The power of social media has changed the art of the political protest and this is why
Metro
Mark Borkowski, a crisis PR consultant, told Metro that the art of protest is different today because it lacks the power of social media.
Speaking after he voiced his opinions on Radio Four’s Outrage doc – the publicist gave ano-prisoners look at the history of the protest stunt.
He told Metro: ‘Suffragettes would be locked up, and women who got into the base where nuclear weapons were and smothered them with porridge, that wouldn’t be tolerated now,’ he explained.
‘Why? There’s a greater fear because of social media and the power it has in telegraphing that message. People are now being imprisoned just for talking about a protest.’
The power of social media has changed the art of the political protest and this is why