Spain's Hologram Protest: Thousands Join Virtual March In Madrid

An anonymous reader writes Thousands of people marched past a parliament building in Madrid to protest a new law that they say endangers civil liberties. But none of them were actually there. From the article: "Late last year the Spanish government passed a law that set extreme fines for protesters convening outside of government buildings. In response to the controversial Citizen Safety Law, which will take effect on July 1, Spanish activists have staged the world's first ever virtual political demonstration. After months of massive flesh-and-blood protests against the so-called 'gag law', thousands of holograms last night marched in front of the Spanish parliament in Madrid."

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Sigh

[Trogre]

No holograms showed up. This is a pepper's ghost illusion apparently performed with a projector and semitransparent material.

But I guess "hologram" nets more clicks.