Data for Black Lives

@Data4BlackLives

We are a movement of scientists and activists. Data as protest. Data as accountability. Data as collective action.

Cambridge, MA
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    17 May 2021

    Along with our new report, we’ve built a micro site to help you understand: what is data capitalism and algorithmic racism? Visit the micro site here:

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  2. Retweeted
    Mar 2

    Because police departments owe the public an explanation of how they’re using social media for surveillance, investigations, and situational awareness, we’re filing suit with to hold the DC Metropolitan Police Department accountable.

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  3. Mar 2

    We are grateful to our DMV Hub for standing firm in their collective efforts to see to it that law enforcement does not have the cover to anonymously surveil our communities. Social media surveillance is the weaponization of data.

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  4. Mar 2

    This joint effort between and reiterates D4BL’s commitment to a world where can exist. This suit is a call to explicitly and publicly name MPD's use of social media as a data weapon.

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  5. Mar 2

    We’ve been seeking these records since December 2020 after learning the MPD may have access to Dataminr, a tool linked to police surveillance of Black Lives Matter protestors.

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  6. Mar 2

    Yesterday, & filed suit against the DC Metropolitan Police Department for records on how the department uses social media to surveil the public, particularly communities of color.

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  7. Mar 2

    Last year, D4BL launched its campaign with a commitment to resist any technological tool used to surveil, police, and criminalize Black and Brown communities. The building and disguising of new data weapons as legitimate and neutral must stop.

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  8. Retweeted
    8 Dec 2021

    BREAKING DOWN SOME BIG NEWS: Equifax has announced it has stopped sharing utility data with third-party companies that sell the data to ICE and others. We’re breaking down why this matters so much. ​​

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    8 Dec 2021

    BREAKING: ICE no longer has access to 171 million people’s utility information following pressure from our campaign ‼️ We've cut the data off from the source. This thread explains what this means, and what needs to happen next. More:

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    7 Dec 2021

    🧵A 1/5 Our vision is a world in which people are able to participate fully and safely in the digital and physical worlds while choosing whether and how much of their data to share, and what happens to that data.

    What does consent culture look like in technology? 💻
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  11. 7 Dec 2021

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    Thank you all for joining , , , and for this timely and necessary discussion on . Be sure to share the and offer your feedback. Link here:
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    7 Dec 2021

    Q10: 🧵A 1/3 There will be opportunities for learners to leverage activities in the in order to build, use and advocate for .

    Q10: How do you build consentful tech? 🤖
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  13. 7 Dec 2021

    Q10: How do you build consentful tech? 🤖

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    7 Dec 2021

    Q9: 🧵A 1/4 In making the , we had key principles that motivated us to want to share with you. Here are some of them:

    Q9: What are some of the principles that guide the curriculum?
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  15. 7 Dec 2021

    Q9: What are some of the principles that guide the curriculum?

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    7 Dec 2021

    Q8: 🧵A 1/3 A whole lot is covered in the . It has seven lessons at 180 minutes each, plus feedback opportunities after each session for learning and prep work for the facilitator before each lesson. That’s a lot of consentful content.

    Q8: What will be covered in this curriculum? 📖
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  17. 7 Dec 2021

    Q8: What will be covered in this curriculum? 📖

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    7 Dec 2021

    Q6: 🧵A 1/6 Unconsentful digital interactions are often the default, unfortunately. They are affecting all of us and our communities every day.

    Q6: What are some everyday ways that unconsentful digital interactions show up? 🧐
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    7 Dec 2021

    Q5: 🧵A 1/4 When safety and consent are absent in the building of technology we are all harmed. And those who are more marginalized experience greater harm. This makes an unhealthy ecosystem and who wants that?

    Q5: Why is using and building technology consentfully important for my organization?
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    7 Dec 2021

    Q4: 🧵A 1/4 is tech (digital applications and spaces) that is built with good consent at its core, and that supports the self-determination of the people who use and are affected by that very tech.

    Q4: So, what is ? 🤔
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    7 Dec 2021

    Q3: 🧵A 1/3: This curriculum can be leveraged to reimagine the design of social media apps taking inspiration from various case studies.

    How can the be leveraged to rethink the ways we engage with social media or other platforms and technologies?
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