Is Anonymous Going Mainstream Following Website Funding?

DavidGilbert99 writes "For a completely online movement, the lack of an official Anonymous website is certainly strange. The reason, according to Anonymous itself is down to the lack of a hierarchical structure. However, one Anonymous-linked group could be about to change all that, having succeeded in securing $55,000 in funding for a website. Is this the beginning of Anonymous going mainstream? From the article: 'The @YourAnonNews (YAN) Twitter account has over one million followers and has leveraged its popularity to successfully raise over $55,000 (£34,000) through a crowd-funding campaign on the Indiegogo website. The funding drive was established to allow those behind the YAN account to set up a website of its own which will allow it "to collect breaking reports and blog postings from the best independent reporters online."'"

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Way to miss the point YAN

[Anonymous Coward]

The idea of an official Anonymous anything is absurd.

And for an unofficial Anonymous site, there's 4chan.

This isn't just late, this is slowpoke meme status

[B1oodAnge1]

Anonymous went mainstream circa 2007. Anyone thinking anything different has no understanding of what is actually going on.

Re:Unwitting Accomplices?

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

You don't need "probable cause" or even evidence, in "terrorism" cases, apparently.

Misdirection

[sstamps]

Anyone who thinks that this represents or is backed by the core activists who are part of the collective is, well.. a fool parted with their money.

It would paint a massive bulls-eye target on anyone associated with it, pretty much saying "here I am, come get me!".

Re:Cheese is the real victim here

[TWiTfan]

Someone on 4chan said it best: "Anyone claiming to represent anon is not anon."