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.
55 Viral Protests
From the Facebook TOS Backlash to a Tax Day Tea Party:
Marissa Brassfield — Apr 15, 2009 — Social Good
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Naked Protesting
Hot 'Chicks' Battle KFC in Australia
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Create Your Own McDonald's Sign
Protest Become Viral
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Risque Public Protests
PETA: Bare Skin, Not Bear Skin
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Agent Provocateur's Guantánamo Bay Protest
'Fair Trial My Arse' Panties
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Protest 2.0
Online Dot Matrix Graffiti Bike
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Artistic Financial Crisis Protests
Burning Money & Body Painting With Ashes
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Airbrush Arguments
Kate Winslet Protests Wrinkle Removal in Magazines
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Political Pride Protests
Sarah Palin Drag Queens Banned at Gay Carnival
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Mass Public Breast Feeding
100 Women in Rome Openly Nursed to Protest
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Anti-Palin Alaskan Protests
Pun-Laden Political Slogans
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Fox News Porn
Viral Protest Suggests Fox Crosses the Line
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Fans Protest Against New 007
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Protesting Horse-Drawn Carriages
Kirsten Johnston for PETA
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Time Lapse Body Painting
Artist Paints Himself In Protest Against Diesel
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Sexist Snowboards
Burton's Playboy Line Sparks Protests Amid Increasing Sales (UPDATE)
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Anti-Whaling Body Art
Greenpeace Tattoos Turn Bodies Into Canvases of Protest
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Nude Nuclear Protests
‘The Environmentals' Stage Clothes-Free Activism Contest
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Eating Dog To Protest The Queen
Vegan Performance Artist Makes a Statement
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Protesting Peeping Toms
Clothed Tourist Sparks “Mini-Riot” at White Cockatoo
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China's Designated Protest Zones
Beijing Prepares for Olympic Anger
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Political Protest Protection
The Miranda Camera
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10 Modern Protest Issues
"Who Controls the World?"
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Stripping Down for Alter-Globalization
European Social Forum Protest
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Guerrilla Anti-Ad Groups
'Les Deboulonneurs' Protesters Graffiti Slogans On French Billboards
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Foreign Policy Gift Shops
Philip Toledano's Political Protest Art
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Fur-Loving Fashion
Designer Couture That Protests PETA
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Franchised Art Galleries?
Louvre Museum to Franchise in Abu Dhabi Amid French Protest
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Political Protests at Sporting Events
Flyers-Rangers Fans Boo Sarah Palin
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Controversial Canine Activism
PETA Dresses as KKK To Protest Westminster Dog Show in NYC
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Offensive Ringtones
'Psycho Teddy' Tune Protested by Mental Health Charity
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Successful iPhone 3G Protests
Rogers Lowers Prices in Canada
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Sweat Protests
Rexona Rebels Against Body Odor
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Activists vs Fashion Industry
PETA Protests Donna Karan
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Extreme Climate Change Protest
Greenpeace Jumps On Airplane
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Surveillance Protest Art
CCTV's Collage of P.M. Gordon Brown
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Political Spoofs as a Protest
Hillary Clinton for Sunsilk
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Extreme Protest
Bolivian Prostitutes Sew Mouths Shut
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Political Wolf Hunt Protests
Defenders of Wildlife Against Sarah Palin
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Pet Lover Protests
Chinese Demonstrate Against Cat Meat Industry
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Desperate Housewives Controversy
Filipinos Protest Racist Comments
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Riot Tourism
Political Activist Travel Breaks Down Geographic Barriers for Protesters
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Fake Currency As Protest
The Zero Dollar Bill
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Eco Protest Through Spoofs
Greenpeace Kleercut Kleenex Parody
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Fashionable Activists
Protest War in Style
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Viral Online Protests
Facebook Reverses its TOS After Viral Backlash, Begs Users to Stay
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Pixacao Protests
Graffiti Artists Deface Street Art Exhibit
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Political Shockvertising (Part II)
Tibetan Monk Protest
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Knitting as Political Protest
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Celebs On YouTube
