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The infamous cute cats talk, as delivered at the Ford Foundation in November 2008. The basic idea - banal uses of web2.0 tools help create a space for activist uses which might otherwise be censored or blocked.
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The Cute Cat Theory of Web ActivismEthan Zuckerman - Global Voices
November 12, 2008
Web 1.0
Web 2.0
photo by Marvin (PA)
mosaic by stabillo boss
March 5, 2007 - Phil De Vellis
Astrubal’s version - 2004
When you block activist videoadorable cats are collateral damage.
One activist goal:Raise the social cost of censorship.
How to censor the web:- Block keywords- Block URLs- Block DNS- Block IPs
How to censor the web:- Block keywords- Block URLs- Block DNS- Block IPs
Expensive
How to censor the web:- Block keywords- Block URLs- Block DNS- Block IPs
ExpensiveDifficult
How to censor the web:- Block keywords- Block URLs- Block DNS- Block IPs
ExpensiveDifficult
Ineffective
How to censor the web:- Block keywords- Block URLs- Block DNS- Block IPs
ExpensiveDifficult
IneffectiveOverbroad
Smart activists raise the price of censorshipfor governments
Smart governments raise the price of censorshipfor Web 2.0 companies
opennet.net/map
advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/maps
Access Denied Map, Sami ben Gharbia for Global Voices Advocacy
1995
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2000
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2005
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MAP OF PRESS FREEDOM 2006
The Map of Press Freedom reflects the flow of news and information within and between 194 countries and territories. Universal criteria determine the judgments, starting with Article 19 of the United Nations’ Declaration of Human Rights.
Criteria include: the legal environment in which the media operate; the degree of independence of the news media from governmental ownership and influence; economic pressures on news content; and diverse violations of press freedom from the murder of journalists to other extra-legal abuse and harassment.
The Map of Press Freedom reflects the flow of news and information within and between 194 countries and territories. Universal criteria determine the judgments, starting with Article 19 of the United Nations’ Declaration of Human Rights.
Criteria include: the legal environment in which the media operate; the degree of independence of the news media from governmental ownership and influence; economic pressures on news content; and diverse violations of press freedom from the murder of journalists to other extra-legal abuse and harassment.
In 2005, there were 1.11 billion people living in countries with free media, representing 17 percent of the world’s population. There were 2.57 billion people living in countries with partly free media, representing 40 percent of the world’s population. There were 2.79 billion people living in countries with not free media, representing 43 percent of the world’s population.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. Article 19, Universal Declaration of Human Rights – UN General Assembly, 1948
Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press… The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
In 2005, there were 1.11 billion people living in countries with free media, representing 17 percent of the world’s population. There were 2.57 billion people living in countries with partly free media, representing 40 percent of the world’s population. There were 2.79 billion people living in countries with not free media, representing 43 percent of the world’s population.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. Article 19, Universal Declaration of Human Rights – UN General Assembly, 1948
Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press… The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20036Phone (202) 747-7000 Fax (202) 293-2840
www.freedomhouse.org
freedomhouse.org
PDF filedistributedby email in
Bahrain
PDF file ofGoogle Mapsdistributed by
email inBahrain
you can’t block PDFs without blocking commerce
who knew that google maps was an activist tool?
Hao WuBlogger, Filmmaker
Detained February 22, 2006
freehaowu.org
Don’t speak - point.
Most activists don’t think of themselves as activists.
They’re going to use the toolsthey have at hand.
Alaa abd el Fateh - manalaa.net
photo by Elijah Zarwan
Malek Moustafa
- over 100 million handsetsin sub-Saharan Africa
- 300 million handset in China- 2.2 billion worldwide, rising to 3.3 billion in 2010- 97% of Tanzanians say they can access a phone
montage by keso
mosaic by stabillo boss
mosaic by 阿华
"You must enter a title for your space. The title must not contain prohibited language,such as profanity. Please type a different title."
Content control on MSN SpacesChinese language edition
"I love freedom of speech, human rights and democracy."
和谐 - he xie - “Harmonize”河蟹 - he xie - “River Crab”
三个代表 - sange daibio - “3 Represents”带三个表 - dai sange bio - “Wears 3 watches”
What can’t China afford to block?
GmailMMOGs
Skype
Michael AntiChinese activists moving back to web 1.0
photo by bbcworldservice
ddos as “cyberwar”
sustained ddos can equal losing your hosting
Approximate rangeof the wild lolcat
Early attempts at introducing Lolcatsoutside their native environment.
Censorship is the sincerest form of flattery.
