A Global Tour of Online Protests
By Dave Wieneke on Mar 17, 2008 in Best of / fresh takes, Free speech / censorship, Politics, Virtual worlds, Web 2.0 | comments(1)
Where have all the protests gone? Many of the most interesting and successful are making creative use of new online environments.
- IBM workers gained salary increases through a Second Life protest.
- Over a million Colombians mobilized through a Facebook group.
- American students built a Virtual Guantánamo detention facility in Second Life.
- China repealed Internet limitations after a virtual mass suicide of online game characters.
Come see some noteworthy online protests and services that are popping up to support the virtual life of real movements. Continued
