Neowin News Feed for: Protest

Windows 10 gets a funeral in France as furious activists parade a coffin, blasting Microsoft

Usama Jawad — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:28:01 +0000

A literal coffin for Windows 10 hits the streets as protesters slam Microsoft's cutoff, warning millions of PCs could be pushed to the grave next. Read more...

Reddit CEO says like all other blowups this too will pass to employees in an internal memo

Mehrotra A — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 19:00:02 +0000

Reddit CEO sent an internal memo earlier today addressing the ongoing blackout to protest the recent changes in API pricing that could cost third-party developers millions of dollars each month. Read more...

Reddit to go dark on June 12, subreddits protest against probable death of third-party apps

Aditya Tiwari — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:04:01 +0000

In an attempt to protest against Reddit's recent API pricing, various subreddits have joined hands for a digital protest. These subreddits will be going dark later this month for a period of 48 hours. Read more...

Chinese government flooding Twitter with porn and gambling tweets to censor protest

Justin Luna — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:02:01 +0000

Twitter is currently experiencing a wave of pornographic and gambling content. This is reportedly a move by the Chinese government to censor news about demonstrations happening in various cities. Read more...

Violence erupts between workers and the police at Foxconn's plant in Zhengzhou

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 06:48:02 +0000

A protest turned violent when workers of the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, China clashed with the police on Tuesday. Strict curbs, unpaid wages, and possible infection surge caused the protest. Read more...

Rotterdam bridge won't be dismantled to let Jeff Bezos' superyacht through after all

Usama Jawad — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 06:52:02 +0000

Following threats of an egg throwing protest, yacht construction company Oceano will not dismantle a historic bridge that would have allowed Jeff Bezos' $500 million superyacht to sail out to the sea. Read more...

Twitter suspends more than 500 accounts in India amid stand-off with the government

Mehrotra A — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:18:01 +0000

Twitter has published a blog post detailing the actions it took in India to curb the spread of harmful content amid the farmers' protest. This also included Twitter's decision to suspend 500 accounts. Read more...

Twitter suspends accounts tweeting #dcblackout to curb misinformation

Ather Fawaz — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 08:02:01 +0000

The #dcblackout hashtag trended on Twitter and falsely claimed that authorities had blocked communications in Washington. Twitter suspended hundreds of accounts tweeting the hashtag. Read more...

Drivers for ride hailing apps including Uber and Lyft on strike in the U.S.

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Wed, 08 May 2019 19:58:01 +0000

In an effort to improve working conditions and minimum wages for drivers of ridesharing services, drivers of big tech companies like Uber and Lyft have taken to the streets and gone on strike. Read more...

Microsoft employees protest company's HoloLens deal with U.S. military

Usama Jawad — Sat, 23 Feb 2019 14:40:01 +0000

50 employees have penned a letter urging Microsoft to cancel its HoloLens deal with the U.S. military, and to be "mindful about who we're empowering and what we're empowering them to do". Read more...

With Metro Exodus skipping Steam, gamers are review-bombing other Metro games

Usama Jawad — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 07:22:01 +0000

After receiving news that highly-anticipated AAA title Metro Exodus is skipping Steam just a few days prior to launch, hordes of angry gamers have review-bombed other Metro games on Steam in protest. Read more...

7000 EU websites are protesting net neutrality loopholes, with 'EU Slowdown' campaign

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 09:58:01 +0000

Thousands of websites across the EU are protesting what they deem to be severe loopholes in the Union's net neutrality legislation. They claim companies can now create "slow lanes" for internet users. Read more...

Technical issue halts payment to some Xbox Live indie game developers

Usama Jawad — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 16:54:01 +0000

Microsoft is currently in a tight spot as furious indie game developers barrage the company for not paying them their overdue payments. ID@Xbox has issued a statement which explains the issue. Read more...

A thousand Foxconn employees walk out in protest

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 10:22:01 +0000

It seems Foxconn is once again in the public's eye thanks to the way they treat their workers. Employees are protesting for higher wages and better conditions at one of the company's plants. Read more...

