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The W3C publishing ethical web principles is like OPEC publishing ethical climate principles.

Who are the members of the W3C?

Google,
Facebook (Meta),
Amazon,
Adobe,
SoftBank,
Yahoo!,
ā€¦

The W3C is the standards body of surveillance capitalism.

Ethical principles? W3C? Donā€™t make me laugh!

If they had any ethics theyā€™d have expelled their most prominent members starting with Google and Facebook.

https://www.w3.org/TR/ethical-web-principles/

#w3c #BigWeb #surveillanceCapitalism #peopleFarming #ethics #PR

W3C TAG Ethical Web Principles

The web should be a platform that helps people and provides a positive social benefit. As we continue to evolve the web platform, we must therefore consider the consequences of our work.
www.w3.org
#SurveillanceCapitalism #peoplefarming #ethics #w3c #pr #BigWeb
This entry was edited (10 months ago)
David Revoy
David Revoy  
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Yes, unless they take action (and that would be very surprising), this is a clear case of "ethics washing".
Aral Balkan
Aral Balkan  
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@davidrevoy Yep šŸ˜€

https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/111730589640411715

Aral Balkan

2024-01-10 07:58:19


But, hey, I might be wrong and the #W3C now fully believes in its new ethical web principles. In which case, they will no doubt take action and expel members that only exist because their business model relies on violating them.

#Google is fundamentally incompatible with the W3Cā€™s ethical web principles and should be expelled from the W3C as it relies on violating section 2.5 (The web mustā€¦respect peopleā€™s privacy).

Also, Ā§2.2 (The web should not cause harm to society).

Ditto #Facebook, etc.


@David Revoy
char
char  
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@davidrevoy Exactly! "ethics washing" indeed.
I wonder what will happen to ethical principles and meanings in the long term if it continues to be allowed this machiavellian usage.
@David Revoy
Aral Balkan
Aral Balkan  
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But, hey, I might be wrong and the #W3C now fully believes in its new ethical web principles. In which case, they will no doubt take action and expel members that only exist because their business model relies on violating them.

#Google is fundamentally incompatible with the W3Cā€™s ethical web principles and should be expelled from the W3C as it relies on violating section 2.5 (The web mustā€¦respect peopleā€™s privacy).

Also, Ā§2.2 (The web should not cause harm to society).

Ditto #Facebook, etc.

#facebook #google #w3c
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