Cute cat theory of digital activism
The cute cat theory of digital activism is a theory concerning Internet activism, Web censorship, and "cute cats" (a term used for any low-value, but popular online activity) developed by Ethan Zuckerman in 2008. It posits that most people are not interested in activism; instead, they want to use the web for mundane activities, including surfing for pornography and lolcats ("cute cats"). The tools that they develop for that (such as Facebook, Flickr, Blogger, Twitter, and similar platforms) are very useful to social movement activists, who may lack resources to develop dedicated tools themselves. This, in turn, makes the activists more immune to reprisals by governments than if they were using a dedicated activism platform, because shutting down a popular public platform provokes a larger
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Cute cat theory of digital activism
The cute cat theory of digital activism is a theory concerning Internet activism, Web censorship, and "cute cats" (a term used for any low-value, but popular online activity) developed by Ethan Zuckerman in 2008. It posits that most people are not interested in activism; instead, they want to use the web for mundane activities, including surfing for pornography and lolcats ("cute cats"). The tools that they develop for that (such as Facebook, Flickr, Blogger, Twitter, and similar platforms) are very useful to social movement activists, who may lack resources to develop dedicated tools themselves. This, in turn, makes the activists more immune to reprisals by governments than if they were using a dedicated activism platform, because shutting down a popular public platform provokes a larger
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La teoría del gato adorable de ...... e cerrando una poco conocida.
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La théorie du chat mignon de l ...... ue que celle d'un site obscur.
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Teori kucing lucu adalah teori ...... pan media yang kurang dikenal.
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The cute cat theory of digital ...... shutting down an obscure one.
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نظرية القط اللطيف للنشاط الرقم ...... ب بشكل يفوق إيقاف منصة مغمورة.
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是關於與網際網路審查的一種理論。「可愛貓」是由(Ethan ...... 人的網站,關閉一個受歡迎的公眾平台更容易受到一般民眾的抗議。
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La teoría del gato adorable de ...... a los activistas más inmunes
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La théorie du chat mignon de l ...... présailles des gouvernements q
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Teori kucing lucu adalah teori ...... ler akan memicu kemarahan publ
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The cute cat theory of digital ...... ic platform provokes a larger
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نظرية القط اللطيف للنشاط الرقم ...... ف منصة شهيرة يمكن أن يؤدي إلى
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是關於與網際網路審查的一種理論。「可愛貓」是由(Ethan ...... 人的網站,關閉一個受歡迎的公眾平台更容易受到一般民眾的抗議。
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Cute cat theory of digital activism
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La teoría del gato adorable del activismo digital
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Teori kucing lucu
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Théorie du chat mignon
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Теория интернет-активизма от милых котиков
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نظرية القط اللطيف للنشاط الرقمي
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可愛貓理論
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