Ask HN: Is there anything that us techies can do to help those in Bangladesh?

5 pointshazz992 comments

Hi,

Is there anything us tech-minded people can do to help people in Bangladesh, and other violent political situations?

I've seen popular usage of P2P messaging like FireChat, and secure messaging with Briar.

The govmt. has also affected the internet and blocked certain apps / media (citing "Fake News").

What can we do?

Yes go protest. I don't know why this is a common question for people in tech. Showing up in person and being there gives legitimacy to the protest and you incentivize others to come help as well.

I'm not in Bangladesh -- I was more talking about the global community.

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