.PNG Protests
Award: Shortlist
Shortlist / Digital Design / Use of Data / 2023
In March 2022, Russia blocked access to social media and independent news sites, banned protests, and instituted a 15-year prison sentence for dissenters. As Putin’s war began, many Russian citizens saw only state-run propaganda and could not see the truth of what was happening in Ukraine. So B & T Creative turned Putin’s propaganda photos against him by hiding independent news and blocked messages in the metadata of the images. Recipients simply download and right click ‘Get Info’, and the full text can be found in the description.