Communications Major

The Facebook privacy hoax is making the rounds again. You know the one; it is practically impossible to not have stumbled across some variation on the theme in your newsfeed. These posts, with their almost-official-sounding language forming a big block of text, have been around for years, and while their specific wording and typos may vary, they all have one fundamental thing in common: They don’t work. Nothing you can say in your profile can override whatever you already agreed to in Facebook’s terms of service.

On the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, three prominent activists read their tweets from the past year and reflect on the challenges and legacy of the Black Lives Matter movement.