Making a New Reality

So... we found YouTube's keyword blocklist for ad buyers. In the first of a two-part investigation for @themarkup, @asankin and I see how many well-known hate terms get 🚫'd or ✅'d. themarkup.org/google-the-gia…

EXCELLENT interview with @_KarenHao about how Facebook uses AI antibias work ironically to avoid combatting disinfo and racial violence. slate.com/podcasts/what-…

"The film industry, in particular, remains disproportionately white, ranking last among industries and behind sectors such as energy and finance." deadline.com/2021/03/mckins…

Must-read on how Silicon Valley’s diversity and recruitment structures are part of the problem wired.com/story/black-te…

"Executives...initially rejected charges that New World, an Amazon game that would ask players to colonize a mythical land and murder inhabitants who bear a striking resemblance to Native Americans, was racist." bloomberg.com/news/features/… @jasonschreier @Priyasideas

Opinion from @Moonalice: Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have spent years fomenting and enabling yesterday's violence at the Capitol. Policymakers need to do something about it: wired.trib.al/flMnAW2

I'm finna tell yall why @Google fired me- their MOST successful diversity recruiter in the history of their company- with the receipts to support that statement.

Also thinking about the Black teens that have been tagged in Facebook's facial recognition software....

This is an example of a problem called “mechanical racism” that is rarely talked about. This happens a lot and when it does, some people are brave enough to point out the racism I think those people are wrong . A thread.

🚨🚨🚨 After @TXAG announced their anti-trust lawsuit yesterday, nearly 40 states are suing @Google. Long overdue after years of predatory practices that push out competitors, compromise privacy, & evade accountability for harm done to Black communities.washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

.@timnitGebru's Google experience recalls a point @ptnewkirk has made: Google has spent hundreds of millions $$ on "diversity" in the past 5 years & still only 2% of employees are Black. You don't spend that kind of money & get those results unless it's designed to fail.

Here's a handy summary of the Timnit Gebru story, for those who may have missed. #istandwithtimnit technologyreview.com/2020/12/04/101…

Sounds fun!

And YouTube's and Twitter's....

If you can use some holiday cheer check out @TheCherryPicks' new list: thecherrypicks.com/stories/our-fa…

New report from our partners at @MuslimAdvocates & @globalextremism finds that @Facebook has played a role in anti-Muslim violence in Germany, Sweden, New Zealand and the United States. muslimadvocates.org/complicit/

Funding for Black game developers: humblegames.com/blackgamedevfu…

Nobody should be above the rules on @Facebook. FB must commit to enforce its terms for all users, and stop the hate and violence seeded online. theverge.com/2020/10/13/215…

Important read on how a platform driven to maximize engagement fuels racial violence and disinfo newyorker.com/magazine/2020/…

Facebook engineers keep quitting, saying that working there requires facing "a daily crisis of integrity" nbcnews.com/nightly-news/v…