#BetterHumans
Research and content related to upgrading the human emotional operating system.
Collection by Chris Messina
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The Technology of Better Humans
· Chris Messina spent 15 years immersed in the culture and tech companies of Silicon Valley. Among other popular creations, his best known contribution to soci... · Shared by 5, including Chris Messina
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· What if Ventures is a Mental Health Venture Capital fund focused on investing in early-stage mental health, wellness and addiction recovery-related startups. Contact us to join mental health investors… · Shared by 5, including Chris Messina
WIRED
An Ethics Guide for Tech Gets Rewritten With Workers in Mind
Summary · 2 min · · The Ethical Explorer Pack is designed to help Silicon Valley's rank and file—not just CEOs—steer products away from harmful directions. · Shared by 68, including getAbstract, Nicolas Babin, Backchannel, Marsha Collier, Chris Messina
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De-Escalating Social Media
20+ min · · Designing humility and forgiveness into social media products · Shared by 182, including Neil Hart 💙, Christina Farr, Nir Eyal, Matt Navarra, Mr.Creatov ᵛᵉʳᶥᶠᶥᵉᵈ, Kent C. Dodds 🌌, Katja Evertz, Chris Messina, Jane Manchun Wong, Bill Johnston, Carlos Jonay Suárez Suárez
The New York Times
Goodbye to the Wild Wild Web
7 min · · The internet is changing, and the freewheeling, anything-goes culture of social media is being replaced by something more accountable. · Shared by 208, including Katja Evertz, Sachin Rekhi, Nicolas Babin, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Andreas Spiegler, George M 🇪🇺, Neil Hart 💙, Mike Troiano, Rick Powell, Mark Little, Stephanie A Kowalski, Chris Messina, Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis, Mathew Ingram, Joanna J Bryson, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe, Sandeep Raut, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯
TechCrunch
Facebook will show users a pop-up warning before they share an outdated story
1 min · · Facebook announced Thursday that it would introduce a notification screen warning users if they try to share content that’s more than 90 days old. They’ll be given the choice to “go back” or to click… · Shared by 46, including Akvile DeFazio, Scott Monty, Chris Messina, Brooke B. Sellas, Builtvisible, Chris Isak, Jon Loomer, Andy Beal, Matt Navarra
Discord
Our stand on racial equality
7 min · · All of us at Discord were horrified by George Floyd’s murder. We are horrified by the murder of Breonna Taylor, of Rayshard Brooks, of… · Shared by 9, including Chris Messina, tenty
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Continuing Our Work to Fight Online Bullying
2 min · · Today, we’re sharing the fifth edition of our Community Standards Enforcement report which tracks our progress to keep Facebook and Instagram safe. In addition to this report, we’re announcing new… · Shared by 26, including Jörgen Camrath, Jane Manchun Wong, Matt Navarra, Chris Messina
The Verge
Twitter tests a warning message that tells users to rethink offensive replies
2 min · · Edit tweets, but only if you’re mean. · Shared by 45, including Stephanie A Kowalski, Chris Messina, Bjorn Larsen, Josh Elman, Katja Evertz, Ian M Calvert, Madalyn Sklar Digital Marketing since 1996
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Block Party
· Notification filters are helpful but sometimes you need to see the content that's been hidden. Our Lockout Folder solves this problem by putting muted tweets into one place. So now, you're less likely… · Shared by 30, including Mara Averick, Chris Messina, Stef Walter, Prof Michael E. Mann, Kristy Tillman, Amir Shevat
The Washington Post
Perspective | ‘Screen time’ has gone from sin to survival tool
· Weeks into social isolation, the rules for ‘screen time’ have changed. · Shared by 27, including Steven Sinofsky, Tiffany Shlain, Horace Dediu, Nir Eyal, Molly Wood, Chris Messina
pivotforhumanity.com
For a better digital future
5 min · · Silicon Valley and the tech industry need a humanitarian intervention. We’re organizing one. Join us. · Shared by 5, including Chris Messina
medium.com
The Ethical Algorithm
3 min · · The new book by professors Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth details how these increasingly ubiquitous pieces of technology can be designed to… · Shared by 4, including Chris Messina
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Keeping People Safe and Informed About the Coronavirus
3 min · · Ever since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global public health emergency, we’ve been working to connect people to accurate information and taking aggressive steps to stop… · Shared by 10, including Chris Messina, Jon Loomer
Vox
These apps make a game out of relieving anxiety. They may be onto something.
12+ min · · Popular apps are awarding points for beating "bad guys" and completing "power-ups" — and drawing from real, clinically approved treatments. · Shared by 138, including dreig (Dolors Reig), Chris Messina, Jane IMAGINABLE McGonigal ❤️, Dr. Deborah Serani