Community platform Nextdoor is conducting a series of events across the country to build better relations with law enforcement.<br />According to Gizmodo, that's a cause for concern among civil rights and privacy advocates.<br />They worry about possible conflicts of interest, over-reporting of crime, and the platform’s record of racial profiling.<br />Nextdoor has “crime and safety” functions allowing locals to post unverified information about suspicious activity and suspected crimes.<br />That raises the possibility Nextdoor is facilitating racial profiling and over-policing. Nextdoor has an active user base of 10 million.<br />During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Nextdoor's user engagement has skyrocketed. The company's founder says numbers are up by 80%.
