Category: Social and political Activism

TheVoiceOfJoyce As Nations gather in Montreal to hash out plans for food security and biodiversity, our Planet is getting warmer and the changing seasons can’t be ignored.

December 9, 2022

Central South America is experiencing 43.3 degrees Celsius heat. It’s dangerous to go out. Crops are failing and the floods come next. Britain and Greenland are also recording warm temperatures and so is NYC. In NYC, the Mayor has a bright idea, build, not use up vacant commercial space for affordable housing and get rid … More TheVoiceOfJoyce As Nations gather in Montreal to hash out plans for food security and biodiversity, our Planet is getting warmer and the changing seasons can’t be ignored.

TheVoiceOfJoyce Over fishing, warmer climate, glacial melting, have caused Yukon salmon to disappear and it will have devastating consequences for their eco systems.

December 5, 2022

The Chinook Salmon are disappearing and whole tribes in the Yukon , who depended on Salmon for their food and heritage are in despair. They’re forced to purchase frozen salmon from Alaska and eat chum. Their culture is at risk. To avoid extinction, their now breeding salmon. Let’s hope they’re successful, they’re culture and our … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Over fishing, warmer climate, glacial melting, have caused Yukon salmon to disappear and it will have devastating consequences for their eco systems.

TheVoiceOfJoyce An unregulated internet gives a vice to foreign disrupters, culture wars, disinformation, violence and misinformation. Based on the algorithms used our behavior is modified and hive thinking occurs. Many remain linked in their own silos, not necessarily of their own choosing. The internet, the algorithms are not neutral, people can be gradually radicalized. Foreign actors and bots are difficult to detect. Our data is sold to third parties and their unaccountable. At the very least, Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act must change to reflect the Social Media Platforms evolution. No longer is the internet merely a free exchange of ideas between friends and communities. In many instances our behavior is manipulated and an algorithm decides who hires us, who gives us insurance and determines, based on our online behavior, if we’re worthy of that mortgage or job? Do you want mathematics to determine or limit, your life choices? How will we move from silos, to cooperation with others to solve real life problems? Like relationships? Climate Adaptation? Maintenance and participation in our Democracy? As people we need balance in our lives. It can be work life boundaries and it can be social media interactions and actions to improve our communities, in the real world, off line!

November 28, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/27/jaron-lanier-tech-threat-humanity-twitter-social-media People survive by passing information between themselves,” Lanier, 61, told the Guardian in an interview. “We’re putting that fundamental quality of humanness through a process with an inherent incentive for corruption and degradation. The fundamental drama of this period is whether we can figure out how to survive properly with those elements or not.” … More TheVoiceOfJoyce An unregulated internet gives a vice to foreign disrupters, culture wars, disinformation, violence and misinformation. Based on the algorithms used our behavior is modified and hive thinking occurs. Many remain linked in their own silos, not necessarily of their own choosing. The internet, the algorithms are not neutral, people can be gradually radicalized. Foreign actors and bots are difficult to detect. Our data is sold to third parties and their unaccountable. At the very least, Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act must change to reflect the Social Media Platforms evolution. No longer is the internet merely a free exchange of ideas between friends and communities. In many instances our behavior is manipulated and an algorithm decides who hires us, who gives us insurance and determines, based on our online behavior, if we’re worthy of that mortgage or job? Do you want mathematics to determine or limit, your life choices? How will we move from silos, to cooperation with others to solve real life problems? Like relationships? Climate Adaptation? Maintenance and participation in our Democracy? As people we need balance in our lives. It can be work life boundaries and it can be social media interactions and actions to improve our communities, in the real world, off line!

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce What will Countries do to alleviate Climate Warming above 1.5 degrees Celsius?

November 21, 2022

COP27 was a failure of Leadership and open collaboration among nations. A major plan to phase out Fossil Fuels never materialized. In America, we provide over a Trillion Dollars in Subsidies to the Fossil Fuel industry and increased their development rights. When do these taxpayer handouts end? When do we make reclaiming our water resources … More AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce What will Countries do to alleviate Climate Warming above 1.5 degrees Celsius?

TheVoiceOfJoyce Day 271, Moscow’s shelling of Ukrainian infrastructure is fierce. 400 missiles hit towns and Ukraine and IAEA demand a cease fire around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

November 21, 2022

The Russians are trying to literally freeze the Ukrainian people. In spite of War, almost 17 million tons of basic grains have been shipped abroad. 37% down from a normal year. This years harvest can expect 50 million tons of basic grains, down from 86 million. Decreased yields are due to shelling of farmlands. Kherson, … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Day 271, Moscow’s shelling of Ukrainian infrastructure is fierce. 400 missiles hit towns and Ukraine and IAEA demand a cease fire around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce If food were a country it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases. We waste 40% of food produced. How do we change our policies to have less waste? What apps and stores can you utilize to take advantage of low cost free food and meals?

November 19, 2022

You can access TikTok, Reddit and now #TooGoodToGo to find food salvaged by restaurants. There’s a new shop, called misfits, that sells food that’s not perfect. There’s #Flasfoods that coordinates with restaurants, giving folks an entire bag of groceries. $3-5 for $20 of food. Read the article if you want to learn how to manage … More AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce If food were a country it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases. We waste 40% of food produced. How do we change our policies to have less waste? What apps and stores can you utilize to take advantage of low cost free food and meals?

