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FN Meka is FN Racist:  The Tech Jawn 50

FN Meka is FN Racist: The Tech Jawn 50

FromThe Tech Jawn


FN Meka is FN Racist: The Tech Jawn 50

FromThe Tech Jawn

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Aug 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Twitter’s former Security Chief blows the whistle alleging Twitter misled the public on problems with its security and with bot accounts.Cosmetics company Sephora will pay $1.2 million in the first major settlement with the state of California’s Consumer Privacy Act for selling users' data without permission.A federal judge sided with a Cleveland State University student stating that scanning his room before an online test violated his 4th Amendment rights.And yes, the computer-generated, virtual avatar, FN Meka, created by two non-black executives which leans into racist stereotypes and tropes, is a form of digital blackface.Link to Show Notes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Aug 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Tech Jawn is a recap of the weekly tech headlines delivered from a fresh perspective of diverse voices. African Americans, demographically, are the biggest users of consumer technology and we are going to cover how technology affects us and the culture as well as how the culture and its kinfolk affect technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.