Making a New Reality

See our new toolkit by Kamal Sinclair and Jessica Clark investigating strategies for achieving equality and justice in emerging media.

[Leon Yin @LeonYin]

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.
https://t.co/9RlnjEceMP

[Making a New Reality @MakeNewReality]

EXCELLENT interview with @_KarenHao about how Facebook uses AI antibias work ironically to avoid combatting disinfo and racial violence.
https://t.co/Gtq9DvfEKC

[Making a New Reality @MakeNewReality]

"The film industry, in particular, remains disproportionately white, ranking last among industries and behind sectors such as energy and finance." https://t.co/CyO8SjJLQ6

[Making a New Reality @MakeNewReality]

Must-read on how Silicon Valley’s diversity and recruitment structures are part of the problem https://t.co/y2b7llNE2V

[Josh Eidelson @josheidelson]

"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." https://t.co/xibX3o0Wqf @jasonschreier @Priyasideas

[WIRED @WIRED]

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: https://t.co/RxYIMMWTq3

[Real Abril🌈 @RealAbril]

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.

[Making a New Reality @MakeNewReality]

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

[Max Stossel @MaxStossel]

I’ve spent years speaking w/ 100,000+ students & parents around the world about social media’s impact on their lives.

In my experience, stories like these are BY FAR the most effective way of getting to the heart of teen challenges w/ social media https://t.co/3PaTVPlH9U

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

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.

[ColorOfChange @ColorOfChange]

🚨🚨🚨 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.https://t.co/PviMSTuGYk

[Making a New Reality @MakeNewReality]

.@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.

[Making a New Reality @MakeNewReality]

Here's a handy summary of the Timnit Gebru story, for those who may have missed. #istandwithtimnit https://t.co/7e9EXUa83L

[Making a New Reality @MakeNewReality]

Sounds fun!

[Black Nerd Problems @BlkNrdProblems]

Come hang out with the BNP Crew every Saturday @ 7pm EST! Watch shenanigans abound with a variety of multiplayer and party games, and a growing list of in-jokes! Catch BNP Game Night this week on Twitch: https://t.co/ROM1Q4RlKQ

[Making a New Reality @MakeNewReality]

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

[Free Press @freepress]

Facebook’s tools have allowed Trump’s bogus and dangerous claims of election impropriety and voter fraud to go viral.

More from @CarmenScurato via truthout: https://t.co/xkpNHHCyox

[Making a New Reality @MakeNewReality]

If you can use some holiday cheer check out @TheCherryPicks' new list: https://t.co/S8V6DD3Prr

[Change The Terms @changeterms]

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. https://t.co/Azk9l0Kc2k

[Making a New Reality @MakeNewReality]

Funding for Black game developers: https://t.co/hHMYJEh6xl

[Change The Terms @changeterms]

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. https://t.co/efaw0J0Qv4

[Making a New Reality @MakeNewReality]

Important read on how a platform driven to maximize engagement fuels racial violence and disinfo https://t.co/ymOYOiZnf9

[Making a New Reality @MakeNewReality]

Facebook engineers keep quitting, saying that working there requires facing "a daily crisis of integrity" https://t.co/nVDJOscwMR