2024-05-27
I've been seeing self-proclaimed “grandparents” on Threads looking to “adopt” or sponsor young protesters with hotel rooms, food, allowance, rides, train tickets... It's absolutely adorable.
Rest of World
How Threads became a gathering space for young progressives in Taiwan, who now use the app to organize protests against pro-China opposition parties
https://restofworld.org/... X: @brianhioe : Nice piece by @violazhouyi on how Threads has taken on an unusual role in coordinating protests in Taiwan currently https://restofworld....
2024-05-26
I've been seeing self-proclaimed “grandparents” on Threads looking to “adopt” or sponsor young protesters with hotel rooms, food, allowance, rides, train tickets... It's absolutely adorable.
Rest of World
How Threads became a gathering space for young progressives in Taiwan, who now use the app to organize protests against pro-China opposition parties
Despite Meta's promise to crack down on political content in the app, Taiwanese activists are using it to organize. Threads: @violatypes and @russellbrandom . Mastodon: @rakyat@hac...