3 ms·

At least our current surface finishing technology has advanced so we no longer see the kid sized hand prints [1]. "Apple’s cobalt batteries are built on the bac

At least our current surface finishing technology has advanced so we no longer see the kid sized hand prints [1]. "Apple’s cobalt batteries are built on the backs of child labor in mines, causing severe physical harm to children and violating international standards of human rights." [2] Their PR: "Apple will use 100 percent recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025" [3]. [1] Kid sized hand prints on old victorian roof tiles, https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/13oser2/these_kid_sized_hand_prints_were_found_on_these/ https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/13oser2/... [2] 2022, Child Labor and the Human Rights Violations Embedded in Producing Technology, https://www.culawreview.org/journal/child-labor-and-the-human-rights-violations-embedded-in-producing-technology https://www.culawreview.org/journal/child-labor-and-the-huma... [3] https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/04/apple-will-use-100-percent-recycled-cobalt-in-batteries-by-2025 https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/04/apple-will-use-100-pe...

crooked-v 3y ago
You seem to be assuming that 3 is a lie, but I'm pretty sure someone would notice if Apple wasn't actually changing the sources of their rare earths.
- beambot 3y ago
  Tracing the source of materials is very non-trivial. Even diamonds, where UUIDs are commonplace, still have to manage the influx of blood diamonds into the global supply chain.
- avmich 3y ago
  Cobalt is not a rare earth. Changing sources happens gradually, mostly not overnight.
- ly3xqhl8g9 3y ago
  PR means Public Relations and I meant nothing more than the fact that it is an Apple official response. Certainly says something about our times when you directly expect PR to be lies. They might just as well change their sources now, or after 2025. The trillions are already in their banks; the children that mined until now are dead or close to; we, the consuming public, have been compromised because we like shiny toys (I own quite a few Apple products, at least a dozen children, they are so frail, must have been murdered to manufacture them); all is great. All that's left is to think of a truly unimaginable science fiction story: a $2.7+ trillion company is found guilty for the death of one single child and the company is dissolved.

crooked-v 3y ago

You seem to be assuming that 3 is a lie, but I'm pretty sure someone would notice if Apple wasn't actually changing the sources of their rare earths.

beambot 3y ago
Tracing the source of materials is very non-trivial. Even diamonds, where UUIDs are commonplace, still have to manage the influx of blood diamonds into the global supply chain.
avmich 3y ago
Cobalt is not a rare earth. Changing sources happens gradually, mostly not overnight.
ly3xqhl8g9 3y ago
PR means Public Relations and I meant nothing more than the fact that it is an Apple official response. Certainly says something about our times when you directly expect PR to be lies. They might just as well change their sources now, or after 2025. The trillions are already in their banks; the children that mined until now are dead or close to; we, the consuming public, have been compromised because we like shiny toys (I own quite a few Apple products, at least a dozen children, they are so frail, must have been murdered to manufacture them); all is great. All that's left is to think of a truly unimaginable science fiction story: a $2.7+ trillion company is found guilty for the death of one single child and the company is dissolved.