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11/10/2020

The need for climate justice — which acknowledges that environmental hazards like pollution disproportionately hurt people of color and low-income communities, and fights to correct these injustices — is a pressing concern that isn't going away anytime soon.

Increasingly, politicians are acknowledging that climate justice is integral in the battle against climate change. But long before climate justice became a buzzword, organizations have been fighting for the rights of those most affected by the devastating effects of climate change.

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Below are five organizations working on the ground, both in the U.S. and abroad, fighting harmful environmental policies, listening to frontline communities, and standing up to powerful corporations. These groups also keep the public up to date on their work and climate justice developments through social media. Read more...
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Climate justice can't happen without racial justice. Here are some organizations that are working on changing the world for the better.

11/09/2020

Trust us, your eyes don't need to be glued to your social media feed right now. We've outlined some practical ways to unplug from your never-ending, always-changing feeds. Read more...

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Believe it or not, it's actually OK to be offline from time to time.

11/07/2020

In case you haven't heard, Joe Biden is now president-elect of the United States. Twitter, which already begun flagging Trump's tweets on his bunk election claims, now seems to be going full-steam ahead in trolling his account.

Shortly before the race was called, Trump claimed that he won the election "by a lot." In fact, for multiple hours after the Biden news was announced, Trump's tweet stood as his latest:

I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!

— Donald J. Trump () November 7, 2020

After the race was officially called for Biden, the warning link Twitter embedded under the tweet led to a Moment saying Biden did indeed win the election. Read more...

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Try searching "loser" on Twitter.

11/07/2020

Joe Biden has just been declared president-elect by AP, CNN, and other news outlets, meaning that after days of waiting, Americans finally know who will be their leader for the next four years.

As a result, many people went bananas. New York City was quick to take to the streets to celebrate, cheering and banging pots and pans, blaring their car horns:

PBS White House reporter Yamiche Alcindor tweeted about cheering in DC, someone even shouting "There is a god":

People are dancing, cheering, stomping their feet and banging pots in Washington, D.C

I just heard someone shout, “There is a God,” and “Get Trump out.”

— Yamiche Alcindor () November 7, 2020 Read more...

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From New York City to San Diego.

11/07/2020

For eight months now, so many of us have been doomscrolling into the deep.

Doomscrolling is mindlessly thumbing through social media — probably Twitter — absorbing all of the horrible news about circumstances you can't control. Usually, the act has been associated with the coronavirus pandemic; as the year went on, it expanded into news about other topics like increasing social unrest and the election.

Well, the pandemic isn't over — and neither is the country's racial and social issues. But, at least right now, there's a post-Election Day replacement for doomscrolling: "Gleefreshing."

As Election Day turned into Election Week, it was undeniable that President-elect Joe Biden was edging ahead of Trump in key states. While the race wasn't called for days, news of Biden's lead and Trump's shrinking chances kept rolling in. This kept people glued to their Twitter timelines, but unlike in previous months, it was for a good reason. Read more...

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Finally, some good news on social media.

11/07/2020

Facebook is awash with election misinformation. And so, two days after the U.S. presidential election, it has decided to add "friction" to its spread.

So reports the New York Times, which notes that Facebook is considering the bold action of requiring "an additional click or two — before people can share posts and other content." That's right folks, democracy is saved because the kind of people who believe in baseless conspiracy theories like and QAnon will surely be deterred by having to click a "share" button twice instead of once.

The announcement, leaked to the New York Times by "two people with knowledge of the matter," appears to be Facebook's way of trying to get a handle on the beast it helped unleash on the world. And while it's nice that Facebook is considering taking this step of closing the barn door, it's hard not to think that the horse escaped years ago. Read more...

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Clearly Facebook thinks its misinformation machine is too efficient.

11/07/2020

No-context pop culture Twitter accounts are getting a whole lot of context this week, sharing some very pertinent, relatable screenshots amidst the 2020 U.S. presidential election. It's a bit of wry levity to help claw us through this.

Out-of-context Twitter accounts typically post screenshots of television shows without comment, often highlighting the absurdity of particular moments or phrases. While many accounts are still doing so this week, there's also been a noticeable trend in what type of stills are being highlighted. Themes of despair, comfort, fear, and voting have been prominent in many of these accounts' latest tweets, offering some sly commentary on the political hellscape that is U.S. Election Day. Read more...

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There's actually a lot of context.

10/29/2020

One society's suffering can only be a company's growth opportunity for so long.

Facebook released its third quarter earnings report Thursday, letting investors around the world know that not even the coronavirus can slow its inexorable march toward riches — it clocked in a cool $21 billion in revenue this quarter alone. There was one bit of interesting news, however, buried within: Facebook's number of daily active and monthly active users in the United States and Canada is declining, and it expects to continue to lose users in those countries throughout the end of the year.

As the pandemic continues to drag on in the United States, killing over 213,000 in the process as of this writing, Facebook has for the most part chugged right along — exceeding investor expectations and increasing the number of daily active users along the way. No more. While the decrease in users is slight, it's especially notable at a time when people are still stuck in their homes due to the pandemic. Read more...

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The company is, however, still pulling in cash hand over fist.

10/26/2020

Twitter hopes you're all prepared to wait. And then wait some more.

As we approach a U.S. presidential election marked by the coronavirus and a corresponding increase in mail-in ballots, the social media giant that encourages users to "see what's happening in the world right now" is taking a different approach. On Monday, Twitter began a messaging campaign intended to inform its users that election results might take a while — and that you shouldn't necessarily believe early claims of victory.

Essentially, Twitter decided to get out ahead of what will likely be a messy post-election period. The campaign, at least as of now, focuses on two election-related topics likely to be rife with misinformation: the aforementioned timing of election results, and the safety of voting by mail. Read more...

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On Nov. 3, you may not know who won the U.S. presidential election, and Twitter is preparing users for that reality.

10/25/2020

How many times have you been reminded about the election today? Once? Twice? Too many times to count?

With a little more than a week left to go before Election Day, announcing that you've voted early, encouraging others to make a voting plan, talking to undecided voters, or urging people to go to the polls on Nov. 3 has become somewhat of a viral challenge.

In the five minutes I spent scrolling Instagram this morning alone I counted 23 posts — both on my timeline and in Stories — that aimed to raise awareness about the upcoming election and remind people to cast a ballot. Before the day ends, who knows how many more voting-related posts I will have seen. Read more...

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We've come a long way since "I Voted" sticker selfies.

10/22/2020

Sandie Cheng narrates a conversation with Lizzie Valasquez, Anita Sarkesian, Renee Bracy Sherman where share their personal experiences and explore how we can do things differently in order to be better allies to women online. Read more...

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This is beyond overdue.

10/22/2020

When Joe Biden and Donald Trump take to the stage on Thursday for the final presidential debate, someone else will be put in the hot seat: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

A new video is set to air on TV that night targeting the Facebook founder. The organization behind the clip, Accountable Tech, is spending $250,000 on the ad buy. The ad starts with a clip of Zuckerberg talking to CNN Money. "I really just care about building something that my girls are going to grow up and be proud of me for," he says.

The ad then immediately cuts to news footage about a militia group's "call to arms" Facebook event that preceded a shooting at a Kenosha, Wisconsin protest that left two people dead. Facebook called its inaction in taking the page down an "operational mistake." Read more...

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