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Quick announcement: I am discontinuing access to the viewable version of our tech statement database.
We& #39;ve made it public for the last 6-weeks and we& #39;re now keeping it private for the following reasons:
We& #39;ve made it public for the last 6-weeks and we& #39;re now keeping it private for the following reasons:
We saw the tremendous impact it had in pushing companies to make real commitments to racial equity outside of their BLM statements.
For the first time, we were able to demonstrate the much-needed transparency the industry must move toward in order to be held accountable.
For the first time, we were able to demonstrate the much-needed transparency the industry must move toward in order to be held accountable.
The challenge for me over the last few weeks is making this information available as a public good, but also protecting the interest of @tpinsights research and labor of our team to produce this information.
We& #39;ve been hit up by several well-resourced institutions who have asked for edit access to OUR data and work so that they can include it in their products / services that they& #39;ll then sell.
There was no offer of compensation, partnership, etc. Just "we& #39;ll share" after we sell.
There was no offer of compensation, partnership, etc. Just "we& #39;ll share" after we sell.
So, no sir, no ma& #39;am. I don& #39;t mind for academic research purposes and learning, but not when you& #39;re taking my labor and monetizing it and not including me, it becomes highly problematic.
We& #39;re building out a much more robust tool for both enterprise and consumer interest that will be revealed soon based on the information and insights we& #39;ve been collecting over the last several years.
Thank you all for your support in sharing our work to help host conversations on racial equity and inclusion within your organizations and workplaces.
We& #39;re continuing to evaluate, cover, and collect data to produce high-quality journalism & tools to help us all move forward.
We& #39;re continuing to evaluate, cover, and collect data to produce high-quality journalism & tools to help us all move forward.
