How Did Drones Become a Protest Tool?

[Ansia]

Talk to any science fiction fan about drones and they’ll tell you that our favorite flying robots aren’t just useful tools in agriculture and construction. They are the inevitable agents of dystopian governments. Traditionally, drones are symbols of intimidation and oppression, spying from above and keeping the people under close watch.

But strangely enough, some recent examples are showing an unexpected side to the technology. The role has reversed. Drones are being used to subvert power and disrupt the status quo.

How Did Drones Become a Protest Tool?

Talk to any science fiction fan about drones and they’ll tell you that our favorite flying robots aren’t just useful tools in agriculture and construction. They are the inevitable agents of dystopian governments. Traditionally, drones are symbols of intimidation and oppression, spying from above...

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[Nightbat2]

Talk to any science fiction fan about drones and they’ll tell you that our favorite flying robots aren’t just useful tools in agriculture and construction. They are the inevitable agents of dystopian governments. Traditionally, drones are symbols of intimidation and oppression, spying from above and keeping the people under close watch.

But strangely enough, some recent examples are showing an unexpected side to the technology. The role has reversed. Drones are being used to subvert power and disrupt the status quo.

How Did Drones Become a Protest Tool?

Talk to any science fiction fan about drones and they’ll tell you that our favorite flying robots aren’t just useful tools in agriculture and construction. They are the inevitable agents of dystopian governments. Traditionally, drones are symbols of intimidation and oppression, spying from above...

dronelife.com

The Gatwick ‘drones’ did a lot of damage to our image, partly thanks to an ill-informed media. The logistics behind such an ‘attack’ were so mind boggling that anyone who knows anything about drones could have told them so.