If Occupy Wall Street protestors took all of this time, energy, and people power and channeled it into actions that impacted the bank accounts of the nation's wealthiest people and corporations, it could create real change. Here are 6 tangible actions that would make the 1% think twice. READ»
In what's becoming a predictable move, Syria has shut down Internet access in an attempt to quash the organization of a national uprising, and to stop the flow of images of events to the outside world.READ»
Emboldened by the Arab Spring and social media, Syrian protesters are taking to the streets over smuggled YouTube videos that appear to show a 13-year-old boy who was physically and sexually tortured while in government custody.READ»
Tunisia. Egypt. Libya. And Now Bahrain. Protests have spread throughout the Middle East like a wild fire -- and you might assume that it's all just a matter of popular sentiment. But if you take a step back, you find that the ...READ»
Over the last weeks we have witnessed the peaceful demonstration in Egypt that overthrew President Mubarak's regime. In the last few days we watched the protests it has inspired in Yemen, Iran, Bahrain, and Algeria.READ»
The political protests in Egypt seemed to be relying on tech to an extent never before seen, until the government snuffed out the 21st century. But are the tech firms who helped right to crow about it, and offer assistance where it's not clear they're entirely welcome?READ»
The Egyptian government, facing mass protests in the nation's streets by citizens calling for regime change, has shut off the Internet, SMS, and BlackBerry service and may have shuttered some mobile phone systems too. Now the population is turning to 20th century solutions.READ»
Egyptian pro-democracy protesters are embracing Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Twitpic. The pictures and video making it to the internet are, in a word, stunning.READ»
There was a time when student protests in the U.S. meant something, when the iconic sit-ins, occupations and banner-waving could've impacted the world. Now Santa Clara U students have a new cause: AT&T's coverage. What? ...READ»
Amidst another huge wave of protests marking the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Iranian authorities have announced that they are cutting off access to Google's Gmail and replacing it with a "national" email system.;
If ...READ»
Protesters at last month's G20 meeting were arrested due to allegedly criminal Tweets. Their attorney is defending the two men by saying they were merely relaying public info. Now the courts will have to decide: Is Tweeting an offense?READ»
Iran's government just vowed to prosecute people who "cooperate with satellite television programming providers." Along with blocking Twitter and messing with cell-phone networks, it means the power mongers are declaring war on ...READ»
State media masters in Iran are running a Lord of the Rings marathon to keep people occupied. What other movies could work? And which ones to avoid?READ»
Protesting Iranians were already using new technology like Twitter to coordinate their efforts, as we noted on Monday. Now those protests are taking a new direction--with simple crowd-sourced denial of service (DDos) attacks being ...READ»
Amid the confusion and accusations of Iran's election, the people of Iran are using technology to coordinate protests and voice their anger--despite the government's attempts to block the efforts.READ»
The good news is I'm safe and I have food and a place to stay. The bad news is protesters have taken over the Suvarnabhumi International Airport and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight any time soon.
I was scheduled to leave ...READ»
