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Everything is on fire as local lockdowns are declared. Tech bros are being tech bros on Twitter again, and the US political system is dying in real time before our very eyes. So, not much has changed since March.


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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Thanks to podcast.co for hosting our podcast.

It's October so it's officially the start of spooky season. All of the folks on the podcast today are based in the US so it's been the countdown to Halloween for us since April. Gotta love that American capitalism.


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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Welcome to a brand new season of the Tech for Good Live Podcast! We’ve been doing this for over 4 years now! Clearly there is no god.


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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We’d love it if you gave us a nice iTunes review and told your pals about this podcast!


Thanks to podcast.co for hosting our podcast. If you’d like to be thanked on the podcast for giving us some cash, contact us on hello@techforgood.live. I promise we’ll spend it on transcription and not on kittens. 

For the last four years we’ve been talking about how tech can be used to make the world a better place.


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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Listeners, what did you think? We’d love to hear your thoughts. Get in touch on twitter @techforgoodlive or Email at hello@techforgood.live 


We’d love it if you gave us a nice iTunes review and told your pals about this podcast!


Thanks to podcast.co for hosting our podcast. Which you can’t see. If you’d like to be thanked on the podcast for giving us some cash, contact us on hello@techforgood.live. I promise we’ll spend it on transcription and not on kittens. 

In this episode we’re talking about how charities - especially those working with the world’s poorest people – are at risk of closing down, discussing the future of fundraising. And, weirdly, a 212 storey skyscraper in Australia. 


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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Listeners, what did you think? We’d love to hear your thoughts. Get in touch on twitter @techforgoodlive or Email at hello@techforgood.live 


We’d love it if you gave us a nice iTunes review and told your pals about this podcast!


Thanks to podcast.co for hosting our podcast. Which you can’t see. If you’d like to be thanked on the podcast for giving us some cash, contact us on hello@techforgood.live. I promise we’ll spend it on transcription and not on kittens.

The sunshine has gone away and normal rainy service has resumed in Manchester. But whilst the weather might be grim, our spirits refused to be dampened. Why? Because we’re here to talk to you about technology being used for social good. 


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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Listeners, what did you think? We’d love to hear your thoughts. Get in touch on twitter @techforgoodlive or Email at hello@techforgood.live 


We’d love it if you gave us a nice iTunes review and told your pals about this podcast!


Thanks to podcast.co for hosting our podcast. Which you can’t see. If you’d like to be thanked on the podcast for giving us some cash, contact us on hello@techforgood.live. I promise we’ll spend it on transcription and not on kittens.