The Zapatistas are a brave group of people that rebelled against oppression and colonialism and capitalism. They produce their own media online, in which they accuse their oppression of freedom online. They also aimed to fight the false accusations they were being faced with online by the people in power and the present of Mexico. The Zapatistas gained worldwide support by people who saw their intentions rightfully so (Pagett, 2017).
On the other hand, in Palestine, the structural restraints of the internet activism are refraining Palestinian communities from defending themselves online against the Israeli government following its resort to “cyber-colonialism”. This unfortunately allows colonialism to even go against the freedom of speech of Palestinians on the Internet. (Tawil-Souri & Aouragh, 2014).
Padgett, R. (2017, February 25). Radical Legacy of the Zapatista’s Media Strategy.
Intifada! Retrieved from: http://www.svllywood.com/intifadaessays/radicalmedia
Tawil-Souri, H., and Aouragh, M. (2014). Intifada 3.0? Cyber colonialism and Palestinian
resistance. The Arab Studies Journal, 22(1): 102-133 (read excerpts pp. 102-106, 119-126of PDF). Retrieved from:http://www.arabstudiesjournal.org/store/p390/Intifada_3.0%3F_Cyber_Colonialism_and_Palestinian_Resistance.html
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