Rob Vincent 🎙️Jun 14, 2025

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

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@Rob_T_Firefly
To whom will the protestors deliver their message if they are unseen?
Jun 14, 2025 at 3:54pmWeb
Show threadRob Vincent 🎙️Jun 14, 2025

@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.

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@Rob_T_Firefly
There's a balance in there, somewhere.
It can be hard to find in advance.
An advantage to actual cameras, big ones, with long lenses, Vs smartphones, is that the scene may be more carefully selected, and that there is not an automatic upload to a big company's server.