iRaphael

It seems like a lot of policy problems concerning the Internet are due to the fact that our policy makers are not sufficiently knowledgeable about technology/how things work. What do you think can be done, perhaps by citizens, perhaps by the political system itself, to help change that? Are there better alternatives to simply calling representatives and asking them to read up?

(Off topic question): what can anyone do to get involved in the EFF community?

And as a follow-up: if any of you went to college for CS, what were your favorite classes and why?

He's probably out, picking a hat...

How is the media perceiving the protesters?

Here in Brazil, we had many protests in June. The media was very careful in treating it. At first, there were condemnations (calling everyone vandals and trouble-makers).

With time, as the protests gained magnitude (POP POP!) and support from many areas of society, the media started to treat them more respectfully. When big fights started happening at the end of protests, it was always "a small minority (yes, they said small minority) of vandals are causing trouble after this completely peaceful protest".

The point is that media here "goes with the flow". They said what people want to hear in order to get audience.

Now, someone said somewhere in this thread that a big part of society is in favor of the protests in Ukraine. Is the media perceiving them as good as well? Also, someone else said that this protest already happened in Ukraine over ten years ago. How did the media react back then?

EDIT: I realize now that I've posted this that I seem a little conspiracy-freak over the media. Maybe it's because of my sociology classes this year that consisted basically of my teacher showing how the media distorts facts and alienates... In any case, I'm still curious.

Thanks for your answer! And for doing this AMA. I'm looking forward to getting involved in the community! :)