Post Av8fNDPsBk6FXM820u by Rob_T_Firefly@masto.hackers.town
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 (DIR) Post #Av7raumNHXgQ55zaPQ by Rob_T_Firefly@masto.hackers.town
       2025-06-14T15:13:53Z
       
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       Some of you protesting are far too into publicly posting identifiable pics and videos of folks in protest crowds without good reason.If you brought a camera to the protest point it at the authorities, not your compatriots. Document and publicize incidents of abuse, but don't facilitate your fellow protestors being identified and punished for showing up. Assume every face you post will be recognized and catalogued. They're not there to be your photo op.#Protest #NoKings #NoKingsDay #Activism
       
 (DIR) Post #Av8fNDPsBk6FXM820u by Rob_T_Firefly@masto.hackers.town
       2025-06-14T16:17:58Z
       
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       @midgephoto It's not about keeping anyone unseen. Protests are in many ways about being seen, there in the moment alongside their communities.My post is about not being the person who posts the big face photo that gets used to bring unfair consequences upon someone exercising their human rights. Innocent protestors routinely risk unjust prosecution, firing, etc. attending stuff like this, don't be part of that. Better to watch the watchers than to do them massive favors with your photo ops.
       
 (DIR) Post #Av8fPGpoRxJIiaF2Zs by Infoseepage@mastodon.social
       2025-06-14T15:15:51Z
       
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       @Rob_T_Firefly People seem to be thinking the point of this is some sort of social event and to get photos of lots of clever, pithy signs.
       
 (DIR) Post #Av8fPHIWjCHM9dfyKm by Rob_T_Firefly@masto.hackers.town
       2025-06-14T15:18:23Z
       
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       @Infoseepage It's easy to get consent to photograph and post someone with their sign, or just photograph the sign while cropping the rest of the person out.
       
 (DIR) Post #Av8fPHtOW7llzyvPnc by grammasaurus@mastodon.social
       2025-06-14T15:19:48Z
       
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       @Rob_T_Firefly @Infoseepage You can also back away and get a crowd shot to estimate numbers, or photo from the back of the crowd to avoid showing faces
       
 (DIR) Post #Av8fPISUPdqHkpLRVA by Rob_T_Firefly@masto.hackers.town
       2025-06-14T15:23:39Z
       
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       @grammasaurus Even with crowd shots, you have to be really careful. Faces can still be easily recognized in hi-res crowd shots.You can always cover visible faces in a crowd (with opaque shapes or emoji, not just blur/warp/pixel filters which can be surprisingly reversible nowadays) before posting it. Even if that's a lot of tedious photoshopping you have to wait until you're home to do at your desktop, it's worth the effort to protect folks who need it.