In a significant act of digital protest in Belarus, the opposition coordinated a widespread hacking operation to broadcast a video message from Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya across approximately 2000 public screens throughout the country. The message, which called for support for Ukraine, urged citizens to disregard the country's sham elections, and encouraged continued resistance, was played in various public spaces including supermarkets and subway stations, featuring the Belarusian national flag and coat of arms. The operation, which took place on February 24, 2024, was described as a 'V for Vendetta' moment, echoing the iconic film's themes of dissent and rebellion. The hackers, identified as friends from @osbbelpol, managed to keep the message live for about 2 hours before it was taken down. This event has been hailed as a powerful demonstration of digital dissent, unsettling authorities with its broad reach and bold message, and unnerving the KGB.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya addressed Belarusians from more than two thousand screens all over Belarus Yesterday afternoon, in #Belarus, thousands of screens across the country started broadcasting the video address of the national opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on the… https://t.co/o2LxDhzpGp
What a great address by Sviatlana @Tsihanouskaya to the people of #Belarus: https://t.co/NyL2Ul90td
In a striking "V for Vendetta" moment, Tsikhanouskaya's video message infiltrated about 2000 screens across Belarus on February 24, 2024. It mirrored scenes from the iconic film. It shows a power of digital dissent, unnerving the KGB with its unexpected reach and bold message https://t.co/gIaowMlQUG
BREAKING: Massive digital protest as @osbbelpol hacks 2000 screens across Belarus, broadcasting Svietlana @Tsihanouskaya’s message urging support for Ukraine and resistance against sham elections. Screens were down after 2 hours. https://t.co/UHclDEI8d2
Great success! Today, our friends from @osbbelpol have hacked 2000 screens in public spaces all over Belarus and played the address of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, calling to support Ukraine, ignore sham elections & continue resistance. It took 2 hours to take it down https://t.co/JQtT8sRUVA
Today, starting from 15:00, the address of Sviatlana @Tsihanouskaya has been broadcast on the screens in public places in Belarus. In addition, people noticed the Belarusian national flag and coat of arms on the screen of one of the Minsk subway stations. https://t.co/aK7hHWzJnt
Sviatlana @Tsihanouskaya’s video is shown on screens in supermarkets in #Belarus. https://t.co/GlDaZYMujl
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