Meet Blackbird - The Twitter Bot Built Especially for Black History Month
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| Tech in Asia |
Twitter, as it's been proven many times over, give a fairly sizeable damn, but this time they've really hit the ball out of left field. Twitter have a resource group for black employees called Blackbirds, and on February 1st it launched a chatbot, which, you guessed it, is named Blackbird.
All you have to do is DM the official Blackbirds account and you'll be given four options - #BlackHistory, #SelfCare, #ForTheCulture and #ForTheCause. Select Black History, and you'll be given an 'on this day' fact, choosing Self Care will provide advice about how to look after yourself as a member of the black community, particularly in a hostile environment. Culture and Cause, meanwhile, will show you content from notable black creators and highlight community support events across 5 major cities, respectively.
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| Mashable |
Twitter has been a hotbed of racism in the past, but it's never shied away from officially supporting the oppressed. Their level of involvement with BHM is very encouraging, they've even brought out an emoji to go along with it, not that that should come as any kind of surprise.
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Meet Blackbird - The Twitter Bot Built Especially for Black History Month
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