33 Hours of
#freeukraine
Role: Programmer, UI Designer
Feb 2022
Interactive Database | Python, p5.js
Because of Twitter’s recent restrictions, the “open tweet” function in the database will be blocked on twitter’s end. The function can still be called on a mobile device with Twitter app installed.
Brief
Feb 24th 2022, 3:40am Kyiv time, the first battle between Russia and Ukraine broke out. As the world was shook by the invasion, over 30 in-person protests stormed the strees in cities around the world. The topic #freeukraine trended on the internet, along with pictures and videos of these protests.
This database aims to capture all the in-person protests posted under the tag #freeukraine, along with the parsed time, location and tweet text.
Credits
Congzhou (Nicky) Du
Programming
UI Design
Jillian Rees
Data Gathering
Alyson Orescanin
Data Gathering