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May 2022
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When will Twitter listen to Black women?...

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The news of Elon Musk potentially buying Twitter shows nobody is listening to Black women when we speak up about our experiences online.
We've been here before and it has big consequences. Let's revisit this episode of There Are No Girls on the Internet about how Black women tried to save Twitter. 

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