University of Georgia: Racial stereotypes vary in digital interactions. “New research from the University of Georgia found that Black bots were considered more competent and more human than white or Asian bots used in the same study.” This is one of those I can’t summarize well with an excerpt; I encourage you to read it.
The Moorlander: Histories & Mysteries: 50 Years since Ugandan Asians came to Devon. “In August 1972, Uganda’s leader, Idi Amin, issued an order requiring Asians living in the country to leave within 90 days. This sparked a mass exodus of nearly 80,000 Ugandan Asians seeking refuge in countries all over the world. The first evacuation flight landed at London’s Stansted Airport on 18th September, 1972, and 50 years later, British Ugandan Asians have excelled in fields such as business, finance, politics, science, and the arts.”
University of Rochester: Can Twitter anticipate attacks against Asians and Asian Americans?. “University of Rochester computer scientists are gleaning a wealth of information from Twitter users to document the social impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic. For example, a new study by the research group of Jiebo Luo, a professor of computer science, and posted to the scholarly website ArXiv, finds that the increased use of terms like ‘Chinese virus’ and ‘Wuhan virus’ on the social media platform correlated strongly with a rise in media reports of attacks on Chinese and other Asians.”
Snapchat is getting pushback for what users say is a racist filter. “The filter, which users began criticizing on Tuesday, featured squinty eyes in what appears to be a cartoonish and insensitive portrayal of Asians, with one critic on Twitter calling it ‘the most overly racist filter ever’.”
Malaysian blog/news site/good read CILISOS rounds up the stories of Malaysians who have been booted off Facebook for various name-related reasons. Sorry, Fu Ken Ho, your name sounds suggestive in English so you’re out. (Facebook booted him even after he provided a number of identity documents, but later he was reinstated.) UiHua tried to report fake UiHua accounts and ended up getting suspended himself. The story also reports a user who had a very CogDog-ish experience.
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