of the week: 

Makers lab style approach to open medicines

And finally… 

We are launching our #helpacharity scheme.

We are working with the @10GMpartners to gather responses from charities about their needs during this time and matching those needs with tech volunteers who can help!If you have some time and would like to hear about opportunities to #helpacharity we’ll include a link to a form in the episode notes to tell us about your skills and the help you can give.

Go to the form

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