Black Lives Matter Edition
| | | | | | | | | Welcome to the Mozilla News Beat. This week we have a Black Lives Matter edition. We hope to provide news to inform you about protests, assist people who want to be an ally, and support the fight for racial justice. |
| Black Lives Matter. This week has seen powerful protests all around the world demanding justice for George Floyd and racial equality. Here are some of the most powerful signs shared on the internet from protests across the US. | via Vice | | | Tech Problem. Much of the technology we use today is racist. Our tech tools and algorithms were designed with bias against people of color built-in. To keep technology from furthering racism, we must confront these biases. | via MIT Technology Review | | | Not Helping. Many big tech companies publicly voiced support of #BlackLivesMatter this week while doing little to stop products and policies that help spread racism and allow police to track black people. | via Wired | | Nowhere to Hide. There's a growing use of surveillance technology to monitor protests — real-time facial recognition, phone tracking, drones — making it harder for protesters to remain anonymous. | via Reuters | | Know Your Rights. The right to peacefully protest is enshrined in the First Amendment to the US Constitution. The ACLU put together a list to help protesters for racial justice know their rights and stay safe. | via ACLU | | How To Stay Private. Here are some steps protesters can take to protect their digital privacy. Tips include: use the messaging app Signal, turn off location tracking, encrypt your phone, and create new social media accounts for protest content. | via Vice | | Blur Those Photos. Thousands of videos and pictures from protests all around the world are powerfully fueling change. One recommendation privacy experts have to keep protesters safe from retaliation is to blur faces in photos before they are shared. Here's how. | via Mashable | | Racism = The World's Problem. Systematic racism is a problem all around the world. Australians have joined the call online of #BlackLivesMatter as they confront racism against the 432 Indigenous people killed in custody in Australia without a conviction. | via Pedestrian | | In Europe Too. Racial justice advocates in Europe hope the #BlackLivesMatter protests in the US will help raise awareness about the problems of police brutality in Europe, hidden in part because of confusing laws about filming police and posting video online. | via Politico EU | | Zuckerberg's Fail. Civil rights leaders this week came out strongly against Mark Zuckerberg's decision to allow President Trump's calls for violence to be spread on Facebook unchecked. | via HuffPost | | Beware of Hoaxes. BuzzFeed News is keeping a running list of debunked hoaxes and disinformation spread on the internet about the racial justice protests in support of George Floyd. | via BuzzFeed News | | #WhitePeopleDoSomething. Three activists weigh in on how white people can step up now to be good allies in the fight for racial justice. All agree the first step is to listen more than you speak. | via Vox | | Simple Way To Help. Want to help support #BlackLivesMatter but don't have money to donate or the ability to go protest? YouTubers are creating monetized videos you can watch that help support the fight for racial justice. Just remember to temporarily turn off those ad-blockers. | via Polygon | | Good Dogs Know. Dogs are the best. They always seem to know just what to do to help you feel better. Here's Buddy, a very good dog who joined this week's peaceful protests to let the world know #BlackLivesMatter. | via Metro |
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