Occupy Protesters Are Building a Facebook for the 99%

hypnosec writes "In 2011, social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook helped protesters to spread their cause and garner support across the world. What started out as a minor protest comprised of a handful of people turned into a worldwide protest thanks to the use of social media. According to Wired, after seeing the impact social media platforms have had on protests worldwide, several Occupy Wall Street protesters are creating their own social networking platform aimed at spreading awareness about particular causes and rallying people for protests."

Er what?

[DrXym]

If you want to reach the "99%" you use the social networking tools that most people use - Twitter, Facebook etc. Creating some other site is likely to make the movement more detached, less representative and marginal than it already is at this stage. Of course probably the best thing to do is just run a few pods on Diaspora or something where if one goes down, mirrors can pop up in other jurisdictions.

I also wonder if this entity will be as censorious as some sites which were prominently supporting OWS such as BoingBoing. And if not, how is this site (robo)moderated, how does it withstand DDOS attacks and all the other crap that commercial sites have spent years developing sophisticated defences against. And what's the point again?

Re:They're still around?

[shentino]

Regarding number 3, they've already confiscated dump trucks full of personal property and sent out "notices on where you can pick it up" in not only a blatant violation of the 4th amendment rights against search and seizure, but by holding their property hostage they are attempting to run rambo over their 1st amendment rights by forcing them to abandon their posts if they want their stuff back. After which they will find the park conveniently locked and themselves unable to return.

If that isn't illegal I don't know what is.

As for number 2, the media isn't covering it because the police won't allow it. News choppers are being kept at bay by police choppers. Someone above the cops doesn't WANT media coverage. To be blunt, the 1 percent has something to hide and they're not afraid to use the cops as mercenaries.

Not only that, but the cops, in addition to telling news crews to stay out and not cover the situation, are stonewalling the protesters when they ask for help. Refusing for example to assist if they get raped, assaulted, and so on.

And as for number 1, we've already lost. The rich know damn well they've got our government by the balls and they are NEVER going to let go. The fact that cops are blatantly trampling the rights of the protesters and getting away with it just shows me how deeply entrenched, stubborn, and when threatened, vicious the 1 percent really is.

Re:Occupy Wall Street protesters are creating thei

[BlueStrat]

What is a liberal or a socialist?

As a subset of working examples in the US, I'd say someone who doesn't think you can manage your own healthcare, choose your own light bulbs, choose to work for less than minimum wage rather than be totally unemployed, choose what toilet or shower-head you have, choose whether or not to smoke, or choose to responsibly carry a firearm.

To name but a few.

It seems from the republican side, those are names for anyone you disagree with, but don't want to explain why.

Oops, I think I poked a big hole in your straw man.

My bad.

Strat

Re:They're still around?

[Anonymous Coward]

Boy is that crap if I have ever heard it.

The protesters take over a park and start camping when the rules state you are not allowed tents or sleeping and so on. The only problem is that night number one the government didn't go in and take the place apart but instead let them trash the park and make it filthy and dangerous for everyone so that they could express there problems.

Media not covering it because the police will not allow it? WHAT? How do we know about it? Logic fails you on this one. The media is covering it. And cops trying to keep people out of dangerous areas should be stopped so that those people can get hurt? right? Media people want to go into dangerous areas because they want to make an award winning report. They want to be embedded with the troops, in this case the loonies that think trashing a park and who knows what else.Or haven't you been watching the news on how bad and dangerous those area are made by the protesters?

Stonewalling the protesters? The same protesters that are throwing things at the police that are trying to stop the violence? Also I like the one protester who's Mac got stolen, he was crying like a baby. He wants to take money from me to give to other people but he doesn't like it when people take from him.

You should be modded down not up.