Guy Fawkes botched a plot in 1605 and somehow ended up as the face of modern protest: V for Vendetta, Anonymous, Occupy.
The mask is back in the news for a reason. There’s a youth-led protest wave moving across the world right now, and the response has been cameras, face recognition, phone searches and mask bans.
So for Guy Fawkes night, we’re talking about how to actually protest safely in 2026. What the mask means, what the surveillance really does, and what keeps you out of a database.
How a 1605 plotter became a protest icon
Face recognition, phone searches, mask bans
What actually keeps you safe out there
Thursday, 5 November | 14:00 UTC
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