# \#activism **URL:** https://community.humanetech.com/tag/activism/33.md [Latest](https://community.humanetech.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.humanetech.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.humanetech.com/tags.md) --- ## [In Need of Humane Tech Minds to Provide Feedback on a Prototype](https://community.humanetech.com/t/in-need-of-humane-tech-minds-to-provide-feedback-on-a-prototype/5011)
**Author:** [@LoCo1994](https://community.humanetech.com/u/LoCo1994)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/in-need-of-humane-tech-minds-to-provide-feedback-on-a-prototype/5011 "2020-10-09T17:44:58Z")
Hello Humane Tech Community! I am in need of some Humane Tech Minds who can provide me some feedback on a prototype that some friends of mine and I worked on. The prototype that my friends and I were working on was an a… --- ## [Building a movement](https://community.humanetech.com/t/building-a-movement/4603)
**Author:** [@zobbybipp](https://community.humanetech.com/u/zobbybipp)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/building-a-movement/4603 "2020-02-07T20:36:26Z")
Hi everyone, This is my first post here and I’m excited to meet you all :slight\_smile: First and foremost - If you have not yet read Anand Giridharadas’s book “Winners Take All”, please do! It’s a great read that conne… --- ## [CALL TO ACTION by Dec. 9! Help Protect Kids Data in School](https://community.humanetech.com/t/call-to-action-by-dec-9-help-protect-kids-data-in-school/4547)
**Author:** [@JJmad](https://community.humanetech.com/u/JJmad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2019, 1:33am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/call-to-action-by-dec-9-help-protect-kids-data-in-school/4547 "2019-12-17T01:33:04Z")
Please act on this rare opportunity to influence US laws protecting data collected on students 12 and under. The Federal Trade Commission is asking for public input on how to shape COPPA - the Child Online Privacy and Pr… --- ## [Social media addiction and cyber crime in economically backward countries](https://community.humanetech.com/t/social-media-addiction-and-cyber-crime-in-economically-backward-countries/2333)
**Author:** [@biswa](https://community.humanetech.com/u/biswa)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 2:35am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/social-media-addiction-and-cyber-crime-in-economically-backward-countries/2333 "2019-11-22T02:35:44Z")
Hello, My name is Biswa. I am founding president of non profitable organization in Nepal. Our organization is Living Around Technology. My team is researching on the cyber crime and social media addiction in our country … --- ## [Critical Theory and Social Media](https://community.humanetech.com/t/critical-theory-and-social-media/4484)
**Author:** [@pbeck](https://community.humanetech.com/u/pbeck)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/critical-theory-and-social-media/4484 "2019-11-03T03:05:37Z")
Hello everyone, About a year ago, I wrote my senior thesis on a critique of facebook and offered some suggestions on how social networks could be altered (taking into consideration the horizons that VR could open). Wou… --- ## [App Idea: app to replace Uber, support workers rights regardless of NLRB ruling](https://community.humanetech.com/t/app-idea-app-to-replace-uber-support-workers-rights-regardless-of-nlrb-ruling/4077)
**Author:** [@m1rrag](https://community.humanetech.com/u/m1rrag)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 4:25am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/app-idea-app-to-replace-uber-support-workers-rights-regardless-of-nlrb-ruling/4077 "2019-08-20T04:25:25Z")
First, a quick background on recent news to contextualize this app idea. I’m just doing this off the top of my head so feel free to add specifics or corrections to any vague numbers I throw out here: Uber the company i… --- ## [Facebook Funding of Medical Research](https://community.humanetech.com/t/facebook-funding-of-medical-research/4029)
**Author:** [@Teodora](https://community.humanetech.com/u/Teodora)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/facebook-funding-of-medical-research/4029 "2019-05-27T18:32:45Z")
Hi everyone, I’m looking for some information, and I hope this community can help! This will be a longer post than you are probably used to here, but please do bear with me, I believe this is an issue we all feel stron… --- ## [Want to Start a Non-Profit Addressing Internet/Tech Addiction & Mental Health](https://community.humanetech.com/t/want-to-start-a-non-profit-addressing-internet-tech-addiction-mental-health/3963)
**Author:** [@natful](https://community.humanetech.com/u/natful)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2019, 5:26am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/want-to-start-a-non-profit-addressing-internet-tech-addiction-mental-health/3963 "2019-04-27T05:26:24Z")
Hello Humane Tech Community, I am new to this site and have been doing some research to try to understand what exists in terms of organizations addressing internet/gaming addiction and the issues surrounding social medi… --- ## [Want to Start a Non-Profit Addressing Internet Addiction & Mental Health](https://community.humanetech.com/t/want-to-start-a-non-profit-addressing-internet-addiction-mental-health/3964)
