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Celebrities accused of harassment won’t be forgotten, thanks to this Chrome extension

Monday, January 21, 2019 by Piyush Suthar | Comments

Home News Tech Celebrities accused of harassment won’t be forgotten, thanks to this Chrome extension

Back in October 2017, Tarana Burke’s #MeToo went viral, empowering women and survivors of sexual harassment and abuse all over the world. The hashtag welcomed a new era of feminist activism, allowing survivors across the globe to share their stories and experiences. Many other projects seeking to share information regarding abuse have sprouted up since. One such project is “Uncover Harassers,” a Google Chrome plugin created by Sarim Haque. Once installed, the extension automatically finds and highlights the names of celebrities accused of sexual harassment. The aim of the tool is to prevent people from inadvertently supporting an accused sexual harassers work.  It…

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Authored by Piyush Suthar
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