6ixBuzz

6ixBuzz
Industry	Tabloid Journalism, Misinformation, entertainment
Genre	Tabloid journalism; Internet memes;
Founded	September 22, 2017 (platform); February 19, 2018 (company)
Founders	Abraham Tekabo, Sarman Esagholian
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Divisions	6ixBuzz Entertainment
Website	6ix.buzz

6ixBuzz (pronounced six-buzz), is a online media platform based in Toronto, Ontario.^[3]

Founded in 2017 by Abraham Tekabo and Sarman Esagholian, 6ixBuzz is best known for sharing user-generated content, clickbait, and local news in a tabloid format.^[4] The company has been criticized for spreading misinformation, disinformation,^[5] right-wing bias, racism, homophobia,^[6] anti-feminism, and perpetuating racial stereotypes, particularly anti-Asian and Anti-Indian sentiment.^[7]^[8]

^ "Federal Corporation Information - 1062527-2 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada - Corporations - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada". www.ic.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
^ Jankowski, Nichole (August 17, 2021). "The Secret Life of 6ixBuzz". Toronto Life. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
^ "Who's behind 6ixbuzztv? How the brand is going from Instagram to international empire". The DMZ. July 16, 2019.
^ "6ixbuzz coronavirus coverage is doing harm, but so is the lack of diversity in traditional media". thestar.com. February 5, 2020. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^ Wang, Sheila (31 January 2020). "Business down at Wuhan Noodle restaurant in Markham amid racism, coronavirus fear". thestar.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^ Gammage, Kai (2021-09-24). "6ixBuzz becoming platform for Toronto's right wing". The Toronto Observer. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
^ Mark Do, Eric; Quon, Alexander. "As coronavirus dominates headlines, xenophobic and insensitive social media posts go viral". Global News. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^ Robertson, Becky. "Markham restaurant says they've lost customers because of coronavirus fears". www.blogto.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

[corp-filing-1] "Federal Corporation Information - 1062527-2 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada - Corporations - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada". www.ic.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-04.

[Secret_Life-2] Jankowski, Nichole (August 17, 2021). "The Secret Life of 6ixBuzz". Toronto Life. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.

[3] "Who's behind 6ixbuzztv? How the brand is going from Instagram to international empire". The DMZ. July 16, 2019.

[6BTheStar-4] "6ixbuzz coronavirus coverage is doing harm, but so is the lack of diversity in traditional media". thestar.com. February 5, 2020. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[WuhanNoodleTheStar-5] Wang, Sheila (31 January 2020). "Business down at Wuhan Noodle restaurant in Markham amid racism, coronavirus fear". thestar.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

[:0-6] Gammage, Kai (2021-09-24). "6ixBuzz becoming platform for Toronto's right wing". The Toronto Observer. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2022-03-08.

[GlobalCovid-7] Mark Do, Eric; Quon, Alexander. "As coronavirus dominates headlines, xenophobic and insensitive social media posts go viral". Global News. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

[8] Robertson, Becky. "Markham restaurant says they've lost customers because of coronavirus fears". www.blogto.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

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