Activism or slacktivism?
Are DDoS attacks the online equivalent of sit-ins or strikes?
Why did Kony 2012 fail?
Online activism can become a major political force, as seen by Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 video which advocated for the capture and trial of notorious criminal Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), for people to pressure government officials to make changes, and increased protection for civilians affected by the LRA.
Unfortunately because the Kony 2012 video exceeded the expectations of Invisible Children, they didn’t have enough time to harness and direct the positive social awareness into actual action that could have helped many people in Uganda. In the end the Kony 2012 campaign failed because the information they used in the video was out dated, openly contested by people in Uganda, and the video of the breakdown of the Kony 2012 video’s creator which went viral.
DDoS can be considered the online equivalent of a strike or sit-in; this is because it is a non-violent form of protest, as it overloading the server does not harm any people, although it could hurt companies or businesses who gather their revenue or work from their website.
by Elizabeth Azzopardi
Please visit http://invisiblechildren.com/kony/ to find more information about InvisibleChildren.
Great image related to the Kony 2012 campaign’s success
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