Cora R. Ruiz, City College of New York; Sarah Radway, Harvard University; David Inyangson, Johns Hopkins University; Tushar M. Jois, City College of New York; Jonathan Rozen, Committee to Protect Journalists; Nathan Malkin, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Internet shutdowns are becoming increasingly common as a tactic to suppress dissent, disrupt protest activity, and restrict access to information. But, our understanding of how people communicate and physically navigate demonstrations without Internet access is limited. The goal of our study is to learn movement and communication patterns through the lived experiences of people at protest demonstrations during Internet shutdowns. We aim to use the findings of the study to improve the development of shutdown-resistant communication tools.
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