Re:Twitch streamers will be able to select from over 350 new...
by DangitBobby on Sunday May 23, 2021 @10:52AM
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Critics have argued that Grindr's filter promoted discrimination. Research from Cornell University found that dating apps that allow users to filter their searches by race, or rely on algorithms that pair people of the same race, "reinforce racial divisions and biases," while an Australian survey of gay and bisexual men found many participants to be "remarkably tolerant" of online sexual racism.
On Monday, Grindr framed the policy change as one motivated by solidarity with protesters in the United States. "We stand in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement and the hundreds of thousands of queer people of color who log in to our app every day."
It's nice when common sense bears out in the research.
Re:Twitch streamers will be able to select from over 350 new...
by cadencemustdie on Sunday May 23, 2021 @07:44PM
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This is an incredibly dishonest argument imo. Ignoring the fact that Grindr saying #BLM while changing a policy doesn't mean "BLM supports it", it's an entirely different policy and situation. Grindr is a dating app that had a race filter. Not a video content website that lets users tag themselves by their race or sexuality if they want, a dating app that allowed people to actively exclude any and all members of a race they did not what to see.
Even if you disagree with what Twitch is doing here, you can't possibly suggest that it's the same thing as what happened with Grindr if you're actually engaging with this discussion in good faith.
Funny that both Grindr and BLM disagree with you. I wonder which part of the political spectrum does find these kind of measures appropriate...
Providing features which allows user to have a prejudice (this race is more suited to my entertainment needs than another) based on race is not racism? Ok