Why the mother who started gender-reveal parties regrets them theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…
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Your attention is one of the most valuable things you have to offer. Spend it thoughtfully.
↪ Replying to @CroydonSean
@CroydonSean I don't report, I just choose "I don't like this ad" (top option). I don't see the same advertiser again so I'm not sure how the effect should differ from "blocking". But I might give it a try. :)

Every time I select "I don't like this ad" on Twitter I am told that Twitter will use this information to provide me with "better" ads.
They are seriously getting worse and worse. Misogyny, scams and various forms of snake oil pitches seems to be what I mostly see.
↪ Replying to @MissDeliana
@MissDeliana Appreciate this reflection.
(I'm currently researching wellbeing and it really tends to be just as complex as you're alluding to.)
Really looking forward to this @AllTechIsHuman stream tonight (7pm CEST).
I added more time zones in the image :)
#digitalethics x.com/AllTechIsHuman…

Working on a presentation, Digital Ethics is Your Opportunity To Care, and this photo by Jonathan Borba really triggered insightful emotions.
I will be talking mostly around theme-based pictures like this one.

↪ Replying to @maraleia
@maraleia @ECMcLaughlin Just like the United States... 😬
↪ Replying to @LindaOde
@LindaOde @fredrikwass Tack för den här tråden. 🙏
This whole thread of videos is on fire. Thank you for putting it together Jason. This exchange is one of my favorites so far. x.com/jason_kint/sta…
The long, complicated history of “people analytics”.
Silicon Valley’s belief that it can optimize society goes back a long way, as Jill Lepore argues in her new book “If Then.” technologyreview.com/2020/08/19/100…
↪ Replying to @unknown
@harrybr "We care enough to not let you Europeans make us law-breakers. Thankfully we can keep treating our American visitors just as bad as always."
Digital ethics is an ongoing conversation about how we want to acknowledge, influence and involve others in our work. And about how we can act to keep people, and by extension our biosphere, safe from harm. It is rarely about right or wrong, but about better or worse.
I think @beantin and I could write a book just on all the various sales pitches to be on the podcast.
Also, some people are obviously aware of their behavior, providing "unsubscribe"(!) links in e-mails that are designed to look personal. 🧐
↪ Replying to @stefsull
@stefsull My first thought is that Handoff is activated so that it is receiving messages via an iPhone (to the iPad via Bluetooth)--- but then again I think they actually have to be on the same WiFi for this to work. But could be confirmed by deactivating Bluetooth...
↪ Replying to @Tynell
@Tynell @kowrynen @_victorjansson One reason is that staff at the polling place are responsible for always ensuring that there are enough ballots available for certain parties. Also, parties themselves can fill up ballots with names. There have been situations where many ballots have been stolen or hidden.
@Tynell @kowrynen @_victorjansson That said, this is certainly one of the larger criticisms of the Swedish system, and there are calls being made for changes to this.
svt.se/nyheter/lokalt…
↪ Replying to @unknown
@kowrynen @_victorjansson I would think it makes the counting process easier and more secure, but also the voting process in terms of successfully voting correctly considering the cognitive effort required.
I made this page about how to vote some years ago if you're curious.
howtovote.se
↪ Replying to @DorotheaBaur
@DorotheaBaur @maria_axente Nice to see you back here Maria. You may have missed this excellent interview with Dorothea :)
overcast.fm/+gav-94YrQ
#Voting in Sweden trivia:
All citizens 18yo and older can vote, no registration necessary. Okay to vote from prison. Only paper ballots, no machines. Many locations open ~3 weeks before Election Day for early voting. Election Day is always on a Sunday.
In the 2018 general election, voter turnout was 87.2 percent. Voter turnout among people with disabilities is about 6 points lower than the rest of the population.
