Egyptian Activists Use Twitter to Post Wills

Egyptian activists are publicizing their “wills” using twitter. The posted wills specify how the twitter users’ money should be spent and how their organs should be donated.

One group of activists wrote, “[d]eath has become so near and we are all ready to die for Egypt. You need to publicly speak out against the repression of the military, not just their army trucks and rifles, but also their hypocritical use of the media. Write and write…. This is an open invitation for everyone to document their will.”

One protestor wrote, “[i]f I die crushed [by an army truck], don’t forget to get vengeance for me. There are 200 Egyptian pounds [$34] in my drawer, please take them and buy ice cream for all my followers. They are good people.”

See Egyptian Activists Post Wills on twitter, Los Angeles Times, Oct. 18, 2011.