Technology has become ubiquitous in modern life, especially for young people. Yet the recent Black Lives Matter protests have exposed just how extensive surveillance technology truly is, and how it is being misused by police and the private sector in ways that endanger people’s rights to privacy and protest.
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Dear Social Media Activists.
You are the cause of a lot of the frustration and angst that Black folks are feeling right now. You need to educate yourself. You need to engage yourself. You need to act. You need to make it about what you do. Not what you appear to be doing. And you need to do it now.
The tragic deaths of Regis Korchinski-Paquet and George Floyd have amplified a conversation about racial justice and anti-black racism. We express our condolences and we commit to using our platform to stand in solidarity with the BlackLivesMatter and all movements for racial justice.