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Before You Participate In Blackout Tuesday, Here Is What You Need To Know
Source: NurPhoto / Getty Social media users are partaking in Blackout Tuesday social protests, but their act of solidarity could be hurting the Black Lives Matter movement in the process. The protest was initially organized by workers in the music industry, and Instagram users have been sharing photos of black squares in solidarity with black victims of police violence. The noble act is also causing a huge issue as well. Instagram users are using the “BlackLivesMatter hashtag in their post’s caption and are inadvertently blacking out posts related to the movement that contains essential information for those in streets peacefully protesting and blocking out videos of police misconduct. Rapper Chuck Inglish and singer Kehlani pointed out what was happening with posts and retweet a user who ...
