‘Forbidden Words’: Github Reveals How Software Engineers Are Purging Federal Databases

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‘Forbidden Words’: Github Reveals How Software Engineers Are Purging Federal Databases

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

A project called "Remove-DEI" shows the tweaks used to remove "forbidden words" from a database about childhood school readiness.

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