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Oct 7, 2021 5 tweets 7 min read Read on X
Today, COC is launching our #BreakUpBigTech campaign. With all of the recent @Facebook news, it’s urgent #Congress pass #antitrust reform.

An outage at 1 company shouldn't knock out 3 of the largest social platforms. #BigTech monopolies put economic justice at risk. A thread 🧵
Without #antitrust regulation, #tech giants like @Google, @Facebook, @Amazon, & @Apple allow the civil rights of Black people to be violated. Corporations use surveillance networks that span across the #Internet to collect information about you that's sold to advertisers.
Advertisers run targeted ads & online marketplaces. This #data is used to discriminate against Black users, denying us opportunities for employment or home loans.

#BigTech shouldn’t have so much power that they can choose to ignore hate speech & misinfo continue to make profits.
We’ve watched tech firms like @Facebook, @Google, & @Amazon get bigger & bigger every year. These #monopolies block #Blackowned small business owners from reaching potential customers unless they pay steep prices. If we #BreakUpBigTech, we can put an end to inequality.
#Congress — it’s time to step up, step in, and regulate #BigTech by passing #antitrust legislation that will hold these corporations accountable for discriminating against Black people and abusing big tech’s monopoly power. bit.ly/3oATEKj

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1/4 Every time we hold prosecutors accountable, we are transforming our criminal justice system and building power for our communities.

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2/4 Our criminal legal system is racist, violent & unjust. Collectively, no decisions fuel mass incarceration & criminalization of Black communities more than the decisions of prosecutors.

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#HeyGoogle, you said you’d delete location data for health care visits, like abortion care. But @accountabletech found you’re still retaining this data.

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At COC, we've also been advocating for these protections for a while.

In 2021, when anti-abortion extremists launched TX SB8, which provided a financial incentive for private citizens to become abortion bounty hunters, we said no.

act.colorofchange.org/sign/txsb8/
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Last night, @atlcouncil voted YES on plans to raze Atlanta Forest to build a $90MM cop training facility. 70% of the public opposed the plan.

The fight to #StopCopCity isn’t over. But this isn’t the 1st time @atlpolicefdn used backroom deals to expand violent policing. A thread:
Founded in 2003, Atlanta Police Foundation (@atlpolicefdn) is a private, corporate-sponsored organization. Behind closed doors, police foundations and their corporate sponsors privately fund the ongoing militarization & expansion of policing, targeting BIPOC communities. #gapol
.@atlpolicefdn is no exception. The pro-police group reported $7 million dollars in revenue in 2018, and nearly $11 million in 2019, a 45% increase. This private $$$ is used to supplement APD's massive budget with little to no public accountability, transparency, or oversight.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott just signed a racist voter suppression bill into law. Texas may have been the epicenter of harmful legislation this past week, but it isn't the only state passing dangerous laws that disproportionately affect Black people.
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As Mumia is elderly and not a threat, and deserves to be well cared for while he recovers from his health concerns.
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As more stories come out of Brooklyn Center, one critical detail has been buried in the coverage: Kim Potter, the police officer who murdered Daunte Wright, was also involved in helping fellow officers cover up the murder of Kobe-Dimock Heisler in 2019. newsweek.com/daunte-wright-…
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Kim Potter is not one bad apple. Police unions use contracts & legislation to avoid accountability and condone state-sanctioned violence. That’s why we’ve studied their tactics, and we’re ready to expose how police unions harm our communities: policeunionplaybook.com
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