August 13, 2007
Tech Savvy Protesters take on China
Increasingly, the Internet is becoming the most effective means for protesters to deliver a message.
Last week, several activists for a Free Tibet used technology to amplify their traditional method of protest. The activists scaled a portion of the Great Wall of China and hung a banner that proclaimed "One World, One Dream, Free Tibet 2008," and simultaneously videotaped their effort via cell phone. The protestors using the Skype internet software placed the video on the Web and it instantly appeared on YouTube for people to view across the globe.
This week the United Nations Web site has fallen victim to hackers. Anti Israel and anti American protestors hacked on to the UN Site and altered the Secretary General's section of the Site. The hackers made it appear that the UN leader, Ban Ki-Moon agreed with the hackers sentiments.
The Web has also been the venue for several other organizations to disseminate their agenda and message, and it allows groups to bypass the MSM and government censors. YouTube has become an international platform for all types of organizations that are not seen on the nightly news, but when hundreds of thousands are attracted to an online video the media is eventually forced to cover the story.
Posted by Buzz Webster at August 13, 2007 11:01 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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