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What do you think about human rights (and your rights) online?
August 24, 2010
Government police
shutting down
farmer’s protests in China. A tobacco company
employing under-age workers
in Kazakhstan. Iranian merchants
striking to protest tax increases
in Tehran. We've seen stories like these on our computers and phones every day, and YouTube has been documenting many of them on our breaking
news feed
on
Citizentube
over the past few months. Videos like these are more than just breaking news images; they're often political statements meant to bring about change.
Earlier this summer YouTube started a blog series with WITNESS, a human rights video advocacy and training organization, examining the role of online video in human rights. So far we’ve talked about
why video matters
to human rights and how you can
protect
yourself and the people you film when uploading to YouTube.
Now we want to raise some key topics about the future of human rights video online, and to hear your thoughts and ideas in a special
Moderator series
that we've set up.
Read more about this project on the YouTube blog.
Posted by Steve Grove, Head of News & Politics, YouTube, and Sameer Padania for WITNESS
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