Smart phones, paired w live video, are an everyday person's form of mass communication; #FalconHeights illustrates a need for media justice.
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Black, latinx, and native people are more likely to use our smart phones as our sole form of getting on the internet. No laptop necessary.
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You sign up for a cell phone plan that tells you that you can only use x amount of data; poor people can't afford to buy a better plan.
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Will rich people be the only ones allowed Facebook Live and Periscope to document their communities? Even as ours are getting killed?
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But media justice goes far beyond using live video—and it's crucial to think about this in the context of documenting police brutality.
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Media justice includes keeping an eye on Apple, that may make it so your iPhone is no longer able to shoot live video in certain situations.
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Imagine if the cop in
#FalconHeights could disable Lavish Reynolds's ability to record what was happening. You know that's coming, right? -
If you want to learn more about why all of this is so important, follow and support the work of
@mediajustice. They been at it a long time.
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