#digital-surveillance

#digital-surveillance

Over a decade ago, the crushing of the Arab Spring proved how the tools of the digital age, from smartphones to social media, could be weaponized against the very people many hoped they would uplift. Today, Israel's ability to livestream genocide for the world to see without facing any serious repercussions is showing us how easy it is for us to be collectively lulled into complacency, deterred by disinformation, and neutralized by surveillance.

This incident exemplifies how quickly personal lives can become public spectacles in the digital age. The internet reacts with both fury and entertainment as the narrative unfolds.

President Trump’s explicit warning that demonstrators will face "very heavy force" might deter individuals from exercising their right to protest, emphasizing the necessity for caution.