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Tech Giants Google, Amazon, YouTube And Spotify Support 'Black Out Tuesday'
In order to support the protests made on the racial inequality in the US, tech giants Amazon, YouTube, Google and Spotify lend their hand and express their condolences for the death of George Floyd.
In order to support the protests made on the racial inequality in the US, tech giants Amazon, YouTube, Google and Spotify lend their hand and express their condolences for the death of George Floyd.
All these companies are supporting the 'Black Out Tuesday' initiative and have pledged their support by paying a silent tribute to George Floyd.
The CEO of Google company Sundar Pichai has also announced that Google stands in support of racial inequality and expressed his solidarity forthe African-American community in the US due to the death of African-American George Floyd.
Pichai also announced that Google and YouTube homepages will go with 'Black Out'initiative in memory of George.He announced this news through his Twitter page…
Today on US Google & YouTube homepages we share our support for racial equality in solidarity with the Black community and in memory of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery & others who don't have a voice. For those feeling grief, anger, sadness & fear, you are not alone. pic.twitter.com/JbPCG3wfQW
— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) May 31, 2020
He stated that "Today on US Google & YouTube homepages we share our support for racial equality in solidarity with the Black community and in memory of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, AhmaudArbery& others who don't have a voice. For that feeling grief, anger, sadness & fear, you are not alone."
Spotify
This music application has released an 8-minute 46-second track of silence to select playlists and podcasts and paid its tribute to George in this way. This news is announced by the company through a note…
"June 2 is Black Out Tuesday, a day of collective disconnect from work meant to help people reflect and come together in support of the Black community... Listeners will see a black logo and headline image on more than a dozen of our flagship playlists and podcasts, including Today's Top Hits and RapCaviar, as well as all of our urban and R&B playlists and many podcast covers," the company said in a statement.
"Spotify will also pause social media publication as a symbol of solidarity that reminds us that things cannot remain status quo. Finally, select participating playlists and podcasts will include an 8-minute, 46-second track of silence as a solemn acknowledgement for the length of time that George Floyd was suffocated," the statement added.
Amazon Music
This music company also supported the protests and paid a tribute to George by adding a special playlist and moments of silence to its videos. The company released a note on its Twitter page… Have a look!
In solidarity with the Black community - our colleagues, artists, songwriters, musicians, producers, and music listeners, Amazon Music will observe Black Out Tuesday to listen, learn, and find more ways we can act in the ongoing fight against racism. pic.twitter.com/HA1Urd9n4c
— Amazon Music (@amazonmusic) June 1, 2020
In this tweet, Amazon Music stated that all its musicians, songwriters, listeners and producers will observe the Black Out Tuesday.
YouTube Music
Even this video platform also showed off its grief and supported the protests by following Black Out initiative. This company too shared its support through Twitter page…
We stand in solidarity against racism and violence.#TheShowMustBePaused#BlackLivesMatter#BlackOutTuesday pic.twitter.com/HA1fErI0AZ
— YouTube Music (@youtubemusic) June 1, 2020
In this tweet, YouTube Music company stated that it will stand against racism and violence.
