Kanye West Attacks Mother Of George Floyd’s Daughter Over $250M Lawsuit: ‘You Better Get You Some Business’

He compared losing his Adidas partnership and being publicly criticized to the murder of George Floyd.“So when I questioned the death of George Floyd, it hurt my people,” he said. “I want to apologize. Because God has showed me by what Adidas is doing, by what the media is doing, I know what it feels…

Bilingual in sarcasm y solidaridad – Scalawag

“We needed a space for Latinos, Black folk, Native folk, Asian people—anybody—to exist and not just be traumatized groups that get exploited,” Arreguin explained.When the pandemic hit, the founders paused the podcast to deal with job furloughs, mental health, and advocacy work in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. But in early summer of 2021,…

GLAAD CEO blasts anti-LGBTQ pols, social media companies after Club Q shooting

Sarah Kate Ellis shares her thoughts on the Colorado Springs massacre with GMA3 and called out rising anti-LGBTQ rhetoric. Source: GLAAD CEO blasts anti-LGBTQ pols, social media companies after Club Q shooting

Spanish-language disinformation growing with escalating political rhetoric | The Hill

Lea este artículo en español aquí.Communists. Election fraud. Great replacement. With just days to go before the midterms, the tone of political rhetoric is rising and bringing a heavy dose of disinformation with it, including in Spanish, where false claims are percolating among one of the fastest-growing electorates.Much of it is seeking to cast doubt…

My abusive relationship with YouTube

Kat Blaque

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WeHPOwn9Vo&ab_channel=KatBlaque2.0[/embed] How Kat Blaque was disrespected at a recent YouTube event. Turns out it is indicative of a pattern of conveniently using her as a diversity prop or token, while excluding her from the actual goings on.    

Real Alternatives to YouTube for People in Marginalized Communities – Africans Live

We expect that in a platform with people of many nations and backgrounds, there will be some friction, but when it gets to the point that users are rewarded for being criminally hateful, a line has to be drawn. We are not slaves who must cling to services that don’t serve us. Source: Real Alternatives…

GLAAD gives social media giants poor grades over lack of LGBTQ protections : NPR

LGBTQ social media users say social media is neither a welcoming nor a safe place for them, a new GLAAD report shows.In a survey, 84% of LGBTQ adults said not enough protections are on social media to prevent discrimination, harassment or disinformation, according to the report. Additionally, 40% of LGBTQ adults, as well as 49%…

A man who extorted Amanda Todd, a 15-year-old who posted a viral video about being blackmailed with compromising photos before committing suicide, was sentenced to 13 years in prison

Aydin Coban, a 44-year-old Dutch man who extorted Amanda Todd before she committed suicide ten years ago, was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Friday.Amanda Todd was a 15-year-old Canadian girl who posted a viral video to YouTube in 2012 detailing her experience of being cyberbullied and harassed after someone threatened to expose compromising…

Schoolgirls without headscarves chase male official from campus as protests continue in Iran

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUANMGNXKsI&ab_channel=SouthChinaMorningPost[/embed] A video circulating on social media shows schoolgirls without hijab chasing a man thought to be an education official out of their campus at Gohardasht near Iranian capital Tehran, reportedly on October 3, 2022. Officials have been visiting schools lately to meet girls following widespread protests over the custodial death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini,…

There Once Was A Troll Who Hated Fat Women – Origins of the Manosphere

The Troll Who Hated Fat Women

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AevlNlFTN4w&ab_channel=K.Sis.NicoleLasher%28Ibtisam70%29[/embed] Once upon a time, there was a place called Usenet. Fast forward 20 years, and now armies of millions of online personas can be launched to promote or harass anyone their handlers are paid to. This is important history for anyone doing anything important that might trigger someone’s fragility online.  

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