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0 pointstailspin20194y ago0 comments

I’ve seen the word “stunts” (plural) used a few times in the comments but what other things has the EFF done recently that would qualify as a stunt?

This particular thing was very clearly and deliberately a “stunt” but to me it feels more like the exception than the norm for the sort of thing EFF typically does?

Admittedly I’m fairly new to EFF so have only really been paying attention to them for a year or two.

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politelemon4y ago· 1 in thread

I would assume the other one is the protests outside their HQs?

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/09/dont-stop-now-join-eff...

If not stunt, perhaps some other word may be suited for it. My comments on it would still be the same.

tailspin2019OP4y ago

EFF is an non-profit activism organisation that stands up for freedom and civil liberties (amongst other things).

So organising a peaceful protest seems to me to be fully within their remit and entirely appropriate?

It’s about as fundamental as you can get when it comes to exercising people’s rights to stand up for what they believe in, peacefully but firmly.

Despite the fact that their areas of focus are in the digital realm, sometimes you can’t beat the power of in-person organising IRL.

Edit: I’d be interested to hear what you think they should be doing that they’re not. (Genuinely, not trying to bait you!)

I don’t see anything wrong with these awareness raising events but what else could they be doing from your perspective?

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