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PUSSYCAT POWER
Celebrity cats unite against Internet cyber censorship with #ThePussycatRiot
They may be better known for their cute antics and providing endless LOLs to their legions of fans, but five of the world’s most famous internet cats have temporarily set aside their usual meowsings – and instead have got their claws out in a bid to take on internet censors worldwide with The Pussycat Riot.
The instigators of #ThePussycatRiot are made up of: the disarmingly pretty Nala_Cat; cross-eyed Jarvis P. Weasley; philosophical Henri Le Chat Noir; famously ugly Stitch and Princess Monster Truck; whose underbite is as big as her persona. The quintet of kitties aims to take a swipe at those governments across the world that continue to deny their citizens the right to access websites such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter – thereby preventing them from ever experiencing the delights of Keyboard Cat, OMG Cat or Surprised Kitty.
As a result, cat owners and fans are being urged to show their support by snapping a picture of their cat and sharing it to social feeds using #ThePussycatRiot – with hints and inspiration for would-be ‘rioters’ and a manifesto published online at the www.thepussycatriot.org. The campaign has been established by leading global VPN provider HideMyAss.com to raise awareness of cyber censorship imposed in countries including Russia, China, Iran and North Korea – which not only prevents citizens from freely expressing their views but also stops them accessing purely innocent content. Its launch comes just days after new legislation, pushed through by Vladimir Putin’s government, has been widely condemned for its “draconian” grip on Russians’ Internet freedoms.
Jarvis P. Weasley’s guardian commented, “Jarvis isn’t normally a very political cat, but this is an important issue to us – if it wasn’t for a free and neutral Internet we would never be able to share Jarvis’s antics and the huge joy he brings us, or bring adoption awareness for shelter cats to so many people. We’d urge all his fans to show their support and join #ThePussycatRiot.”
Cian McKenna-Charley, marketing director at HideMyAss.com added, “They may be cute and fluffy but these cats have clout when it comes to the Internet – the five of them have a combined reach of over 2million netizens. If just some of those loyal fans were to take up #ThePussycatRiot it wouldn’t just be a good way of spreading the word. It would help to prove how many people care about protecting the Internet and what it stands for.
“HideMyAss.com is proud to have played a part in assisting movements across the world, such as the Arab Spring, and more recently during the Turkish YouTube and Twitter bans – during which we enabled thousands of voices be heard when they would otherwise have been gagged by their regimes’ controls.”
Thanks,
The Kenya branch will be known as the Miaow Miaow.
We’re behind them all the way! Thanks for letting us know.
Thank you 😀
Yep….no one should be denied information ….and especially access to the world around them…so sad that people miss out on things we all take for granted.. kitties here will be suitably outraged 🙂
The more join in the more likely the world will hear this campaign 🙂
More than happy to….I think most people would have to agree that the world needs to be far more transparent….hope springs eternal 🙂
Please, don’t be shy and join the team! … 😀
Indeed everyone! Share and join in. 😀
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Wow. This is so interesting and the website is very effective. Shared with my FB peeps, will try and do more the next time I post a pic of the cats. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
You are welcome :). I ordered one of their riot packs so will be putting up pictures with my cats joining the rioter army soon haha ;o
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Awesome
Thank you! 🙂
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Brenna’s joining the riot!
Thank you 😀
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Thank you Nancy!!!! 🙂
That last image should be on a t-shirt to benefit the cause. I’d buy it in a nanosecond!
Someone should suggest that to the campaign :d *sends Nubia to write an email*
Wow, this is something I need to do.
Thank you 🙂
Heartwarming to know our furry friends are helping in the fight for internet freedom 🙂 We are all one, not just humans 🙂
Indeed! 🙂 let’s hope their roaring meows will be heard 😀
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Howdy! Would you mind if I share your blog with my twitter
group? There’s a lot of people that I think would really appreciate your content.
Please let me know. Many thanks
Sure go ahead! 🙂
WHAT? ? You mean that China and those other places won’t let their citizens see my adorable face? WHAT THE FLEA! How do I sign up?
Terrible i know right! Easiest way to join is start your own pussycat riot post and use the #ThePussyCatRiot 🙂 all details are here: http://thepussycatriot.org/ and if you contact them maybe they can send you one of those neck bands 😀
Dude – that’s PAWSOME!! I’ll check it out!?
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