# Society **URL:** https://community.humanetech.com/c/society/76.md [Latest](https://community.humanetech.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.humanetech.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.humanetech.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Society category](https://community.humanetech.com/t/about-the-society-category/3818)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0
The influence of technology on society as a whole. Ideas about how to manage this influence. Society is the first of The Pyramids of Humane Technology which were developed to guide this community. The society pyram… --- ## [Voter manipulation - EU regulation - Cambridge Analytica](https://community.humanetech.com/t/voter-manipulation-eu-regulation-cambridge-analytica/5460)
**Author:** [@marsrobertson](https://community.humanetech.com/u/marsrobertson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/voter-manipulation-eu-regulation-cambridge-analytica/5460 "2022-08-22T14:54:25Z")
https://twitter.com/echo\_pbreyer/status/1549343631408041985 New Rules on political advertising to stop voter manipulation! From the Pirate Party :pirate\_flag: My comment: https://twitter.com/marsxrobertson/status/156… --- ## [What are the three things you would like to see improved in the society, after the pandemic ? How could technology help us to reach these goals ?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/what-are-the-three-things-you-would-like-to-see-improved-in-the-society-after-the-pandemic-how-could-technology-help-us-to-reach-these-goals/4774)
**Author:** [@chrisaiki](https://community.humanetech.com/u/chrisaiki)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 8:00am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/what-are-the-three-things-you-would-like-to-see-improved-in-the-society-after-the-pandemic-how-could-technology-help-us-to-reach-these-goals/4774 "2020-04-09T08:00:22Z")
Many people expect some things change the day after the pandemic. What are your choices ? Can technology help us to reach these goals ? --- ## [Proposed to IETF: Use 'Deception Patterns' instead of 'Dark Patterns'](https://community.humanetech.com/t/proposed-to-ietf-use-deception-patterns-instead-of-dark-patterns/5012)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/proposed-to-ietf-use-deception-patterns-instead-of-dark-patterns/5012 "2022-01-25T13:41:47Z")
In a recent Fediverse discussion about Dark Patterns in Games I was pointed to the non-inclusive terminology use of “dark” in Dark Patterns by fellow fedizen El Joa. Now “Dark Patterns” is terminology that is very oft… --- ## [A Technological & Economic solution to our Social Media "nightmare"](https://community.humanetech.com/t/a-technological-economic-solution-to-our-social-media-nightmare/5061)
**Author:** [@Miken](https://community.humanetech.com/u/Miken)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2021, 10:33am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/a-technological-economic-solution-to-our-social-media-nightmare/5061 "2021-12-26T10:33:21Z")
tl;dr - I developed a technological and economic solution that I believer can be a complete game-changer when it comes to social media. I’d like to get your input on my solution and collaborate to make this a reality … --- ## [Melanie Rieback: Post-Growth Enterpreneurship & Non-Profit Ventures](https://community.humanetech.com/t/melanie-rieback-post-growth-enterpreneurship-non-profit-ventures/5288)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/melanie-rieback-post-growth-enterpreneurship-non-profit-ventures/5288 "2021-11-17T14:31:26Z")
When we want to bring improvements to our tech landscape, one of the first things to look at is the ways in which we conduct business. Nowadays tech innovation comes with the chant to found your own Startup business, and… --- ## [Free e-Book: "Off the Grid: Living Blind Without the Internet"](https://community.humanetech.com/t/free-e-book-off-the-grid-living-blind-without-the-internet/5260)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 6:54am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/free-e-book-off-the-grid-living-blind-without-the-internet/5260 "2021-08-23T06:54:07Z")
Recently on the Fediverse I bumped into this post by Robert Kingett, an awarded author and totally blind accessibility advocate (read his bio here, and also notice that the entire website is an exemplar in providing acce… --- ## [Pros and cons and potential 'dark side' of Central Bank Digital Currencies](https://community.humanetech.com/t/pros-and-cons-and-potential-dark-side-of-central-bank-digital-currencies/5247)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/pros-and-cons-and-potential-dark-side-of-central-bank-digital-currencies/5247 "2021-07-12T04:44:30Z")
