Mastodawn

NM Dayton Dec 27, 2022

I spoke with Authority Magazine about my journey to tech, how I got involved with digital accessibility as a disabled person, the importance of listening to disabled people when creating accessible and disability-first tech, and so much more. #accessibility #disability #nothingaboutuswithoutus #google #queer

https://medium.com/authority-magazine/social-impact-tech-googles-nm-dayton-on-how-their-technology-will-make-an-important-positive-89e8aef6f5fd

Social Impact Tech: Google’s NM Dayton On How Their Technology Will Make An Important Positive Impact

In recent years, Big Tech has gotten a bad rep. But of course many tech companies are doing important work making monumental positive changes to society, health, and the environment. To highlight…

Authority Magazine

NM Dayton Dec 9, 2022

Meredith Whittaker Dec 4, 2022

From Cambridge Analytica's data-scraping Facebook "personality tests" to Lensa AI's "you, but 20% hotter" avatars, making flattering portraits available to those who hand over intimate data is such a persistent method of obtaining "consent" for surveillance.

NM Dayton Nov 18, 2022

SafetyFirst Nov 18, 2022

Eight former SpaceX employees who were fired after circulating an internal letter criticizing Elon Musk have filed charges claiming they were unlawfully fired.

Unfair labor practice charges for the "retaliatory firings" were filed yesterday with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the former employees' law firm said in a press release.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/spacex-faces-labor-charges-after-firing-employees-who-criticized-elon-musk/

SpaceX faces labor charges after firing employees who criticized Elon Musk

Employees wrote letter calling Musk a "source of distraction and embarrassment."

Ars Technica

NM Dayton Nov 18, 2022

Mar Hicks Nov 15, 2022

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NM Dayton Nov 18, 2022

Pwnallthethings Nov 18, 2022

One thing that's getting a little lost in this mix, is that some of the people desperately holding on at Twitter are because they are trapped by either healthcare or visas.

That there are systemic traps that trap workers in America so they feel unable to move freely to new employers who want them and would have better pay or conditions is *nuts* and deserves a lot more attention than it gets.

NM Dayton Nov 18, 2022