Internet role in human rights gets spotlight.

Agence France-Presse

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The overarching goal of the Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference was to collaborate on principles for entrepreneurs to balance pursuit of profit with making sure their creations are used for social good instead of evil.

“Silicon Valley has always been the epicenter of technological innovation,” conference organizer Brett Solomon said as he opened the event.

“But now it is also a digital beacon of hope,” he said. “From the creation of the chip to the writing of the code… we can commit together to make sure the technologies are a force for good.”

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