—@needsomuchvalidation via Instagram


Honorable Mentions:

Break up the digital data thieves. —Frank D. Monaco via Facebook

Digital Guy Fawkes to the rescue! —Kevin Jerome Hinders via Facebook

Encryption is poison to a dictator. —Marko Berg via Facebook

Plug exhaust pipe with a potato. —@blume_lee via Twitter

New feature announcement: “Like” to impeach. —@mina_sonbol via Instagram

Use ad blockers. Pay for news. —@Dechendolker via Instagram

Print Marshall McLuhan quotes on T-shirts. —@antigraviter via Instagram

Turn social media into socialism media. —@benzilla_360 via Instagram

Get behind me, technocrats. Game over. —Anastasia Hunter via Facebook


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