I won’t miss the Shade Room, or the endless rounds of sexist discourse. But this isn’t a complete solution—yet.
Spill, still in invite-code-required beta testing and limited to Apple users, is a predominantly visual app, which makes for a stark contrast with the original idea of Twitter as a public text-messaging platform. The idea of Spill, according, is a “visual conversation at the speed of culture.” It consists of image cards of photos, videos, or GIFs with your message, limited to 90 characters, overlaid on top. These are called “spills.
As of right now, no doubt aided by its invite-only status, Spill is a very Black space. The vibe is like a private hangout for Black Twitter transplants. There are the jokes and memes, but with less news and fewer opportunities to casually scroll past racism. At the moment, Spill being predominantly Black feels freeing. It releases the Black online community from the stress of the interloping gaze from non-Black users, readjusting the idea of.
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