ICYMI: Hacktivism, Slacktivism, and (Cybertruck) Vandalism

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🗓️ 15 March 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay uncover the ways people are using the internet and other technology to protest the current government. From website hacking to AI videos to good old fashioned poop-throwing, there’s no shortage of tools to fight back. But which tactics are working, and which ones risk ending up as just another Instagram black square? This podcast is produced by Alexandra Botti, Daisy Rosario, Candice Lim, and Kate Lindsay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Candace Lem.
0:15.2	And I'm Kate Lindsay, and you're listening to I see why am I.
0:18.8	In case you missed it.
0:20.8	Slate's podcast about internet culture. Candice, how are you doing today? and you're listening to I-C-Y-M-I. In case you missed it.
0:23.2	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:25.0	Candice, how are you doing today?
0:26.8	I don't understand the question.
0:29.6	How are you feeling?
0:30.6	Just like small talk.
0:32.3	Sorry, what did you say?
0:33.9	Small talk.
0:34.5	How are you feeling?
0:35.4	Candice, what is happening?
0:41.6	I'm so glad you asked because I was just giving listeners an example of what today's episode is about, which is sabotage. Okay, yes, I see a very, very effective. You are following rule number four of section D of section 11 of the CIA's simple sabotage field manual.
0:53.3	And that rule is, quote, pretend that instructions are hard to understand and ask to have
0:59.2	them repeated more than once.
1:01.3	Of course, the thing that everyone knows about.
1:05.2	Exactly.
1:05.9	But if listeners didn't know about it before, they do now.
1:08.8	So this is a 1944 document from the CIA. It was
1:13.2	declassified in 2008. And it was written while the world was like still deep into World War II.
1:19.0	And it essentially is this guide for how regular workers and citizens who live in Europe can use
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