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Jan 31 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
Currently listening in here. I'm so excited and also gonna use that 'delete comment" function for yt nonsense. 😂
Ok, well I promise not to abuse it.
.@cbouzy being honest that there will be mistakes and growing pains but he & his team aims to make a space for us marginalized folks. #spoutible
.@cbouzy paid attn to what happened to HIVE w. regards to security.
No such thing as "hack proof" but #spoutible has made it as 'tough as possible' by making data encrypted. He can "promise" us he ain't like HIVE. 😂
Then he used a bunch of tech language that sounded like Latin.
.@cbouzy knows fully well that he's a target for being him and what he does so racists & goons will try shit. The reality is that anyone who speaks out abt racism and yt supremacy is "used" to this & we prepare for that.

Just support a brother, he's doing good work. #spoutible
.@cbouzy made this with our input, so it's trying to make this accommodating from the ground up. #spoutible

Re: Security, verification process was awful on Twitter -- #spoutible is going to work better. I'm SO glad the verification process will be different. 😂
.@cbouzy if you are creating multiple accounts for targeted harassment you will be suspended.

I LOVE THIS. #spoutible
.@cbouzy "disinformation that will get ppl killed w/ get you kicked off the platform."
You can join & discuss politics from the whole political spectrum, but not spread disinfo & to "spout" hate.

Bouzy is fostering a platform that prioritizes safety for marginalized. #spoutible
.@mikewhoatv makes a wonderful observation as someone testing out the platform. He points out that some platforms have algorithms that are antagonistic, whereas he's finding joy on #spoutible. Content he wants.

@cbouzy confirms he's not trying to exploit the worst in us.
.@cbouzy, the platform won't allow for you to be harassed bc of who you love, how you were born, or who you worship.

If you say something abt someone, they won't be allowed to stalk you. #spoutible
I like the idea of being able to migrate from Twitter to #spoutible by being able to tweet and spout.

Y'all better join. I want to connect with you all there.

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🧵In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth here’s some of Canada’s Black history. Let's make it a jeopardy like quiz. Canada loves to pretend it’s superior to its southern cousin when it comes to progress but let’s see abt that. Let's have some fun & learn!
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Do you know when the first record of slavery in Canada was?
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Ppl assume call outs are the first resort when they are often the last.
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