An important and informative article that considers pros and cons and the ‘dark side’ of Central Bank Digital Currencies that are researched across the world, and will have huge ramifications that are hardly discussed in… --- ## [Outcompeting the Attention Economy / Towards Human Potential and a Viable Civilization](https://community.humanetech.com/t/outcompeting-the-attention-economy-towards-human-potential-and-a-viable-civilization/4800)
**Author:** [@welf](https://community.humanetech.com/u/welf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/outcompeting-the-attention-economy-towards-human-potential-and-a-viable-civilization/4800 "2021-05-12T15:21:53Z")
Hey all, this week I’ve published some essays around the lines of the transition to a viable civilization (meta-stable, post existential risk, what some call GameB) can be understood in terms of advancing human sovere… --- ## [Big Tech social media platforms: Howto balance free speech & moderation, deplatforming practices?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/big-tech-social-media-platforms-howto-balance-free-speech-moderation-deplatforming-practices/5142)
**Author:** [@marsrobertson](https://community.humanetech.com/u/marsrobertson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2021, 7:31am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/big-tech-social-media-platforms-howto-balance-free-speech-moderation-deplatforming-practices/5142 "2021-03-16T07:31:33Z")
No more Trump on Twitter https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1347684877634838528 https://twitter.com/johnrobb/status/1347758096223973377 https://twitter.com/APompliano/status/1347686175557955585 Accusations of ce… --- ## [GDPR Enforcement Tracker](https://community.humanetech.com/t/gdpr-enforcement-tracker/5198)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/gdpr-enforcement-tracker/5198 "2021-03-15T15:24:28Z")
Sometimes you hear the argument that GDPR is merely a paper tiger, and that there’s no one ever fined under this regulation. This is not true, though cases take a long time to come to conclusion, and the fines are not as… --- ## [How responsible is ordering your food online?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/how-responsible-is-ordering-your-food-online/5197)
**Author:** [@jamesmart\_in](https://community.humanetech.com/u/jamesmart_in)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 7:47am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/how-responsible-is-ordering-your-food-online/5197 "2021-03-15T07:47:55Z")
With regulators starting to crack down on Uber Eats+Deliveroo & co’s exploitation of delivery workers, I decided to take a look at a/. how close these crackdowns are to changing anything & b/. if these services could reg… --- ## [Nice article about Toronto moving away from a 'surveillance capitalism' solution for city development](https://community.humanetech.com/t/nice-article-about-toronto-moving-away-from-a-surveillance-capitalism-solution-for-city-development/5191)
**Author:** [@gctwnl](https://community.humanetech.com/u/gctwnl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/nice-article-about-toronto-moving-away-from-a-surveillance-capitalism-solution-for-city-development/5191 "2021-03-13T14:09:39Z")
The Guardian — Toronto swaps Google-backed, not-so-smart city plans for people-centred vision Interesting also from another perspective, the limits of machine logic: “The idea of a smart city sounds really nice. It’s … --- ## [Aral Balkan: The antidote to Big Tech is Small Tech](https://community.humanetech.com/t/aral-balkan-the-antidote-to-big-tech-is-small-tech/3516)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2021, 7:24am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/aral-balkan-the-antidote-to-big-tech-is-small-tech/3516 "2021-03-05T07:24:12Z")
I posted earlier about zebrasunite.com and this fits in the same category. Aral Balkan (of IndieWeb and Ethical Design Manifesto) just posted: From the article: We need an antidote to surveillance capitalism that is… --- ## [Personal names around the world. W3C internationalization best-practices](https://community.humanetech.com/t/personal-names-around-the-world-w3c-internationalization-best-practices/5161)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/personal-names-around-the-world-w3c-internationalization-best-practices/5161 "2021-02-04T18:11:52Z")
