S4 Ep3 – Protests and digital defense Ars aequi

In this episode of the Tech for Good Series, we explore the impact of technology on the landscape of protests and civil organisation. We examine the positive and negative effects that developments in communication technology and social media have had on mobilisation and protests. We discuss the use of technology as an anti-protest device to supress movements using facial recognition, drones and internet shutdowns. Finally, we provide our listeners with some tech for good solutions, which can be used as digital self-defence mechanisms.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/3/mapping-internet-shutdowns-around-the-world
https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/attending-protest
https://www.itu.int/council/pd/constitution.html
https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/17/catalan-separatists-have-tooled-up-with-a-decentralized-app-for-civil-disobedience/
https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000119996329/polizei-nutzt-neue-gesichtserkennung-um-demonstranten-zu-identifizieren
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/19/technology/israeli-clashes-pro-violence-groups-whatsapp.html?referringSource=articleShare
https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/kontraste/querdenken-internet-101.html