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6ixBuzz

6ixBuzz
Company typePrivately held
IndustryTabloid Journalism, Misinformation, entertainment
Genre
FoundedSeptember 22, 2017 (2017-09-22) (platform)
February 19, 2018 (2018-02-19) (company)[1]
FoundersAbraham Tekabo, Sarman Esagholian[2]
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
,
Canada
Area served
Ontario
Divisions6ixBuzz Entertainment
Website6ix.buzz

6ixBuzz (pronounced six-buzz), is a controversial 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] However, the company has been widely criticized for spreading misinformation, disinformation,[5] right-wing bias, racism, homophobia,[6] anti-Feminism, and perpetuating racial stereotypes, particularly anti-Asian and Anti-Indian hate.[7][8] This criticism was articulated most prominently in May of 2020, when Mustafa the Poet, a Grammy-winning songwriter and filmmaker from Toronto, tweeted “6ixBuzz pits communities against each other.”[9]

  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  9. ^ Life, Toronto (17 August 2021). "The secret life of 6ixBuzz". Toronto Life. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

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