A look at BlackPlanet, a social network for African Americans that went live in 1999, had ~15M users in 2008, and arguably laid the foundation for Black Twitter
https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... #tech #TechHistory #BlackTech #web #SocialMedia Clive Thompson / @clive@saturation.social : Awesome piece on BlackPlanet, the pioneering social network that got a lot...
Black Twitter users have become a “digital diaspora” searching for a replacement after Elon Musk's takeover, such as Mastodon, Threads, Spoutible, and Fanbase
The influential online community that gave rise to social movements like #BlackLivesMatter is now a “digital diaspora” in search of a new home.
A look at Spill, an invite-only Twitter alternative designed as a safe destination for LGBTQ and Black people that added 100K+ users over the past three days
What Are Spill and Threads? Sayou Cooper / The Daily Dot : ‘Catch me on Spill’: Black Twitter finds an alternative app Kyra Alessandrini / Blavity News & Politics : Black-Owned Social Media App ‘Spill...
Black LinkedIn is emerging as a professional analog to Black Twitter since the pandemic and George Floyd's killing, with disagreements about moderation arising
Conversations on race and racism are increasingly happening on LinkedIn. Tweets: Mukhtar M. Ibrahim / @mukhtaryare : LinkedIn's tone has long reflected corporate America: staid, monolithic, white. Now...