Congress needs to pass this facial recognition ban now
Earlier this year, for the first time (that we know of), a false match by a facial recognition algorithm led to the arrest of an innocent man. Now, members of…
Google workers demand company stop selling tech to police
Over 1,600 Google workers have signed an open letter demanding the company stop selling its technology to police. Addressed to CEO Sundar Pichai, the petition references ongoing protests against racism…
Google employees demand the company cancel all police contracts
The signees say they want Google “to take real steps to help dismantle racism”
The best films in Netflix’s Black Lives Matter collection
Netflix’s Black Lives Matter canon is filled with powerful and evocative films. Here are 10 you should see.
Google Maps adds images of Black Lives Matter mural in Washington, D.C.
Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., is now visible on Google Maps. Over the weekend, Google updated its satellite and street view imagery to show a newly painted stretch…
How one woman’s yard sign became a rallying cry for allies
It was a cold night in November 2016 when I first saw the sign. Long runs in the winter darkness were my response to post-election anxiety. Music both angry (DJ…
The ‘Black Lives Matter Foundation’ has nothing to do with the Black Lives Matter movement
The Black Lives Matter Foundation raised millions of dollars in donations. But it is not associated with the Black Lives Matter movement that sparked worldwide protests against police brutality. BuzzFeed…
John Oliver dives into the shady uses of facial recognition
[embedded content] As protests against police brutality and systemic racism continue around the globe, there’s been a growing discussion around the importance of blurring images from these protests before posting…
15 great photos of creatively vandalized racist statues from around the world
There’s never been a worse time to be a statue of an old racist dude. The global protests against systemic racism and police brutality, in solidarity with the U.S. Black…
Powerful Black Lives Matter protests draw massive crowds in their third weekend
The protests that sprung up after the police killing of George Floyd on May 25 are now in their third weekend, and there’s no sign that they’re slowing down. Crowds…