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  • Staying safer during anti-fascist organising

    Staying safer during anti-fascist organising

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    It’s incredibly important to protect your identity and use secure methods of organising when you’re taking anti-fascist action, as you face risks not just from the police but from far-right groups. Far-right groups sometimes “dox” anti-fasicst campaigners, publishing people’s photos, personal details and information online. Keeping your identity secure and wearing a mask to protests…

  • Dealing with tabloid journalists

    Dealing with tabloid journalists

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    The hallmark of sensationalist tabloid reporting is generating fear and outrage, invariably in defence of deeply partisan, reactionary politics. Campaigners who use direct action and civil disobedience tactics are often seen as a target for this kind of “journalism”. In particular, reporters have turned up at meetings or attended online discussions looking for gossip and…

  • Use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) for online privacy

    Use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) for online privacy

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    When and why should you use a VPN When you don’t use a VPN your Internet Service Provider (ISP the company or institution providing your connection) can see the links you are accessing, though they can’t see anything you input into those sites if its a https link. A lot of information and data is…

  • Blurring faces in videos

    Blurring faces in videos

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    Video shared online is a significant source of intelligence for the police and so – if you consider the risk warrants protecting someone’s identity – you may want to blur faces in a video clip before sharing it on social media. There are a number of tools that offer this. These resources come and go,…

  • Advice on Livestreaming

    Advice on Livestreaming

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    When live-streaming protests, there is a danger of crossing the line from your sense of undertaking “citizen journalism” to becoming essentially a CCTV cameras – a camera that unlike the ones used by the state, quite often comes with a “director’s commentary”. To avoid inadvertently incriminating demonstrators and livestream carefully and safely, consider the following:…

  • How to set up your phone before a protest

    How to set up your phone before a protest

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    The best way to make sure your smartphone is secure at a protest is to leave it at home. But many people find it difficult to leave their phone at home – so what can you do to make your phone more secure when going on a protest? To prevent the phone being seized during…