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55 Viral Protests

From the Facebook TOS Backlash to a Tax Day Tea Party

— April 15, 2009 — Social Good
From a shocking publicity stunt to a Tax Day tea party, these viral protests prove that expressing one's dissent is the new act of togetherness.

Weeks ago, the Facebook community rallied against sneaky terms of service changes and were able to get these changes revoked. Tea party attendees hope that the Tax Day tea parties staged nationwide will similarly inspire a second thought about the tax hikes that are plaguing Americans.

Check out these and other viral protests below.
5.1
Score
Popularity
Activity
Freshness
54
Calling In Gay to Work
Calling In Gay to Work
Protesting Prop 8 Through Charitable Work
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53
Protesting With Footwear
Protesting With Footwear
Tibet Activists Throws Shoe At China Premier In The UK
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52
Bossnapping
Bossnapping
French Employees Holding Superiors Hostage to Protest Layoffs
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51
Olympic Protest
Olympic Protest
Torch Snuffed Out Twice in Paris, Attacked in London
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50
Buddhist Activists Protest China Online
Buddhist Activists Protest China Online
Digital Dharma
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49
Viral Online Protests
Viral Online Protests
Facebook Reverses its TOS After Viral Backlash, Begs Users to Stay
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48
Fashionable Activists
Fashionable Activists
Protest War in Style
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47
Political Shockvertising (Part II)
Political Shockvertising (Part II)
Tibetan Monk Protest
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46
Celebs On YouTube
Celebs On YouTube
Jim Carrey Protests For Prisoner Release
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45
Successful iPhone 3G Protests
Successful iPhone 3G Protests
Rogers Lowers Prices in Canada
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44
Eco Protest Through Spoofs
Eco Protest Through Spoofs
Greenpeace Kleercut Kleenex Parody
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43
Political Spoofs as a Protest
Political Spoofs as a Protest
Hillary Clinton for Sunsilk
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42
Political Wolf Hunt Protests
Political Wolf Hunt Protests
Defenders of Wildlife Against Sarah Palin
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41
Extreme Climate Change Protest
Extreme Climate Change Protest
Greenpeace Jumps On Airplane
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40
Fans Protest Against New 007
Fans Protest Against New 007
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39
China's Designated Protest Zones
China's Designated Protest Zones
Beijing Prepares for Olympic Anger
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38
Fake Currency As Protest
Fake Currency As Protest
The Zero Dollar Bill
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37
Knitting as Political Protest
Knitting as Political Protest
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36
Political Protests at Sporting Events
Political Protests at Sporting Events
Flyers-Rangers Fans Boo Sarah Palin
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35
Franchised Art Galleries?
Franchised Art Galleries?
Louvre Museum to Franchise in Abu Dhabi Amid French Protest
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34
Offensive Ringtones
Offensive Ringtones
'Psycho Teddy' Tune Protested by Mental Health Charity
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33
Surveillance Protest Art
Surveillance Protest Art
CCTV's Collage of P.M. Gordon Brown
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32
Fur-Loving Fashion
Fur-Loving Fashion
Designer Couture That Protests PETA
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31
Controversial Canine Activism
Controversial Canine Activism
PETA Dresses as KKK To Protest Westminster Dog Show in NYC
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30
Eating Dog To Protest The Queen
Eating Dog To Protest The Queen
Vegan Performance Artist Makes a Statement
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29
Sweat Protests
Sweat Protests
Rexona Rebels Against Body Odor
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28
Desperate Housewives Controversy
Desperate Housewives Controversy
Filipinos Protest Racist Comments
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27
Riot Tourism
Riot Tourism
Political Activist Travel Breaks Down Geographic Barriers for Protesters
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26
Fox News Porn
Fox News Porn
Viral Protest Suggests Fox Crosses the Line
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25
Political Protest Protection
Political Protest Protection
The Miranda Camera
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24
Extreme Protest
Extreme Protest
Bolivian Prostitutes Sew Mouths Shut
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23
Guerrilla Anti-Ad Groups
Guerrilla Anti-Ad Groups
'Les Deboulonneurs' Protesters Graffiti Slogans On French Billboards
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22
Foreign Policy Gift Shops
Foreign Policy Gift Shops
Philip Toledano's Political Protest Art
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21
Pet Lover Protests
Pet Lover Protests
Chinese Demonstrate Against Cat Meat Industry
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20
Pixacao Protests
Pixacao Protests
Graffiti Artists Deface Street Art Exhibit
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19
10 Modern Protest Issues
10 Modern Protest Issues
"Who Controls the World?"
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18
Protest 2.0
Protest 2.0
Online Dot Matrix Graffiti Bike
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17
Anti-Palin Alaskan Protests
Anti-Palin Alaskan Protests
Pun-Laden Political Slogans
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16
Stripping Down for Alter-Globalization
Stripping Down for Alter-Globalization
European Social Forum Protest
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15
Political Pride Protests
Political Pride Protests
Sarah Palin Drag Queens Banned at Gay Carnival
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14
Protesting Horse-Drawn Carriages
Protesting Horse-Drawn Carriages
Kirsten Johnston for PETA
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13
Create Your Own McDonald's Sign
Create Your Own McDonald's Sign
Protest Become Viral
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12
Agent Provocateur's Guantánamo Bay Protest
Agent Provocateur's Guantánamo Bay Protest
'Fair Trial My Arse' Panties
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11
Nude Nuclear Protests
Nude Nuclear Protests
‘The Environmentals' Stage Clothes-Free Activism Contest
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10
Airbrush Arguments
Airbrush Arguments
Kate Winslet Protests Wrinkle Removal in Magazines
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9
Time Lapse Body Painting
Time Lapse Body Painting
Artist Paints Himself In Protest Against Diesel
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8
Sexist Snowboards
Sexist Snowboards
Burton's Playboy Line Sparks Protests Amid Increasing Sales (UPDATE)
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7
Protesting Peeping Toms
Protesting Peeping Toms
Clothed Tourist Sparks “Mini-Riot” at White Cockatoo
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6
Mass Public Breast Feeding
Mass Public Breast Feeding
100 Women in Rome Openly Nursed to Protest
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5
Artistic Financial Crisis Protests
Artistic Financial Crisis Protests
Burning Money & Body Painting With Ashes
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4
Activists vs Fashion Industry
Activists vs Fashion Industry
PETA Protests Donna Karan
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3
Anti-Whaling Body Art
Anti-Whaling Body Art
Greenpeace Tattoos Turn Bodies Into Canvases of Protest
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2
Risque Public Protests
Risque Public Protests
PETA: Bare Skin, Not Bear Skin
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1
Naked Protesting
Naked Protesting
Hot 'Chicks' Battle KFC in Australia
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