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Block Party Studios is a technology that manages spam and trolls on social media networks.
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You’re overexposed online. This service fixes 223 privacy settings for you.
November 11, 2024
There’s a simple and effective new way to deep clean your privacy and security on Facebook, Google, X and more, from a startup called Block Party. Washington Post
Axios House at SXSW 2024: Reimagining the Internet Experience
April 8, 2024
The increasing linkage of the internet to people’s everyday lives has opened up a world where online data is more vulnerable. Leaders in technology, ethics and privacy spoke about the issues and some of tactics that may help promote a reformed internet experience at Axios House at SXSW in Austin, TX. Big tech companies are not prioritizing privacy of consumers because there’s a lack of incentives for them to do so, according to founder & CEO of Block Party Tracy Chou. Axios
After losing access to Twitter’s API, Block Party pivots to privacy
April 8, 2024
Block Party, a startup developed by software engineer and tech diversity advocate Tracy Chou, was among the victims of Twitter’s (now X’s) API changes earlier this year, forcing it to pivot its business. At the SXSW conference in Austin this weekend, Chou presented a glimpse of what Block Party is now up to with its new product, Privacy Party, designed to help people more easily navigate and adjust their privacy settings across social networks like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, X and others. TechCrunch
She Built an App to Block Harassment on Twitter. Elon Musk Killed It
June 2, 2023
Tracy Chou launched the Twitter app Block Party in 2021 to help users escape targeted harassment campaigns that she—as an Asian American woman—knew from personal experience could ostracize vulnerable voices from the public conversation. But on Wednesday Block Party closed its doors, becoming the latest victim of soaring new bills imposed by a struggling Twitter under new owner Elon Musk. TIME
Block Party, a tool to combat online harassment, raises a $4.8M seed
September 21, 2022
If you’ve experienced any form of harassment on Twitter in the last couple of years, then you’ve probably heard of Block Party. And if you haven’t, lucky you! TechCrunch
Time Magazine’s 2022 Women of the Year
March 2, 2022
Social media platforms failed to tackle abuse. So Tracy Chou stepped in. TIME
Inside the life of a tech activist: abuse, gaslighting, but ultimately optimism
November 3, 2021
Tracy Chou, founder of Block Party, has been a tech activist for almost a decade. Her story reveals what it’s like to fight Silicon Valley’s establishment. Fast Company
What Tracy Chou learned about online harassment while building an app to solve it
January 26, 2021
When Tracy Chou decided to host a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” about online harassment over the summer, she knew it probably wouldn’t be the easiest experience, but she’d been dealing with trolls for most of her career. How bad could it really be?
A vitriol-filled nightmare, it turns out. The woman hosting a forum on why she was building an app to protect against online harassment was the target of one of the biggest harassment campaigns of her life. Protocol