Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #BackLivesMatter

Most recents (2)

1. NEW: Facebook announced today it is cracking down on three types of groups:

- QAnon
- Militias
- Anti-fascists

The company says the goal is to limit the reach of groups that have “demonstrated significant risks to public safety.”

A thread. 👇👇👇 Image showing the logos of multiple apps in black and white
2. In its announcement, Facebook lumped together militia groups, which are generally right-wing, with anti-fascist groups, which come from the left. The company provided no insight about why the two groups were counted together.
3. The move, however, is reminiscent of the DOJ task force on “anti-government extremists” that initially blamed anti-fascists for violence at #BackLivesMatter protests nationwide. abcnews.go.com/Politics/ag-ba…
Read 12 tweets
““For too long, Facebook has failed to take sufficient steps to stop the spread of hateful lies and dangerous propaganda on its platform,” a Patagonia spokeswoman said. “From secure elections to a global pandemic to racial justice, the stakes are too h…” gu.com/p/e6ze4/stw
#FacebookBoycott is gaining unprecedented support. They are hit by advertiser boycott's over racism.

According to #facebook justifying colonial crimes is inline with their so called "Community Standards".

#BlackLivesMatter #decolonizethisplace

👉theguardian.com/business/2020/…
“When such an international giant decides that inaction is no longer an option to tackle racist and discriminatory language, then the social media businesses need to listen up: #BackLivesMatter #FacebookBoycott

theguardian.com/technology/202…
Read 4 tweets

Related hashtags

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!