Setting an example from a distance of 45 meters: In France, a group of World Cup opponents made a name for themselves by cutting TV broadcasts from Qatar in Parisian bars. To do this, they use manipulated remote controls.
In protest against the soccer World Cup in Qatar, a group of opponents turned off televisions in Parisian bars with manipulated remote controls. The newspaper “Le Parisien” showed the group how they installed the small transmitters called “TV-B-Gone”. These make it possible to switch televisions from a wide variety of brands to black at a distance of up to 45 meters. The newspaper accompanied one of the activists to a bar with the camera, where the television suddenly went off – much to the loud displeasure of the fans.
As soon as the screen goes black, “you can also go to the people and explain it to them”
“The idea is not to make political decisions on the fans’ backs or to annoy them,” said Dan Geiselhart, who initiated the meeting to mount the remote controls together with a hacker. “It’s more about making a statement and saying that you can love football, but you can also say that there are some things that are wrong at this World Cup.”
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Geiselhart emphasized the need for dialogue when interrupting a game broadcast in the bar and advised against confrontation. “And then when you switch off during the game, you can also go to the people and explain it to them,” he said. “You can also try to turn off the advertising, nobody wants to see it.” The manipulated remote controls are a peaceful form of resistance to the World Cup. “TV-B-Gone” was invented by a hacker in 2004, the building instructions were later made available to everyone.
Source: Stern
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