If you see someone using âeffective altruismâ in a context that concerns you, youâre welcome to contact CEA about it.
I recommend using either the EA Forumâs Intercom help system (small box in lower-right corner of your screen) or CEAâs contact form, rather than trying to email a specific individual. (But emailing an individual is better than nothing.)
In a practical sense:
Many odd uses of EA are too small or out-of-the-way to be worth worrying about (e.g. the many people on Twitter who use #effectivealtruism on their posts about low-impact charitable causes).
Our understanding is that âeffective altruismâ is a general enough term that no one can copyright it, so even if it were being used for something awful, thereâs probably no legal avenue. If we saw a substantial misuse, I think weâd probably just reach out and talk to the person in question, or post a clarifying comment on their thread.
That said, there are many past cases where weâve had conversations like this with people, and many of those ended with the other person agreeing not to use âeffective altruismâ in the context that concerned us.
If you see someone using âeffective altruismâ in a context that concerns you, youâre welcome to contact CEA about it.
I recommend using either the EA Forumâs Intercom help system (small box in lower-right corner of your screen) or CEAâs contact form, rather than trying to email a specific individual. (But emailing an individual is better than nothing.)
In a practical sense:
Many odd uses of EA are too small or out-of-the-way to be worth worrying about (e.g. the many people on Twitter who use #effectivealtruism on their posts about low-impact charitable causes).
Our understanding is that âeffective altruismâ is a general enough term that no one can copyright it, so even if it were being used for something awful, thereâs probably no legal avenue. If we saw a substantial misuse, I think weâd probably just reach out and talk to the person in question, or post a clarifying comment on their thread.
That said, there are many past cases where weâve had conversations like this with people, and many of those ended with the other person agreeing not to use âeffective altruismâ in the context that concerned us.