This article at the W3C describes many issues to consider when implementing personal names in UI’s, software code and databases. There’s more complexity to it than you might think. Personal names around the world Quest… --- ## [Would journalists be willing to cover the daily activity of propoganda bots?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/would-journalists-be-willing-to-cover-the-daily-activity-of-propoganda-bots/2550)
**Author:** [@khkey](https://community.humanetech.com/u/khkey)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/would-journalists-be-willing-to-cover-the-daily-activity-of-propoganda-bots/2550 "2021-01-28T20:22:15Z")
Given that a number of talented individuals and teams have created tools to identify and track the activity of Russian-affiliated bots, bot networks and trolls that are active on Twitter, I wonder if journalists would be… --- ## [Is Resisting Social Media as a Marketing Tactic akin to Fighting with Hands Tied?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/is-resisting-social-media-as-a-marketing-tactic-akin-to-fighting-with-hands-tied/5130)
**Author:** [@jricky](https://community.humanetech.com/u/jricky)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/is-resisting-social-media-as-a-marketing-tactic-akin-to-fighting-with-hands-tied/5130 "2020-12-31T14:38:34Z")
I’m a new member here, and have a topic I’d like to propose to the community. I haven’t seen this discussed much in depth anywhere else at this point, and I’ve had this subject on my mind for quite some time. Several ye… --- ## [EU Digital Markets Act & Social Media Platform Interoperability Enforcement](https://community.humanetech.com/t/eu-digital-markets-act-social-media-platform-interoperability-enforcement/5119)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/eu-digital-markets-act-social-media-platform-interoperability-enforcement/5119 "2020-12-15T13:03:26Z")
Yesterday there was a very interesting open meeting of the W3C Social Web Incubator Community Group that is responsible for the W3C ActivityPub recommendation and the innovation / evolution of the Fediverse (with current… --- ## [Conference Talk: Master or Servant? Are We Humans Still ‘Top Dogs’ in This Brave New World of Massive IT?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/conference-talk-master-or-servant-are-we-humans-still-top-dogs-in-this-brave-new-world-of-massive-it/5071)
**Author:** [@gctwnl](https://community.humanetech.com/u/gctwnl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 7:24am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/conference-talk-master-or-servant-are-we-humans-still-top-dogs-in-this-brave-new-world-of-massive-it/5071 "2020-11-16T07:24:00Z")
More in the link, but my talk will be a journey from some fundamentals of IT to effects and ethics we grapple with today (e.g. non-humane tech), using some — possibly surprising — perspectives. At the end, I will intro… --- ## [Community in Brasil?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/community-in-brasil/4943)
**Author:** [@brunawing](https://community.humanetech.com/u/brunawing)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/community-in-brasil/4943 "2020-11-04T17:11:39Z")
Hello! This is my first topic here and I would like to know if there is any discussion here in Brasil, or if someone else is from here to think about actions here. I didn’t find any materials in Portuguese either, it w… --- ## [Enabling self determination through 100% remote training and work](https://community.humanetech.com/t/enabling-self-determination-through-100-remote-training-and-work/5035)
**Author:** [@Birdie](https://community.humanetech.com/u/Birdie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/enabling-self-determination-through-100-remote-training-and-work/5035 "2020-11-02T14:30:19Z")
Behaviours, assumptions and overcoming health and geographical barriers First post here and I’ve included a lot of my personal info mainly because I think it informs both the topic and where I am coming from so please H… --- ## [7 ways the crisis has made tech better](https://community.humanetech.com/t/7-ways-the-crisis-has-made-tech-better/4917)
**Author:** [@jamesmart\_in](https://community.humanetech.com/u/jamesmart_in)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/7-ways-the-crisis-has-made-tech-better/4917 "2020-09-30T20:25:21Z")
Yes, it’s been a tough past few months. But ‘the crisis’ has also seen #StopHateForProfit cost Facebook $7bn; WFH become accepted by the most traditional companies; and facial recognition tech dropped by IBM, Microsoft & … --- ## [Augmented Reality and its impact on Society?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/augmented-reality-and-its-impact-on-society/4976)
