Very pleased that @w3c has published its updated #CodeOfConduct (which is now appropriately named a "code of conduct"). I'm proud to be one of the individuals named as having contributed into this document. https://www.w3.org/policies/code-of-conduct/
@torgo@w3c Looks good. Does the code of conduct apply to the corporations that are members of the W3C also? Because there are quite a few that exist only because they violate human rights at scale for profit and more that have policies on their own platforms that directly contravene the rules in the code of conduct. Will corporate members whose business model and platform policies violate the code of conduct be removed from the W3C?
@aral I agree with you. However we only have the power to set policy inside the @w3c itself. So this document is about moderating behaviour on mailing lists, in physical meetings and events, in GutHub threads, etc... We can't stop people pursuing unethical business models, but the thinking behind this, and documents like the Ethical Web Principles https://www.w3.org/TR/ethical-web-principles/, is to ensure these business models don't get baked into the fabric of the web itself.
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