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Freedom isn’t just a vote. It’s being able to show up, organize, and live without your phone turning into a tracking device. ICE is scaling surveillance through private vendors, widening the net to target citizens and non-citizens, including at protests.

The “New Jim Code” (Ruha Benjamin) names how “neutral” tech can reinforce racial inequity under the banner of efficiency. So the question is: Who benefits, and who pays the price? Head to our website to learn more.

At TechTonic Justice, we’re uplifting the legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson, who passed away earlier this week. A lion of justice movements in the U.S. and abroad, his life reminds us that systems do not change on their own. It’s up to us to make the systems better.

Black Tech Town Hall: AI, Algorithms, And The Costs To Our Future · Color Of Change Color Of Change invites you to join our Black Tech Town Hall: AI, Algorithms, And The Costs To Our Future on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 8:00 pm ET Via Zoom. Join us this Black history ...

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We’re honored to have TTJ’s Civil Rights and Technology Attorney, Clarence Okoh, join Color Of Change’s Black Tech Town Hall: AI, Algorithms, and the Costs to Our Future on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at 8:00 PM ET on Zoom.

We’re looking for new additions to our team of Do-gooders this year as we expand and focus our work on key states in 2026. There are two positions in California and one in Arkansas. Come join us! More details below 🧵

Link to apply in bio. Deadline to apply is March 1st.

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New workplace metrics just dropped: clicks, pauses, mouse wiggles, break time

A slow day becomes a suspicion. A quiet hour becomes a warning.

Because nothing says “we value our team” like tracking your every movement. That’s not management; it’s a threat to keep you in line... 💔

This relationship is toxic. Break up with the tools that are fueling authoritarianism in our communities. 🙅

Authoritarians love AI because AI makes it easy to] hunt down and punish people fighting for democracy. It fuels disinformation to inundate, isolate, and confuse you. It crushes dissent. And, it allows them to rule without explanation or accountability.

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This tax season, your dollars are doing the most 💸 Not for childcare. Not for healthcare. Not for the safety net or your retirement. They’re using your dollars to build undemocratic systems that track dissent, give bonuses to kidnappers, and throw immigrants into inhumane warehouses.

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If they loved you, they’d approve your care as fast as they approve their bonuses.

The lack of transparency in decision-making + over-reliance on auto-denials = record profits for insurance companies and delayed medical care for you. Your meds don’t arrive. Your procedure gets bumped. Your care hours get cut. Your bills stack up. Your body carries the stress.

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Coverage for them. Consequences for you. They cash the checks. The AI says “denied.” You cover the fallout.

Their AI prior authorization systems don’t help you be healthier. They overrule your own doctors in deciding what you need. 💔

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How can we resist AI injustice? This week, the STIA program hosted the annual Loewy Lecture featuring Kevin De Liban, founder & president of @techtonicjustice.bsky.social. He discussed how AI weakens public systems & harms marginalized communities, urging for accountability & collective action.

Step one: hype.
Step two: harm.

AI isn’t neutral; it’s a smoke machine. It scales decisions that squeeze workers, renters, and patients, then makes the decision-maker disappear. No rules you can read. No score you can question. No person to answer for it. ❌

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Move fast, break wages, bad bots do it well ❣️The algorithm catches the blame. The billionaires keep the bonus.

Landlords adore AI. After all, the math is simple:

Black-box tenant scores + unexplained rejections + higher rents = more money in their pockets.

Whether they box you out or box you in, they can always send you packing.

Then comes heartbreak. They watch you, target you, cut your benefits, accuse you of fraud, and threaten your livelihood, all while they get richer and more powerful.

This ain’t the way love’s supposed to hurt. They put the AI in pain.

Big Tech and this AI-loving president are K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
First comes 'love.' It begins with showering tech giants with generous handouts and friendly policies.

We led discussions on how AI shapes the lives of low-income individuals and introduced ways to ensure that the access to justice world doesn't reproduce irresponsible usage in our own AI adoption.

It’s a yearly conference where legal aid programs from all over the country–the advocates who work directly with low-income people– get together to explore the ways technology relates to people’s ability to access justice.

We appreciated the opportunity to present at and attend this year’s Legal Services Corporation’s Innovations and Technology Conference.

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Want to know the latest happenings at TechTonic Justice? We've got job openings in California and Arkansas, new teammates, new resources to fight coming Medicaid cuts, new media appearances, and a whole bunch of general freshness! Check it out in our latest newsletter.

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