**Author:** [@C4Urselves](https://community.humanetech.com/u/C4Urselves)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2020, 5:55am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/augmented-reality-and-its-impact-on-society/4976 "2020-09-20T05:55:04Z")
Although this is an old thread, I just wanted to share a couple of articles which I came across today, and which I think are must-reads for anyone interested not just in humane tech but in tech generally: --- ## [Systemic Change vs. The Engagement Problem: Inaction in the face of big problems](https://community.humanetech.com/t/systemic-change-vs-the-engagement-problem-inaction-in-the-face-of-big-problems/4956)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/systemic-change-vs-the-engagement-problem-inaction-in-the-face-of-big-problems/4956 "2020-09-18T19:07:34Z")
This thread is a spin-off based on this comment by @swanderl, where he wrote: But there’s a deeper discussion I would like to raise here. You mentioned global warming. I believe it’s a perfect example. And for anyone w… --- ## [Is Humanity Dominated by the US and by Big Tech?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/is-humanity-dominated-by-the-us-and-by-big-tech/4818)
**Author:** [@Free](https://community.humanetech.com/u/Free)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 5:32am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/is-humanity-dominated-by-the-us-and-by-big-tech/4818 "2020-09-17T05:32:25Z")
Silicon Valley is continually a decade ahead of the rest of the humanity in their opportunistic thinking, they know how to take advantage of us before we even realise it. If this were chess, they’re so far ahead of every… --- ## [Human values matter: why value-sensitive design should be part of every UX designer’s toolkit](https://community.humanetech.com/t/human-values-matter-why-value-sensitive-design-should-be-part-of-every-ux-designer-s-toolkit/4931)
**Author:** [@Mandla](https://community.humanetech.com/u/Mandla)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/human-values-matter-why-value-sensitive-design-should-be-part-of-every-ux-designer-s-toolkit/4931 "2020-09-04T17:50:46Z")
Hi all, I recently wrote an article about why and how VSD can form part of every UX designer’s toolkit. Human values matter: Why value-sensitive design should be part of every UX designer’s toolkit Kind regards, --- ## [Google official response to Zuboff's Surveillance Capitalism?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/google-official-response-to-zuboffs-surveillance-capitalism/4862)
**Author:** [@theeryanwold](https://community.humanetech.com/u/theeryanwold)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/google-official-response-to-zuboffs-surveillance-capitalism/4862 "2020-08-13T14:43:04Z")
Hi, I was just reading Zuboff’s Surveillance Capitalism book this week (about 300 pages in, just 200 to go! lol). I know a lot of people in this community have written commentaries or responses to the book. I’ve been a… --- ## [Deaf inclusion on zoom](https://community.humanetech.com/t/deaf-inclusion-on-zoom/4916)
**Author:** [@neoluddIT](https://community.humanetech.com/u/neoluddIT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 7:33am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/deaf-inclusion-on-zoom/4916 "2020-08-13T07:33:29Z")
Sadly Zoom does not even have a FAQ on ASL or deaf inclusion Here are my notes based on what I have discovered recently: BEST ZOOM PRACTICES FOR DEAF/HOH PARTICIPANTS IN A MIXED VIRTUAL CLASSROOM WEBINAR Invite capti… --- ## [Changing technical jargon for inclusiveness. Recommendation](https://community.humanetech.com/t/changing-technical-jargon-for-inclusiveness-recommendation/4901)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 5:12am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/changing-technical-jargon-for-inclusiveness-recommendation/4901 "2020-08-13T05:12:26Z")
Black lives matter, as do all lives. The recent public discussions have effected positive change all around the world, and also in the tech world. As per IETF Recommendation the use of “blacklist / whitelist” and “master… --- ## [Work and Commuting](https://community.humanetech.com/t/work-and-commuting/1441)
**Author:** [@anon76657042](https://community.humanetech.com/u/anon76657042)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/work-and-commuting/1441 "2020-08-11T17:05:40Z")
What about work and commuting, which are increasingly tied to tech? To this point we’ve had discussions focused mainly on using leisure time better. But are work and commuting time well spent? I have long felt that both… [Next page](https://community.humanetech.com/c/society/76.md?page=1)