As millions of people across the country take to the streets and raise their voices in response to the killing of George Floyd and the ongoing problem of unequal justice, many people have reached out asking how we can sustain momentum to bring…
Two hashtags that trended worldwide on Twitter falsely claimed that there was a 'cover-up' or a 'blackout' of protests in Washington, D.C., overnight. Both appeared to insinuate that protesters have been silenced in some way, perhaps by a secret…
The New York Times
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Sheera Frenkel
– Jun 1, 2020, 9:31 AM
OAKLAND, Calif. — Dozens of Facebook employees, in rare public criticism on Monday of their own company, protested executives' decision not to do anything about inflammatory posts that President Trump had placed on the giant social media…
As part of a Blackout Tuesday protest originally organized by workers in the music industry, users on social media, particularly Instagram, are sharing images of black squares in solidarity with black victims of police violence. But many are…
Wired
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Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman
– May 31, 2020, 12:27 PM
For the last several nights, militarized police in cities across the United States have deployed armored vehicles and rubber bullets against protestors and bystanders alike. If you're going out to protest—as is your right under the First…