The web is unequal because the web is social.
If a page is popular, Google gives it a higher rank. If a video is popular, YouTube shows it to more people. Gatekeepers rely on social signals and the biggest winners constantly become bigger.
But now there's another way.
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Many of you following along with #LizzoAtLOC were surprised that the Library has a flute vault. We are the largest Library in the world & home to more than 173 million objects, so there are many more surprises like that in our collections. Enjoy this thread of just a few of them.
As I stroll on TikTok, I keep seeing parents video their children reacting to The Little Mermaid trailer. So instead of focusing so much on the negative, I thought I’d show a thread of the little black kids who are excited to see their favorite princess look like them.