**Author:** [@natful](https://community.humanetech.com/u/natful)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2019, 5:23am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/want-to-start-a-non-profit-addressing-internet-addiction-mental-health/3964 "2019-04-27T05:23:16Z")
Hello Humane Tech Community, I am new to this site and have been doing some research to try to understand what exists in terms of organizations addressing internet/gaming addiction and the issues surrounding social medi… --- ## ["Tech and advertising are not evil." - thoughts?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/tech-and-advertising-are-not-evil-thoughts/3800)
**Author:** [@jayvidyarthi](https://community.humanetech.com/u/jayvidyarthi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/tech-and-advertising-are-not-evil-thoughts/3800 "2019-04-24T19:11:37Z")
Hi friends, when I speak about the perils of the attention economy, I often get people who brand me as somehow “anti-tech” or “anti-advertising”, so I tried my hand at articulating the nuance here in an article: Tech an… --- ## [Voice recognition privacy issues](https://community.humanetech.com/t/voice-recognition-privacy-issues/2291)
**Author:** [@healthyswimmer](https://community.humanetech.com/u/healthyswimmer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/voice-recognition-privacy-issues/2291 "2018-05-26T18:24:32Z")
A friend of mine was talking on the phone about her migraines recently and shortly after ads for migraine medicine appeared all over her bowsers and Facebook pages. Be aware that depending on what your phones apps are y… --- ## [Amerindians~Humanness Sovereignty In Action](https://community.humanetech.com/t/amerindians-humanness-sovereignty-in-action/3721)
**Author:** [@Mushin](https://community.humanetech.com/u/Mushin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/amerindians-humanness-sovereignty-in-action/3721 "2019-04-01T17:25:48Z")
Hi everyone, Call me Mushin. This is my Zen Buddhist Sensei Japanese name meaning “Know~No Mind.” I have been engaged with the Oglala Lakota Oyate (people) at Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, USA since March 2000… --- ## [Call to action against EU Copyright Directive: Help soften the blow to the internet!](https://community.humanetech.com/t/call-to-action-against-eu-copyright-directive-help-soften-the-blow-to-the-internet/2329)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/call-to-action-against-eu-copyright-directive-help-soften-the-blow-to-the-internet/2329 "2019-03-27T16:54:15Z")
After the GDPR there is another regulation underway that will have big impact on the internet, and action is needed! Spread the word about Article 13: On 20-21 June, the European Parliament will vote on the Copyright D… --- ## [CHT Artwork & Goodies Contest - General discussion](https://community.humanetech.com/t/cht-artwork-goodies-contest-general-discussion/1803)
**Author:** [@patm](https://community.humanetech.com/u/patm)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 10:12am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/cht-artwork-goodies-contest-general-discussion/1803 "2018-12-21T10:12:03Z")
It would be fantastic if we’d have some apparel, pieces of clothing with beautiful CHT artwork on it, to attract attention to Humane Technology and our great community! --- ## [Privacy is fundamental to Humane Tech (and Democracy)!](https://community.humanetech.com/t/privacy-is-fundamental-to-humane-tech-and-democracy/1669)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/privacy-is-fundamental-to-humane-tech-and-democracy/1669 "2018-12-06T12:34:26Z")
I’ve been working in tech for over 20 years, and have always been aware (and worried) of privacy issues. The last couple of months I have read many, many articles and discussions about the subject, and it is WAY, WAY WOR… --- ## [A personal time tracking experiment, with broader civic implications?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/a-personal-time-tracking-experiment-with-broader-civic-implications/2966)
**Author:** [@zero.eth](https://community.humanetech.com/u/zero.eth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 4:51am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/a-personal-time-tracking-experiment-with-broader-civic-implications/2966 "2018-11-21T04:51:04Z")
Hello! I first learned about “Time Well Spent” a few months ago and am excited to join this community. I’ve been doing a personal experiment for the past couple of months where I check in with myself every day and journ… --- ## [How do we avoid a Brave New World, reverse dystopic trends?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/how-do-we-avoid-a-brave-new-world-reverse-dystopic-trends/1811)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/how-do-we-avoid-a-brave-new-world-reverse-dystopic-trends/1811 "2018-11-10T11:34:58Z")
