Tech writer Michael Thomsen thinks the language app, Duolingo, is unethical. I'm trying to understand his objection.
A student wants to learn a language and Duolingo educates him at no cost. BuzzFeed and CNN need pages translated and are willing to purchase that service. Duolingo sells them the pages translated by their students.
The student, BuzzFeed and CNN, and Duolingo all freely make this choice. As soon as they are not happy with the transaction, they can quit. Where is the exploitation? It's win/win.
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