Social Media Buzz: From #AirbnbWhileBlack To Paralympics

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Published September 9, 2016 at 1:25 PM EDT

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Femi Oke of Al Jazeera English about some of the stories that are gathering steam on social media.

They include the backlash against some companies that have used upcoming 9/11 anniversary for advertising purposes, response to Airbnb’s new attempt to stem discrimination and a Paralympian torchbearer who fell, and then got up, at the opening ceremony for the games.

The #Paralympics spirit: Marcia Malsar gets back up after dropping torch in Opening Ceremony https://t.co/2vKBNWPdse pic.twitter.com/ysjMuIs6NC

— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) September 8, 2016

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Femi Oke, host of “The Stream” on Al Jazeera English. She tweets @FemiOke.

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Social Media Buzz: From #AirbnbWhileBlack To Paralympics

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