Is technology morally neutral, good or bad only in how people use it?

In 2012 Hank said science, engineering and technology are neither good nor bad in themselves; what matters is how society uses them. In 2021 he added that platforms hold real power in deciding what gets new eyeballs, and that promoting content is an active editorial choice by the company, even when an algorithm makes it.

Axis: technology is neutral; only its uses are good or bad ... technology itself carries moral weight

Positions by date: 2 records in 2 videos. The position did not change in these records.

Hank

date	how	position	video
2012-04-06	first on record	Hank says science, engineering and technology are neither good nor bad; it is how society uses them.	Can I be Space President? 00:01:57
2021-10-07	restate	The real danger and power of platforms is not hosting but deciding what gets new eyeballs; promoting is an active editorial decision by the company, even when made by an algorithm.	We're Thinking About Facebook Wrong 00:16:18