The fundamental problem with pitching a technology as one that helps people fight for their rights is that such technology is banned by the oppressing regime very soon.
However, there have been a lot of cases where apps (with different main use cases) have been used by oppressed communities to communicate. Two apps immediately come to mind:
1) Firechat: Hong Kong protesters used this app to communicate with each other without being intercepted by authorities.
2) Threema: An app which provides end to end encryption of messages is serving as a life-saver for the LGBT community in Lebanon and Iran where the punishment for being gay is death.
Most people are becoming desensitized to the power of their vote to actually do the research as to who is the better candidate. Nobody seems to care as long as they are not directly affected in their day to day life. Reactions flare up for issues which become popular in the social domain, the issue settles and everybody forgets and moves on
I think it can confuse a lot of people at first glance because Google generally displays the best answer to the query in that space. Funny to see it in this context.
The fundamental problem with pitching a technology as one that helps people fight for their rights is that such technology is banned by the oppressing regime very soon.
However, there have been a lot of cases where apps (with different main use cases) have been used by oppressed communities to communicate. Two apps immediately come to mind:
1) Firechat: Hong Kong protesters used this app to communicate with each other without being intercepted by authorities.
2) Threema: An app which provides end to end encryption of messages is serving as a life-saver for the LGBT community in Lebanon and Iran where the punishment for being gay is death.