Black People Built Social Media, But We’re The Least Protected Across Platforms
What happens when your most engaged demographic is receiving the bulk of the violent threats and retribution on your platform? Not much if you’re a tech company. Black communities built social media....
View ArticleNigeria Bans Twitter After Company Deletes President Muhammadu Buhari’s...
“The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria,” an edict from Lai Mohammed, the country’s Minister of...
View ArticleTwitter Reacts to Sha’Carri Richardson’s Olympic Banning
Sha’Carri Richardson’s Olympic ban has been ballyhood as an insult to the athlete’s journey and to those in the sport who have similar storylines. On Thursday, July 1, news broke that Ms. Richardson...
View ArticleDalana Brand Is Named Chief People and Diversity Officer of Twitter
Dalana Brand has been named the chief people and diversity officer of Twitter. In her new role, she will lead the company’s Global People Team, as well as “inclusion, diversity, equity, and...
View ArticleHulu and Twitter Spaces Have Extended Their Black History Conversation Series...
Black voices are so richly powerful. Although it is important to highlight them with the proper visibility during the month of February, it is crucial that they have the opportunity to be heard all...
View ArticleKanye West’s Twitter Account Locked for Anti-Semitic Tweets
Kanye West must find another way to express his views now that he’s been locked out of his Twitter account over anti-Semitic tweets, reports CNN. In an email on Sunday, a spokesperson from Twitter...
View ArticleEBONY Rundown: Tabitha Brown Nominated for an Emmy, Toni Morrison to be...
Tabitha Brown Nominated for an Emmy Award In an emotional live reaction on Instagram, Tabitha Brown provided a bit of uplifting news regarding her recent Emmy nomination. Brown tearfully shared that...
View ArticleKanye West Claims He Is for Hitler, and Is Suspended From Twitter After...
If you thought that Kanye West would dial down his controversial behavior after losing several business partnerships, think again. Kanye was suspended from Twitter after embedding a swastika in a...
View ArticleEveryone is Migrating to the Spill App, But What is it Exactly? We’ve Got the...
Social media has truly evolved from the days of picking your ‘Top 5’ and adding HTML to your page for fun visual effects—RIP MySpace. Now, we have a multitude of platforms that allow us to do...
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