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Nextdoor pulls 'Forward to Police' feature amid concerns over racist abuse
Nextdoor has removed its 'Forward to Police' feature after concerns of abuse and a lack of demand.
Facebook pledges $200 million to support Black-owned businesses
Facebook plans to spend $200 million to support Black-owned businesses and organizations.
Facebook pulls Trump campaign ads for violating hate speech policy
Facebook has taken down Trump campaign ads for allegedly violating policies on hate through a symbol.
Google's racial equity push includes $175 million for Black businesses
Google is committing to racial equity by improving representation and contributing $175 million to businesses.
Humble's racial justice bundle offers $1,200 in games and books for $30
Humble is offering a Fight for Racial Justice Bundle that provides $1,200 in games and books for $30, including dozens of well-known titles.
YouTube will 'amplify' Black creators with a $100 million fund
YouTube is creating a $100 million multi-year fund dedicated to Black creators, artists and their stories.
Microsoft won't sell facial recognition to police without federal regulation
Microsoft is joining Amazon in halting police access to facial recognition until there's regulation in place.
Apple pledges $100 million to foster racial equity and justice
Apple is launching a Racial Equity and Justice Initiative that will foster education, careers and justice, and it's starting with a $100 million commitment.
Amazon places 'moratorium' on police use of its facial recognition tech
Amazon will put a 'moratorium' on use of its Rekognition facial recognition tech to give Congress time to implement new ethics laws.
Facebook suspended hundreds of anti-racist skinheads and musicians
Facebook has suspended hundreds of anti-racist skinheads and musicians in what appears to have been a mistaken crackdown.
HBO Max temporarily pulls 'Gone with the Wind' from its catalog
HBO Max has removed 'Gone with the Wind' to add a label explaining and denouncing the racist stereotypes in the movie.
Reddit appoints Michael Seibel to Ohanian's vacated board seat
Michael Seibel is well-known in the tech world for promoting diversity and inclusion.
Itch.io offers 700 games in a pay-what-you-want racial justice bundle
Itch.io is supporting racial justice and equality with a 700-game pay-what-you-want bundle that donates proceeds to social groups.
IBM stops work on facial recognition over human rights concerns
IBM is exiting its facial recognition business over concerns of possible human rights violations and racial biases.
Facebook pulls nearly 200 accounts connected to hate groups
Facebook has removed nearly 200 accounts linked to hate groups, and sped up its response when it was clear they planned to stoke violence at protests.
Facebook issues new recommendations for discussing racism in groups
Facebook is acknowledging a wave of anti-racist discussion by recommending new ways of managing groups.
Riot Games will donate $1 million to support racial equality
Riot is responding to anti-racism protests by pledging $1 million toward the ACLU and The Innocence Project.
Valve is allowing racist bots to invade ‘Team Fortress 2’
For the past two months, Team Fortress 2 has been under attack by a horde of racist, homophobic, sexist robots. Valve hasn't done anything about them.
'Call of Duty' games now display a Black Lives Matter message
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has been updated with a splash screen message in support of the Black Lives Matter organization.
Criterion will stream notable titles by black filmmakers for free
Criterion Collection announced a few steps it’s taking to fight systemic racism, including lifting the paywall on select titles from black filmmakers.