Will it be like when they launched a load of DDoS attacks against Sony, of which the only impact was annoying regular people and doing nothing to the company they were supposedly going after?
this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2025
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They have always been techno-punks: anti-establishment and more style than substance. That being said, if nothing else, they were able to shine a light on shitty people and that's more than most folks do.
I wish they were getting into organizations and dumping gigs of documents detailing illegal and anti-consumer/citizen activities, but money and law enforcement really goes after anything with an actually impact that might affect wealth. No one actually gives a shit about a website being down. (Excepting like... Amazon or Google and good fucking luck with that.)
So it's like a flaming bag of shit left on a porch. They take care of it and shout "you damn punks!" But if you burn the barn down, every cop in the county will be interrogating everyone they can find until you are caught.
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As much and as little that anonymous means, because of the name, because of what the name implies, because of what they do, claim they do, and well, we don't know what they do... As much as all of that is true, it's AWESOME to hear from them again, if it is them...
I can't wait to see "real" anonymous actions again, lord knows we can use it
Genuine question, was it ever anything more than a bunch of 4chaners and script kiddies?
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hack the planet
Well I hope they choose their targets right, otherwise it'll just make everything worse.
That's kind of inevitable right now. The most important thing is making sure Trump and the GOP get the blame. Well, them or Russia.
Actually, the best targets aren't the government. It's big business.
That's gonna be a big ask. Republicans don't even get the blame for the things they do themselves. Oligarch propaganda is everywhere and pernicious, look at how the average working class American has accepted the notion that low level bureaucrats are the reason they're poor.
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Just brush the Funyun crumbs off of your shirt before starting.
Oh wow. They'll shut down a website for a day.
Whoop-tee-doo.
Don't need to open Twitter to watch it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI27LEimfYg
I'm also remembering an IT crowd scene where they argue about which of them is in Anonymous, and I can't find it now. Does anyone have a link handy? Unless I am misremembering
I don’t know if this is the point you’re making, but IIRC, they are a disorganized group, so anybody can claim to be part of them.
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Hit the Government of Putin where it hurts.