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Digital Revolutions Ch. 6

  • Iran/Israel
    • Potential difference between government and populace
      • Digital media allows these interactions in ways that weren’t possible
  • Pussy Riot
    • Female protest organization
    • Dancing/singing
    • Wear colorful outfits that conceal their identities
    • Protested government/church (and the linkage there)
    • Were sentenced to prison
      • Including young mother
      • The trial helped publicize their cause
    • Their effect was bringing worldwide attention to possible corruption in Russia
  • The Spartacus Report
    • UK protest for disabled rights
    • This seemed to be a rubber stamp
    • Targeted use of social media
  • Language resistance
    • The lingua franca is English