I’m surprised I haven’t seen this mentioned on more blogs and tech sites. A new Amnesty International campaign ahs seen their website redone as https://irrepressible.info, targeting internet censorship, which has resulted in prison sentences, and corporal punishment for bloggers etc around the world.
The cleverest part is that you can install a widget in your blog by copying and pasting some code, which then displays snippets of content. The content is material that has led to someone being arrested and imprisoned under censorship laws, and the idea is that if enough people display the widget, the whole point of the censorship becomes meaningless.
I would have though I’d have seen this on countless blogs by now, seeing as it’s something so close to bloggers hearts, but maybe there’s a fear factor involved. If someone’s been arrested in Iraq or China, then maybe bloggers in other parts of the world think they could be next?
Or more plausibly, could it be because Amnesty mention Google (Owners of Blogspot), along with Yahoo etc in their articles?
Whatever, there are static buttons for email, and website use, that look a little like this:
At least if I display the widget I’m only likely to lose a blog, rather than my freedom. And it wouldn’t be the first time my widget has got me in trouble