The Verge

JULY 7, 2020

Others, though, just use stolen avatars. They argue for more sanctions against Iran, praise certain Gulf states like the United Arab Emirates, and criticize Qatar (currently the subject of a diplomatic and economic embargo from the UAE and other states in the Middle East because of the country’s alleged support for terrorism).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

He is using a tool called " Twibbon " that makes it easy for people to change their avatar to incorporate a visual for a particular cause. Remember the sea of green avatars last summer in support of the Iran ? What do you think?

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Care2

JANUARY 30, 2011

Similar discussions surfaced last year during Iran’s Green Revolution, when many people on social media overlaid a green shade to their avatars and profile pictures to show their solidarity with the people of Iran. The Iran related hashtags also trended on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

The context at Blogpotomac was the question, "Did turning your Twitter avatar green in support of the Iraniian protests" really mean anything. Debbas who was in Iran at the time, risking his life said, "It helped because I didn't want to die anonymously and we can discredit raising awareness.".

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China. In Iran we’ve seen it used to get out information and resist censorship but have also seen it used by the government to alter a mobile phone system and monitoring calls. Technology is amoral – it doesn’t care.

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