Cats fighting against Internet censorship with Turkish national hymn

A few months ago the Turkish government made a fuss offending the feline world for showing them responsible of blackouts during the vote counting process after the local polls. Now, “The Pussycat Riot,” an association of cats against Internet censorship – or rather of activists spreading the word with videos and pictures of their furry friends – has made it understood that they had to get their claws into the online restrictions in Turkey.

The group organized a very special piano recital against Internet censorship with a keyboard specially designed to play tunes at frequencies only cats can hear, while the repertoire was constituted of the national hymns of countries notorious for banning websites.

By banning Twitter and YouTube for several weeks earlier this year, Turkey earned the privilege to enter the elite list of “cyber-censorers” along with China, Iran, North Korea, China, Saudi Arabia and Russia.
The small concerto can be listened by human hears on Soundcloud and Spotify. A CD of the national anthems both in human and cat frequencies is set to be made available online.

Cian McKenna-Charley, spokesperson for The Pussycat Riot campaign, explains that the “cat is a symbol of freedom, and of a fair and neutral Internet.”

“This keyboard for cats is as much homage to the original Internet cat as it is a political statement against Internet censorship. It’s one we hope people will want to talk about, share with their friends and use to spread the word that online censorship needs to end now,” he said.

The group had previously designed cat litter boxes with the portraits of the leaders of countries banning online websites, including one with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan....