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Consumers' global mass protest: They insist on linking inalienable rights to consumer products and services as well.

In a certainly unexpected turn of events, there were mass protests held all over the world today. They surprised everyone, including governments, corporations and local police. This was because of the single unified purpose behind all of these protestors regardless of geographical distance, and massive socio-economic and cultural differences. They were protesting for their extended consumer rights. In a single worldwide petition filed with over 500 major consumer-dependent corporations and local and national government departments, they made specific demands that they insisted should be incorporated in forthcoming products. Their drive, the petition said, was driven by "a common angst with roots in using under-designed products and services". The "need of the hour", the petition stressed, was evident with the "clearly massive and worldwide scale" of the protest. Placards read: Our unity is irrepressible. You can get away with nothing this time. The on gr