Spotify is under fire recently because its owner invests in military developments, and not everyone approves. Can you take your money and walk in tech? Pickr joins the ABC to talk.
Tech companies are all about providing services and making money, but when the latter of these becomes big business, and questionable big business at that, it’s not surprising when consumers decided to take their money and walk.
That’s what’s happened for Spotify head Daniel Ek and his investments into military AI, prompting many to ask: can they leave Spotify and find a music service with more ethical approaches to investments?
If you take that further, does it affect all of technology on the whole? Is divestment a practical reality?
Pickr’s editor Leigh Stark calls into ABC NT Afternoons to talk about tech companies and investments, and what you can do on the August 4 program. The call is patchy at times, but the segment is long and explores the problems from the 9.30 mark.
