Culture
Twitter takes down at least some of China’s propaganda artists and bots
Chinese bots have been active on Twitter for at least a year.
Google proposes internal changes, remove any gendered language and terms such as “blacklist” from code
The proposals had been made a while back and are this week getting new attention.
Those Who Were Punished for Voicing Their Opinions on Black Lives Matter Protests or Riots
A non-exhaustive list of some of those who have taken the fall.
Study shows Facebook and Twitter are echo chambers but Reddit and Gab are not
Gab users are exposed to more diversity of opinions.
Merriam-Webster dictionary seeks to change definition of “racism” after complaints
Critics say it needs to include “systemic oppression”.
Twitch community Twitch Kittens boots loyal member for saying people who menstruate are women
“They have discarded me over wrongthink in a single night,” the former member said.
Microsoft employees demand company pull services from Police Department
Microsoft supply both Office and Cloud services to police.
LA Galaxy and Aleksandar Katai part ways after wife’s “Black Nikes Matter” Instagram posts and more
The decision was officially “mutual”.
Employees call on bosses to shut down Blue Lives Matter website
Some employees aren’t happy that one of the more successful websites in the portfolio supports police.
Yelp to let users find businesses by the skin-color of the owners, will introduce a “Black-owned” label
When you get so woke, you’re veering towards de facto segregation.
LEGO tells affiliates to remove The White House playset from their websites
LEGO said this was part of its response to recent events in the US.
Twitter puts President Trump as top search result for term “racist”
Twitter may have given up pretending to have no bias.