If you have read some of the Examples of what is coming to us in the near future and watched the Disturbing must-see Documentary on our Ongoing AI Revolution then you understand that we are at a turning point in history! … --- ## [Idea - Turning the weapon around, raising awareness!](https://community.humanetech.com/t/idea-turning-the-weapon-around-raising-awareness/423)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/idea-turning-the-weapon-around-raising-awareness/423 "2018-11-02T13:16:54Z")
I received this link from the Flourishing Enterprise community animator about stuff that Roger McNamee encountered on FB (and that may have been a precursor to the humane tech initiative): How to fix Facebook - Before it… --- ## [Wanted: (preferably) Dutch speaker for live event about taking back control from technology](https://community.humanetech.com/t/wanted-preferably-dutch-speaker-for-live-event-about-taking-back-control-from-technology/2871)
**Author:** [@Shula](https://community.humanetech.com/u/Shula)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 11:30am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/wanted-preferably-dutch-speaker-for-live-event-about-taking-back-control-from-technology/2871 "2018-10-17T11:30:18Z")
Hi there! I am working on a live event in Amsterdam on how we can take back control from technology. I am looking for a guest speaker with a history in building technology that has now changed his/her mind about how the… --- ## [A Different Kind of Activism](https://community.humanetech.com/t/a-different-kind-of-activism/2679)
**Author:** [@john](https://community.humanetech.com/u/john)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/a-different-kind-of-activism/2679 "2018-10-04T17:28:51Z")
Recently, I have adopted a completely different attitude towards activism. The following quote appears in several forms; here is one of them: A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still. As an exam… --- ## [Opt Out: New Tool to Protect Your Personal Data](https://community.humanetech.com/t/opt-out-new-tool-to-protect-your-personal-data/2602)
**Author:** [@yobo](https://community.humanetech.com/u/yobo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/opt-out-new-tool-to-protect-your-personal-data/2602 "2018-08-13T20:30:22Z")
Hi Everyone, I wanted to share with you a new service we’ve just launched which I think you will find interesting. Opt Out lets you get any organisation to erase your personal data, hassle free. We automate the process … --- ## [Creative hack in London - Attention and Tech](https://community.humanetech.com/t/creative-hack-in-london-attention-and-tech/2306)
**Author:** [@jamesturn](https://community.humanetech.com/u/jamesturn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/creative-hack-in-london-attention-and-tech/2306 "2018-06-13T19:01:52Z")
Hi everyone, I’m James, the co-founder of a creative collective called Glimpse. We’re a home for creative pros who want to use their skills on positive social and environmental projects. You might remember that someone … --- ## [Spending money on teachers not computers](https://community.humanetech.com/t/spending-money-on-teachers-not-computers/2312)
**Author:** [@healthyswimmer](https://community.humanetech.com/u/healthyswimmer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/spending-money-on-teachers-not-computers/2312 "2018-06-02T15:06:09Z")
With teacher strikes happening in Oklahoma this year- this article will hopefully raise an awareness on how education dollars should be spent… https://www.pcmag.com/commentary/361231/who-needs-computers-in-the-classroom… --- ## [Congressional Policy Change Proposal- Electronic Bill of Rights](https://community.humanetech.com/t/congressional-policy-change-proposal-electronic-bill-of-rights/2131)
**Author:** [@MySmartPrivacy](https://community.humanetech.com/u/MySmartPrivacy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2018, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/congressional-policy-change-proposal-electronic-bill-of-rights/2131 "2018-05-13T20:32:51Z")
I’m a wireless communication industry veteran with smartphone application development experience. You can safely consider me an industry insider coming forward with information that the public needs to know. Lawmakers … --- ## [Idea - Fact checking social media](https://community.humanetech.com/t/idea-fact-checking-social-media/1921)
**Author:** [@theychangedus](https://community.humanetech.com/u/theychangedus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 9:27am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/idea-fact-checking-social-media/1921 "2018-04-24T09:27:22Z")
Hi busy tech people. I have an idea for a tool that can potentially make a significant dent in social media disinformation. While there are a good number of fact checking apps / browser extensions, I am interested in t… --- ## [Join the CHT Design Contest and Win! And please give us your Vote!](https://community.humanetech.com/t/join-the-cht-design-contest-and-win-and-please-give-us-your-vote/1868)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/join-the-cht-design-contest-and-win-and-please-give-us-your-vote/1868 "2018-04-21T15:08:00Z")
Creative people of all kind, behold: Join our Contest… compete, collaborate, help each other and win prizes! Help strengthen our community! Create cool artwork & slogans to draw attention to our great cause! Sign up now…