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Mainstream Media Looks At Anonymous

Posted by samzenpus on from the pay-no-attention-the-nerds-behind-the-curtain dept.

ScuttleMonkey writes "In an uncharacteristically accurate writeup of Anonymous, the Guardian has published a look at the assembled mob behind the mask. A great place to send those unfamiliar with who or what Anonymous really is. From the article: 'This collective identity belongs to no one in particular, but is at the disposal of anyone who knows its rules and knows how to apply them. Anonymous, the collective identity, is older than Anonymous, the hacktivist group – more to the point, I propose that the hacktivist group can be understood as an application of Anonymous, the collective identity.'"

3 of 118 comments (clear)

  1. Re:First post by TWX · · Score: 5, Funny

    Expect it.

    Somehow I expected it to be posted Anonymously...

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  2. Re:Sony Hack by Local+ID10T · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You are over-thinking it. It is simple.

    Anyone can be anonymous, but not everyone is Anonymous. An action performed by a member of Anonymous, is not the same as an action by Anonymous. Think of it as a gestalt -it is not, until at some undefined point, it is.

    There are leaders within Anonymous. Just because they are not part of a hierarchy does not mean they do not exist. No one appointed them, no one elected them, but others followed them. Leading is not the same as ruling.

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  3. Re:The collective? by Swampwulf · · Score: 5, Funny

    We are the Canadian Borg. Resistance would be impolite. Please wait to be assimilated. Pour l'assimilation en francais, veuillez appuyer le "2".

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