Description: After an unauthorized sex tape was posted on a Brazilian WordPress blog, a judicial order to shut down the blog was issued. This would mean a block on all WordPress blogs in Brazil, as they all share the same IP address. Blocking that one IP would mean that no blogs on the WordPress platform would be accessible from within Brazil. Similar blocks have been imposed before in Brazil, and bloggers want to make sure it won’t happen again.
Digital Activism tools: blog, Orkut group, blog badge
How These Tools Are Being Used: The social networking site Orkut is extremely popular in Brazil, so an Orkut group has been formed (you need a Gmail account to access the page). There is also an anti-ban blog, which explains the issue. Finally, as it is an issue that affects bloggers, a blog badge has been created to oppose the potential ban.
Outcome: WordPress has not yet been blocked in Brazil, but it is too early to judge the success of the campaign.
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