social media
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We Have Twitter at Home! Trump to Make His Own Social Media Site Because He’s Banned on All Platforms
The president of people who put racist bumper stickers on their cars told media on Wednesday that he's starting 'Truth Social' app since he's banned on Twitter.
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Facebook Says ‘Unacceptable’ AI Error Led to Video of Black Man Being Tagged as a Video About Primates
How many more stories about AI programs being racist do we have to hear before anyone does something about it?
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Make It Rain With TwitCoins: Is There Anyone You'd Pay to Read Their 'Super' Tweets?
If you’re an active member of the Black Twitter community, chances are you’ve heard some variation of the phrase, “How is Twitter free?!” after something super dramatic and entertaining happens, rivaling the best television show during sweeps. Well, bitch, we’re about to find out how free it’s not. Along with introducing a community feature (similar…
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What I Hear on Clubhouse: For Black People, Will Silicon Valley’s Hot New Thing Be More Terrordome Than Mecca?
What happens when everyone is an “expert?” How to navigate a world where everyone’s “insights,” no matter how dubious, are cloaked in corporate-speak, strenuously hyped by like-minded cohorts, then injected straight into your brain via a mechanism intentionally designed to push your emotional buttons? And how much do you think your ideas and energy are…
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Melina Matsoukas, Howard University and Instagram Launch Share Black Stories ‘Future First’ Reels Challenge
If you’re active on Instagram, you’ve probably viewed an Instagram Reel at this point—whether it was sent to you by a friend or you saw it organically on the “Explore” page. There’s a lot of opportunity for creators to show off their skills and this is just one more outlet in the booming world of…