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Net. Tech companies make progress on 'blood phones' and 'conflict minerals' The Enough Project says tin and other minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo can fuel violence.

Tech companies make progress on 'blood phones' and 'conflict minerals'

Report: Tech companies are making progress on 'conflict minerals'The term refers to metals that come from the Democratic Republic of the CongoMetals used in gadgets are said to fuel violence in that countryWhile many make progress, the report gives Nintendo a score of zero (CNN) -- They've been called "blood phones. " It's a reference to the fact that some metals used to make smartphones and other electronic gadgets are sourced from war-torn areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

With Leo Laporte.

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