TheVoiceOfJoyce Putin will not stop his destruction of Ukraine. 11/15/22. Winter is here!

November 15, 2022

Like Stalin and Hitler before Putin, he won’t be satisfied or appeased , until the last Ukrainian dies. Putin isn’t interested in occupation, he’s committing Genocide. Now he’s bombed Poland. Does it matter that he denies culpability? Moldova had to disconnect from the power Grid? Another casualty of Putin’s war of aggression. Is there no … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Putin will not stop his destruction of Ukraine. 11/15/22. Winter is here!

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce The state of Corporate America/ unaccountable & without Rules & oversight TESLA GIGAFACTORY EXAMPLE

November 15, 2022

I wish I could state, Tesla’s construction site in Austin, Texas, is an outlying case of labor abuse, it isn’t. Unfortunately, Corporate America has become used to charging customers exorbitant fees, while hurting labor, literally and figuratively. Today, it’s Tesla we’re discussing. They’re not following OHSA Laws, they’re not enforcing job training, they’re not paying … More AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce The state of Corporate America/ unaccountable & without Rules & oversight TESLA GIGAFACTORY EXAMPLE

TheVoiceOfJoyce Misinformation is amplified on Social Media Platforms. It’s a fact. Which platforms and algorithms are most successful is yet to be determined by The Integrity Institute. However, the study of Social Media algorithms is proceeding at Universities and recommendations for changing Section 230 of the Communication Decency Law are imminent. Both Twitter and TikTok have amplification algorithms with their retweets and shares. However, misinformation like other information that gets your attention, once you view a text that has a lie, more lies on the same topic are shown to you. Pretty soon, with enough overwhelming volume of lies, pushed by algorithms, that lie is believable. If you seek to believe misinformation, you will be misinformed and invariably, you’ll never see the truth!

October 17, 2022

http://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/13/technology/misinformation-integrity-institute-report.html It is well known that social media amplifies misinformation and other harmful content. The Integrity Institute, an advocacy group, is now trying to measure exactly how much — and on Thursday it began publishing results that it plans to update each week through the midterm elections on Nov. 8. The institute’s initial report, posted … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Misinformation is amplified on Social Media Platforms. It’s a fact. Which platforms and algorithms are most successful is yet to be determined by The Integrity Institute. However, the study of Social Media algorithms is proceeding at Universities and recommendations for changing Section 230 of the Communication Decency Law are imminent. Both Twitter and TikTok have amplification algorithms with their retweets and shares. However, misinformation like other information that gets your attention, once you view a text that has a lie, more lies on the same topic are shown to you. Pretty soon, with enough overwhelming volume of lies, pushed by algorithms, that lie is believable. If you seek to believe misinformation, you will be misinformed and invariably, you’ll never see the truth!

TheVoiceOfJoyce Following the case of Molly Russell’s suicide, GB has agreed to extend protection from harmful content to young vulnerable adults as well, ages18-24 yrs of age. Content causing self harm and suicide must be removed to the Regulators satisfaction. The large and small Social Media Platforms must explain their methodology for removal of content to users or face the Ofcom regulator, the Communications regulator , which will have the power to impose fines of 10% of their global turnover, if they breach the legislation. The NHS is taking mental health seriously and providing $57 million for additional prevention spending. If you haven’t followed this case, the Social Media Platforms scanned by the young woman who took her life, sent material to her that interested her. Since she was depressed, she viewed harmful content and the algorithms, responding to her interests pushed more harmful videos and materials onto her site, she was inundated with self harm videos for 6 months and then she committed suicide. With the new Law, the algorithms must change and the Platforms will be responsible for that change. Do you think you can withstand viewing self harm materials, violent content, deaths and remain unharmed by the content?

October 16, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/14/online-safety-bill-must-protect-adults-self-harm-content-charities-samaritans Donelan’s predecessor, Nadine Dorries, said in a written statement in July that legal suicide content and content promoting self-harm would be among the categories of legal but harmful content that major tech platforms would have to address in their terms and conditions, telling users how they would deal with such material. The act will … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Following the case of Molly Russell’s suicide, GB has agreed to extend protection from harmful content to young vulnerable adults as well, ages18-24 yrs of age. Content causing self harm and suicide must be removed to the Regulators satisfaction. The large and small Social Media Platforms must explain their methodology for removal of content to users or face the Ofcom regulator, the Communications regulator , which will have the power to impose fines of 10% of their global turnover, if they breach the legislation. The NHS is taking mental health seriously and providing $57 million for additional prevention spending. If you haven’t followed this case, the Social Media Platforms scanned by the young woman who took her life, sent material to her that interested her. Since she was depressed, she viewed harmful content and the algorithms, responding to her interests pushed more harmful videos and materials onto her site, she was inundated with self harm videos for 6 months and then she committed suicide. With the new Law, the algorithms must change and the Platforms will be responsible for that change. Do you think you can withstand viewing self harm materials, violent content, deaths and remain unharmed by the content?