Over the years, #BlackTwitter has been one of the saving graces of Twitter, & a powerful engine for change in society.
This piece on what happens now Elmo is turning Twitter into his own personal echo chamber of White entitlement - isn’t perfect, but it’s a great summary of just why it matters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/06/musk-black-twitter-spill/
And while we’re at it, I’d love to follow more #BlackMastodon voices here - nerdy, expert, media, the funny, whatever.
I’m doing the work too, but if anyone has a recommendation for follows - especially on the nerd/sci/culture/hacker/history/languages/academic/funny beat - I am _extremely_ here for them, and very gratefully received! Cheers!
probably you know this already, but are you following the hashtags, too?
Matt Potter
Wigbert B 🎻🏛🎭🎤🗞🎥📚