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by Robotbeat 2379 days ago
Interesting they don't sue diesel producers, consumers, or makers of diesel vehicles. One of the largest uses of cobalt is desulphurisation of diesel: https://www.cobaltinstitute.org/desulphurisation.html

Also interesting they included Tesla who has consistently used ethically sourced Cobalt (and others who have campaigned for ethical cobalt have acknowledged this).

I suspect folks commenting here are right that this is a publicity stunt.

EDIT: One good that could come from this publicity stunt, though, is more focus on the legitimate problem of child labor in Africa.