Blackbird web browser

    blackbird browserFollowing the release of Firefox 3.1 beta 2 , Mozilla presented another surprise - this time to representatives of the African-American community.

    The Blackbird browser was created in conjunction with the little-known office 40A and is designed specifically for Americans with black skin color. The only thing that distinguishes it from the standard Firefox is its changed color scheme and a set of predefined bookmarks that may be of interest to the black community. For this reason, Blackbird is more likely to be compared with social Flock rather than firefox. So, for example, Google News specifically selects news that is potentially interesting to people with dark skin, similarly, the situation is with events, video and other network content - everything is filtered by race.

    The news ends and personal impressions go - the browser is completely normal and, without any doubt, is of no interest to the average Russian (unless you are crazy about black). It was much more interesting to observe the reaction of American bloggers to the new product - the level of indignation is just going wild.

    Gizmodo : “I understand that there has long been a digital barrier between black America and the high-tech world (controlled by Man), but even blacks know how to use Google.”

    TechCrunch : “Just like when researching the Gloss versionFlock’s browser, and now I’m not entirely sure that this offer will satisfy African-Americans and force them to download and install a completely new browser, with an unfamiliar interface and all the tools that are already in the latest versions of other popular applications. ”

    Despite the fact that the initiative was initially positive and encouraging, for some reason it seems to me that the browser will not be able to gain popularity, because using the Blackbird, the “black” population of the United States will again feel separated from the rest of the world. Although it’s difficult for me to judge with my white skin.

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