It's a nice idea, and if people actually agreed to it, things could actually change for the better in the tech industry. However here's the issue: Only a small

It's a nice idea, and if people actually agreed to it, things could actually change for the better in the tech industry. However here's the issue: Only a small percentage of people in the tech world care about this stuff. It sucks I know. But it's true. The vast majority of people out there simply want a paycheck and don't really care how they get it. As a result this means that anyone who does agree to the pledge will most likely be sacked in favour of the person who doesn't. And there are millions of people in tech who will throw everything and everyone under the bus as long as management says so and the money ends up on the table. So how do you solve this? Well, good question. In a lot of fields, they solve it by either requiring accreditation or a union membership or god knows what else, which causes those who go against what's seen as 'ethical' in their field to have a very hard time finding new jobs afterwards. That's not really a likely thing for the tech world, and I don't think most people would want it to be. But as a result, it means pledges like this are pretty much useless at the moment.