Jim Carrey Protests For Prisoner Release
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Olympic Protest
Torch Snuffed Out Twice in Paris, Attacked in London
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Bossnapping
French Employees Holding Superiors Hostage to Protest Layoffs
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Buddhist Activists Protest China Online
Digital Dharma
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Protesting With Footwear
Tibet Activists Throws Shoe At China Premier In The UK
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Calling In Gay to Work
Protesting Prop 8 Through Charitable Work
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Naked Protesting
Hot 'Chicks' Battle KFC in Australia
Burton Love Snowboard Series
A Playboy Burton Collaboration
3D Activism Ad
Graphic Anti-Whaling Campaign
Nude VJs for Animal Rights
MTV & VIVA Body Paint PETA Ads
Nude For PETA
Sophie Monk + 5 Other Celebs Strip For Animals
Record TV Premieres
Sarah Palin & Michael Phelps Boost SNL Ratings
Fighting Feminine Power
Tina Fey as Sarah Palin Leads to Talk of 'Bimbo Doctrine'
Robot A-List Actresses
Photoshopped Celebrity Cyborgs
Nudevertising Specialists
Henrick Purienne Photography Pushes Limits
27 Provocative PETA Protests
From Dead Bodies to Stripping
Eva Mendes Would Rather Go Naked
PETA Anti-Fur Campaign
Risque Public Protests
PETA: Bare Skin, Not Bear Skin
Nude Shockvertising
AnimaNaturalis Strips Women for Animal Rights
40 Facebook Innovations
From Luke Worrall's Viral Status Change to Facebook Dipping
Olympic Activists
Amanda Beard Naked for PETA
42 Pieces of Outlandish Street Art
A-List Monsters
Photoshopped Celebrity Ghouls
Controversial Public Transit Photos
Paris Metro Nudes
14 Celebrities Disrobed For PETA
Fan-Created Hate Sites
Britney Spears Leak Sets Fans Ablaze
Nude Hiking
Backcountry in the Buff
Hacked Politicians
Sarah Palin Yahoo! Email Hacked
Top 18 Street Art Installations + Melting Ice Cream Truck
The Crazy Frog Toy
VERY Controversial Vogue Spreads
Vogue Paris Literally Flips PETA
High Fashion Fur
French Vogue August Issue Will Anger PETA
Hedonistic Recession Responses
Australia's White Cockatoo Holds Month-Long Clothes-Free Romp
Hunting Your Own Meals
The Sarah Palin Diet
Jackass Naked for Animals
Steve-O Prefers Ink Over Mink in PETA Ads
10 Photoshop Shadow Illusions
Clothing-Optional Travel Destinations
Top Spots to Take It All Off
Bare Bodies For Animal Activism
Danity Kane Show Support For PETA
Political Cosmetics
Sarah Palin's “Power Pink” Lipstick
Palin Bashing
Sarah Palin Dissed by Meg Ryan, Pink, Jada Pinkett-Smith
Political Dolls For Charity
Obama and Sarah Palin Cabbage Patch Dolls
Pierced Kittens
Woman Sells Gothic Cats on eBay
Extreme Political Statement Hairstyles
The Sarah Palin Art Wig
Credit Crunch Punks
‘Children of The Revolution' in FutureClaw
Snow Bunny Boots
Furry Fireside Footwear
Fur Coat Glamour Shots
Kate Winslet on Vanity Fair Dec 2009 Cover
Clothes Made From Your Pet's Fur
Canine Couture
Lipstick Activism
Pamela Anderson's Against Giorgio Armani Fur
Intentionally Breeding Deformities
‘Twisty Cats' Chosen for Inverted Elbows
Anti-Advertising
Fighting the Illegal Sign Industry
Credit Crunch Fashion Ads
Donna Karan Opts for Runway Images as Spring 2009 Ads
Printed Facebook Albums
HotPrints Photo Book is Comprised of Tagged Online Snaps
DIY Sarah Palin Speeches
PALINdrome
Fighting Public Space Pollution
The Guerrilla 'Pop Down Project' Marks Unwanted Ads
Political Protest Protection
The Miranda Camera
Eco-Friendly Fur
The Royal Chie Collection
10 Modern Protest Issues
"Who Controls the World?"
Virtual Footwear Throwing
Reliving the Bush Shoe Scandal Through Animated Gifs
Political Footwear Throwing
Bush Shoe Attack in Iraq Shows How Different Cultures React to Anger
PUM PUM
New Street Artist in Buenos Aires
Foreign Policy Gift Shops
Philip Toledano's Political Protest Art
Learning from AIG & Wachovia
Dagens Industri Credit Crisis Ads
Activists vs Fashion Industry
PETA Protests Donna Karan
Extreme Climate Change Protest
Greenpeace Jumps On Airplane
Political Spoofs as a Protest
Hillary Clinton for Sunsilk
$15 Million Emails
The Cost to Peer Into Sarah Palin's Inbox
Boycotting to Force Change
PETA Gets H & M to Change Wool
Desensitized Hunting Dogs
Otrivin Nasal Spray Ads
Current Events Parody Ads
eBay 'Bush Shoe' Ad Inspired by 'Sock and Awe'
Social Networking Censorship
Fighting Facebook's Curious Nipple Policy
Mystical Career Counseling
The Jobless BeginTurning to Psychics for Economic Guidance
Credit Crisis Signs
National Debt Clock Runs Out of Space
Economy-Inspired Guerrilla Art
Faux Financial Memorials
Unemployment Olympics
Jobless Gather to Blow off Steam in Laid Off Games in NYC
Footwear Anti-Endorsements
The Infamous Bush Shoe Skyrockets in Popularity
Pixacao Protests
Graffiti Artists Deface Street Art Exhibit
Virtual Political Breeding
The Biden Palin Love Child
Joking About Joblessness
“Layoff: The Game” Lets You Pick Workers to Be Axed
Knitting as Political Protest
Social Mega Viruses
Koobface Target Facebook Users (Lurk Cautiously)
Remixing Street Art
Banksy Gets Jelly-Bean Redux
Anti-Hockey Mom Movements
Flyers Fans Say “Puck You Palin”
University Discounts for Jobless Alums
St. John's Gives 50% Off Tuition for Laid-Off Grads
Interactive Inaugural Updates
CNN and Facebook Streaming Partnership Crowns Obama King of the WWW
Olympic Protest
Torch Snuffed Out Twice in Paris, Attacked in London
Cataloging Corporate Layoffs
Screwdd
'Stuck Tune Syndrome' Solutions
Maim That Tune
Axed Controversial Monuments
Giant ‘Bush Shoe' Removed From Tikrit and Destroyed
Buddhist Activists Protest China Online
Digital Dharma
Movies About Social Networking
The Facebook Movie from Aaron Sorkin
Crowdsourced Corporate Layoffs
Creative Agency Launches Internet Firing Squad