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Disrupt Disinfo: October 20-26 Week of Action against Disinformation. MediaJustice in partnership with Digital Defense League

Disinformation Week of Action and the #DisruptDisinfo Block Party

  MediaJustice and the Disinfo Defense League are kicking off their Week of Action Against Disinformation with the #DisruptDisinfo Twitter Block Party Monday October 26 at 1 PM Pacific, 4PM Eastern.    It's a great chance to learn how to respond when people share disinformation -- and how to avoid sharing disinformation yourself. Whether or not you're…
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Lessons from the Past: What Zoom can learn from Microsoft

What Zoom can learn from Microsoft
Lessons (so far) from WT:Social

12 Lessons from WT:Social

Now's a good time to take a step back.
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Where are Black Women’s Voices in the Rolling Stone “Russian Troll” Story?

Listen to Black women!
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WT:Social will have to pick a side

Reflections on Jimmy Wales' reddit AMA
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Why is “intellectual dark web” content at the top of my feed? Thoughts on WT:Social

There’s a lot of buzz about WT:Social. Here's what to expect if you sign up.
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IVYPAC: (In)visibility on social media in the 2020 election, part 3

Hey wait a second, I'm noticing a pattern here!
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(In)visibility on social media in the 2020 election, part 1: Kamala Harris and Higher Heights

Why are Google News and reddit showing me stories about Tom Steyer????
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Black Womxn For / #BWFWarren — part 2 of (In)visibility on social media in the 2020 election

It's a big deal. But you won't find it on Google News or r/politics.
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Indie.vc’s v3: Did someone mention diversity?

It doesn't get any easier if you wait.
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7 Organizations to Support on #GivingTuesday

Center for Media Justice, Gender Justice League, Black Mamas Matter Alliance, and more

Mobilizing to help fight voter suppression

Here's how you can help
To Save Tech, #ListentoBlackWomen

To Save Tech, #ListentoBlackWomen

Please vote for our SXSW panel!
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Torn Apart / Separados: immigrant detention after “zero tolerance”

Please consider getting involved.
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Algorithmic Glass Ceilings and Gendered Echo Chambers: “Bias Amplification” in Social Networks

Today's social networks magnify societal biases.
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Sex, pleasure, and diversity-friendly software: the article the ACM wouldn’t publish

Oh well, maybe next time.
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Listen to Black Women!

It's really not that hard.
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Happy New Year!

2017 was a challenging year - although some good things did happen. Here's to a more positive 2018!
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Intersectionality: definitions, videos, and links

From Kimberlé Crenshaw, Patricia Hill Collins, bell hooks, and more
Resistance Manual - A Project by Stay Woke

Intersectional Inclusion: Perspectives from the Resistance Manual

Principles embedded in structure and processes
What action will you take to build an incusive tech ecosystem?

TechInclusion Seattle and Open Source Bridge: a diversity-in-tech twofer!

Two of my favorite conferences, in back-to-back weeks!

Lessons (so far) from Mastodon for independent social networks

There's a lot to learn here.

Mastodon: 14 perspectives on a breakthrough month

A big month for the decentralized open source social network!
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Grassroots activism and open source – coming soon, at Open Source Bridge!

Tentatively scheduled for June 22.

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  • Disinformation Week of Action and the #DisruptDisinfo Block Party
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  • Where are Black Women’s Voices in the Rolling Stone “Russian Troll” Story?
  • WT:Social will have to pick a side

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