This weekend, millions are expected to march against authoritarianism and Donald Trump’s presidency in over 2,500 planned “No Kings” demonstrations in U.S. cities.
If you are going, there might be memorable sights you want to document, like people dressed as inflatable frogs, for example.
But before you start hitting record or taking photos of crowds to post later on social media, consider the safety risks, not just for yourself, but for everyone around you.
“Despite [No Kings] being tame, there are attempts to kind of make it into this controversial thing because of the crackdowns on freedom of expression,” said Bill Budington, a senior staff technologist for nonprofit digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation. He cited how the No Kings demonstrations have been baselessly linked to terrorism.
What you share in a photo or video can reveal more than what you might think, and put people who are already being targeted by the Trump administration at risk.
