11617 - Brennan Center report exposes double standards in social media content moderation, recommends legislative & industry reforms - Business and Human Rights Centre
In 2014, for example, a group of Black women uncovered
and fought a coordinated harassment campaign targeting
them.50 A group of 4chan users had created a number of
fake Twitter accounts impersonating Black feminists,
attempted to use Black slang, and promoted a fake
Twitter campaign to #EndFathersDay. When Twitter
failed to provide adequate support, these women fought
back against the campaign with their own hashtag
#YourSlipIsShowing.51 The women organized and shared
block lists an...