Internet sets February 11th as day of protest against mass surveilance

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:11:28 +0000

The internet has banded together to fight against mass surveillance. February 11th will be an international day of protest with banners and widgets strewn across popular websites such as Reddit. Read more...

Twitter surrenders Occupy protester's details to government

Paul Ferson — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:25:06 +0000

Twitter, who has been fighting to protect an Occupy Wall Street protester's details from the government has surrendered the details after being forced into a metaphorical corner. Read more...

Dutch party moves to legalize DDoS attacks

Tyler Holman — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 20:50:50 +0000

In a bold move, a Dutch opposition party wants to turn DDoS attacks into a legitmate form of online protest by legalizing one of Anonymous' favorite tactics, calling it a 'fundamental right.' Read more...

RIM may be the culprit behind the "Wake Up" protests

Denis Wong — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:58:39 +0000

While Samsung denied involvement in a "Wake Up" protest outside an Apple Store in Sydney, Australia a few days ago, the real culprit of the marketing stunt may be their mutual rival - RIM. Read more...

SOPA/PIPA protest hits the real world in New York City

John Callaham — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:00:06 +0000

Today's online protest against SOPA and PIPA has broken out into the real world with over 2,000 people protesting the bill in New York City's midtown Manhattan district. Read more...

Wikipedia to join SOPA protest Wednesday

John Callaham — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:43:00 +0000

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has confirmed that the free online encyclopedia will join other web sites and will shut down operations for 24 hours on Wednesday, January 18 to protest SOPA. Read more...

Reddit to go dark January 18 to protest SOPA

John Callaham — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:40:26 +0000

Reddit has announced that the popular user generated news site will go dark for 12 hours on Wednesday, January 18 in order to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA. Read more...

Porn stars join religion in protest against .xxx domain

Alan Cone — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:33:31 +0000

Here is a sudden turn of events: porn stars are siding with those who are against the addition of the proposed .xxx top-level domain. In an effort to show their stance, the stars will be... Read more...

Egyptian shutdown of ISPs cost $40 million

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:29:15 +0000

As the world erupted in protest over the Egyptian shutdown of Internet connectivity during the protests of the last week or so, many fail to realize how much this disruption of day-to-day economic activity is... Read more...

New Zealand Internet blackout protest against copyright law

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:38:11 +0000

Copyright infringement is wrong, but should people, schools, and hospitals have their internet connections and websites cut off due to accusations of copyright infringement? - This is what all this protest is about - New... Read more...

Inventors Protest US Patent Bill

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:28:13 +0000

Legislation in the US Senate which would limit damages for patent infringement and allow patents to be more easily challenged has sparked protests among some inventors. Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway and holder of... Read more...

Net radio prepares for day of protest

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 00:53:12 +0000

On June 26 of this year, thousands of US webcasters will go silent in a bid to draw attention to impending royalty rate increases that the industry believes will shutdown the country's internet radio. US... Read more...

Open-Source Activists Protest SCO, MS Anti-Linux Lobbying

Wed, 28 Jan 2004 17:04:58 +0000

Open-source activists gathered at LinuxWorld Expo late last week to protest what they say are anti-Linux campaigns being spearheaded on Capitol Hill by rivals the SCO Group and Microsoft. Thursday evening, Linux lobbyists, academics, programmers... Read more...

MPEG-4 backers protest Microsoft license

Fri, 10 Jan 2003 07:56:33 +0000

Proponents of MPEG-4 are decrying Microsoft's new licensing fees for rival technology, saying that the pricing poses unfair competition and threatens consumer choice. In a first-ever move for Microsoft, it set pricing this week... Read more...

Japanese protest at government Net numbers scheme

Mon, 12 Aug 2002 23:46:54 +0000

Sounds like something Jack Straw wants to implement... thank god he's gone eh.... "Demonstrators dressed as prisoners and cows symbolically tore up their 11-digit Internet identifcation numbers in Tokyo earlier today, in protest... Read more...

In Protest, Apple Will Delay QuickTime 6 Release

Wed, 13 Feb 2002 06:22:53 +0000

In a chess move to put pressure on the firm that announced licensing fees for MPEG-4 technology, Apple said it was delaying the release of QuickTime Player 6 until more reasonable royalty terms are determined.... Read more...