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There are places in the world where slavery is still a thing, unfortunately, and they clean their conscience by replacing a few words in their codebase. Slackt
by nisuni 6y ago
There are places in the world where slavery is still a thing, unfortunately, and they clean their conscience by replacing a few words in their codebase.
Slacktivism at its finest!
- millstone 6y agoHere is Apple's 2019 report on "Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking and Slavery in Our Business and Supply Chains." https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Combat-Human-Trafficking-and-Slavery-in-Supply-Chain-2019.pdf https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple-Comb...
- nisuni 6y agoI am not necessarily speaking about human trafficking in theie supply chain. I am talking about redirecting your efforts towards issues that have a real impact. Does Apple want to do something about slavery, some philanthropic gesture? There are thousands of things that are more effective than replacing a few words in the codebase. But maybe they wouldn't grant as much publicity as this PR stunt does.
- millstone 6y agoYes, Apple does those things, which are detailed in the link. A short blurb titled "Updates to Coding Terminology" on a site aimed at developers is not a PR stunt.