
Protesters are gathering outside of Google’s headquarters. According to an “occupy Google” website, their goals are to “create and maintain is an Internet that acts as a free speech zone, a horizontal space for communication and sharing of information, and a public commons.”
Pictures of this protest are appearing on Twitter under the hashtag #OccupyGoogle, and as TechCrunch points out, some protesters have been arrested.
Announcing Operation #OccupyGoogle: http://t.co/lIOoULPXeG http://t.co/Jks84jDbMy pic.twitter.com/4ehRIMcYOU
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) June 24, 2014
#OccupyGoogle camp at Google campus in Mountain View, CA is being threatened with police action. pic.twitter.com/uz68RUfkQl
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) June 25, 2014
Protesters are encouraging Google to black out their website for a day in support. They also want the tech giant to provide links to petitions and a net neutrality comment page hosted by the Federal Communications Commission.