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What even is a data center? In this video, we break it down in plain English — no tech jargon required. You'll learn what a data center actually is, what goes on inside those massive windowless buildings, and why they secretly power almost everything you do online. From streaming your favorite shows to sending texts to saving photos in the cloud — data centers make it all happen. Plus, we'll explain why you should care, even if you've never stepped foot in one. Spoiler: your digital life depends on them.

If you've ever wondered where "the cloud" really lives, this is the video for you. Hit like, subscribe, and stick around for more simple tech explainers!

The Akron Fights for Trans Rights campaign is over, but we’re keeping the spirit alive. In this video, Aaron from the Akron DSA QLC reflects on the campaign, the challenges we face, and the path forward for trans liberation in Akron.

Find out more at https://www.akrondsa.org/about/akron-fights-for-trans-rights/

✊LUTHERAN HOSPITAL STRIKE STARTS TOMORROW 9/23 AT NOON 🌹 Cleveland DSA stands with SEIU 1199 workers as they demand an end to unfair treatment!

Workers and community members gathered today to show support and demand Cleveland Clinic show up and bargain in good faith, rather than continue with illegal union busting. Workers who run the hospitals' food, cleaning and other services are going on an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike tomorrow after unfair treatment during contract negotiations. Cleveland Clinic is refusing to bargain over healthcare coverage, while workers are struggling with low pay, low staffing, and unjust surveillance of off the clock behavior. A multibillion dollar organization whose CEO makes ~$10 million a year can afford to help workers, instead of trying to exploit and control them.

🚨 FACT 5: If all of this has you more than a little worried — here's the good news. It's not hypothetical, and it's not hopeless.

According to anti-surveillance group DeFlock, 95 cities have rejected ALPR systems or turned their existing cameras off. A few examples close to home:

✅ Cleveland's Public Safety Committee voted against renewing its Flock contract in June
✅ Green City Council recently rejected a proposal to implement Flock cameras
✅ In 2022, Hudson City Council declined to even take up a vote — telling the Akron Beacon Journal that "too many residents came forward and said they don't want it"

One thing so many of these wins have in common? Residents showed up and voiced their disapproval.

We can — and should — do the same thing here in Akron. 📢

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🚨 FACT #4: "But Flock cameras reduce crime." Do they?

The LAPD just declined to renew its Flock contract — and one reason was the AI-powered cameras' high error rates. An audit by the LAPD Office of the Inspector General found the cameras generated 161 false stolen vehicle reports in just two months. Every single one meant officers pulling over a driver in a car that wasn't stolen.

Meanwhile, only 337 alerts actually led to recovering a stolen vehicle. That's a 32% error rate.

So on top of the privacy concerns and data security risks, you could get pulled over one day after doing absolutely nothing wrong — because an AI made a mistake.

Does this sound like technology we want in our community? 👇

Follow for Fact #5.

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