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How to know if your practice of Buddhism through listening to podcasts or use of meditation apps is 'authentic'

Is digital Buddhism, which includes computer-assisted practices such as listening to podcasts and using meditation applications apps, authentic?

The Conversation · May 19, 2022

COVID has killed 5,600 Australians this year and the pandemic isn't over. Ethics can shape our response

It’s difficult to ask, but how many fatalities should Australia accept from COVID in 2022?

The Conversation · May 18, 2022

Ethics chiefs urge PSG's Gueye to explain absence from anti-homophobia campaign

French football watchdogs have called on Päris Saint-Germain midfieder Idrissa Gueye to say why he was missing from his side's Ligue 1 match at Montpellier during which the players were required to wear a rainbow jersey in support of the LGBTQI+ movement.

Radio France Internationale · May 18, 2022

Baltimore Council President Nick Mosby violated ethics law by accepting money from city contractors via legal defense fund, board rules

BALTIMORE — Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby violated the city’s ethics ordinance by indirectly soliciting for a legal defense fund that took donations from at least two city contractors, the city’s Board of Ethics said in a ruling Thursday that ordered Mosby to stop accepting money from the fund.

Tribune News Service · May 12, 2022

Kentucky Democrats file ethics complaint against GOP Attorney General Daniel Cameron

Kentucky Democrats file ethics complaint against GOP Attorney General Daniel Cameron

WEKU · May 12, 2022

Moral arguments alone not enough to justify spying, says MI6 ethics chief

Book review says in reality, intelligence agencies are tasked ‘to defend the national interest for its own sake’

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2022

Abortion-rights activists are targeting Supreme Court justices' homes. That's fine by me

Before we delve into the ethics of peacefully protesting in front of a Supreme Court justice's home, I'd like to remind you about some of the havoc wrought by abortion foes after the court legalized abortion in 1973.

Los Angeles Times · May 12, 2022

House Judiciary Committee approves Supreme Court ethics overhaul - Roll Call

The House Judiciary Committee advanced a Supreme Court ethics bill Wednesday, as Democrats raised concerns about Justice Clarence Thomas.

Roll Call · May 11, 2022

Deadbots can speak for you after your death. Is that ethical?

Machine-learning systems are increasingly worming their way through our everyday lives, challenging our moral and social values and the rules that govern them. These days, virtual assistants threaten the privacy of the home; news recommenders shape the way we understand the world; risk-prediction systems tip social workers on which children…

The Conversation · May 9, 2022

Fifa investigating accusations of sexual abuse against refereeing instructor

Fifa has confirmed its ethics committee is investigating allegations of sexual abuse and harassment made against one of its refereeing instructors and the Colombian Football Federation’s head of referees

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2022