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Black creators sue YouTube, alleging racial discrimination

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The suit is the latest allegation that YouTube’s software, which can automatically remove videos suspected of violating the company’s policies, discriminates against certain groups, such as LGBT people. It comes during a national reckoning over racial discrimination in which companies such as Google have promised to push for change. YouTube uses its “absolute, and ‘unfettered’ […]

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These best friends created a wildly popular Google doc about how to be an ally to the black community

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Gupta and Wallace, 23 and 22, respectively, had roomed together at the University of Southern California, bonding over “Grey’s Anatomy” and their Christian faith. Gupta called Wallace — and listened. “We spent two and a half hours on the call, with me sharing my experience of how it feels when these incidents of racial injustice

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Where Black Lives Matter Protesters Stream Live Every Day: Twitch

Where Black Lives Matter Protesters Stream Live Every Day: Twitch

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(The exception, Twitch said, was showing protest content that violates its guidelines because it is extremely violent or contains illegal acts. ) Some streamers said that while they haven’t had any official communication with Twitch about the protests, company employees have privately supported their efforts. Mr. Whiting said a Twitch employee had reached out to

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Netflix C.E.O. Reed Hastings Gives $120 Million to Historically Black Colleges

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Reed Hastings, the co-founder of Netflix, and his wife, Patty Quillin, donated $120 million to the United Negro College Fund, Spelman College and Morehouse College, the largest-ever individual gift to support scholarships at historically black colleges and universities. The record donation comes amid protests following the police killing of George Floyd, and the national conversation

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Pinterest Denies Allegations Tweeted by 2 Black Females Who Left the Company in May

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Ifeoma Ozoma and Aerica Shimizu Banks have several things in common: They are both Black women, they both held the role of public policy and social impact manager at Pinterest, they both left the company in May and they both took to Twitter Monday to share explosive allegations about why they left. A Pinterest spokesperson issued

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Tinder, TikTok and more: Online activists are finding creative new ways to say Black Lives Matter

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A week after its initial tweet and the subsequent backlash, Tinder announced it would un-ban those members and allow users to fundraise for Black Lives Matter. “From time to time, our members use Tinder to engage with topics they care about,” a spokesperson told BuzzFeed News. “And while our community guidelines state that we may

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5 Podcasts at the Intersection of Pride Month and the Black Lives Matter Movement

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This year, Pride has been forced back to its roots. Instead of celebrities waving from floats sponsored by TD Bank and Absolut Vodka, pandemic-masked protesters are marching in the streets demanding justice for black lives. Rainbow flags have been replaced with signs with the names of those killed by the police, like Tony McDade, a

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From wake word to woke word: Siri and Alexa tell you black lives matter, but tech still has a diversity problem

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Apple’s Siri and Google’s Assistant answer in similar ways, now trained to address that question and others raised by recent events. Chief executives at tech companies ranging from Uber to Facebook have posted public notes to express support for the Black Lives Matter movement, while companies like Amazon and Twitter have plastered their platforms with

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