Must-read: "Hey activists, you need to think twice before livestreaming protests" - by @DiaKayyali https://www.wired.com/2017/03/hey-activists-need-think-twice-livestreaming-protests/ …
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Replying to @jilliancyork @DiaKayyali
I greatly disagree with most of this; true only in rare and exceptional cases.
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Replying to @zeynep @jilliancyork
I'd love to hear your concerns, here or via email- I respect your work a lot. Thanks!
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Replying to @DiaKayyali @jilliancyork
Thanks. This is often a misunderstanding between protest dynamics and surveillance/privacy concerns.
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There are exceptions obviously but in most cases discouraging livestreaming means only police have a recording.
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Protests are public activities in most settings; plus the police almost always record *a lot.*
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A false sense of secrecy when it is not actually possible is usually more dangerous.
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are you saying that bc police also use cameras, activists shouldn't practice risk mitigation strategies?
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In many contexts, livestreams *are* a risk-mitigation strategy.
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Replying to @zeynep @DiaKayyali
maybe a tool for abuse prosecution -if rule of law applies- but Geopedia et al use our l.streams against us in real time
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Rule-of-law is far from the only mechanism for protests; many are done *for* purposes of publicity.
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Replying to @zeynep @DiaKayyali
^ 'rule of law' = needed to prosecute police abuse. If police don't confiscate phones, why risk compromising others?
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Replying to @justMathana @DiaKayyali
Because protests aren't just about secrecy and protection. They are often also about publicity and attention.
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