FN Meka is FN Racist: The Tech Jawn 50
The Tech Jawn: Black Tech Enthusiasts Covering The Week's Tech News And How Tech Affects Black Culture · Robb Dunewood
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Twitter’s former Security Chief blows the whistle alleging Twitter misled the public on problems with its security and with bot accounts.
Cosmetics company Sephora will pay $1.2 million in the first major settlement with the state of California’s Consumer Privacy Act for selling users' data without permission.
A federal judge sided with a Cleveland State University student stating that scanning his room before an online test violated his 4th Amendment rights.
And yes, the computer-generated, virtual avatar, FN Meka, created by two non-black executives which leans into racist stereotypes and tropes, is a form of digital blackface.
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