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Anonymous threatens US government over alleged internet censorship
HACKTIVIST GROUP Anonymous has threatened to fight the US government over alleged censorship of the internet.
In a recent pastebin post the group claims that the US government "is censoring the internet", employing ISP blocks, DNS blocks, search engine and web site censorship, and a variety of other methods to stifle freedom.
Anonymous has called on the citizens of the US to stand up against their government in what it described as "not a call to arms, but a call to recognition and action". It also called on the people of other countries to "fight back", adding that their governments will most likely follow suit.
Anonymous said that the US is often cited as an example of the ideal free country, but that the government has given people "a false sense of freedom". It compared the situation to the censorship in countries like Egypt and Libya, highlighting the revolutions that followed, and suggesting that the US is not exempt from similar action.
Anonymous has targeted many government web sites before, including those of Algeria, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Iran, Libya, New Zealand, Syria and El Salvador. If it carries out its threats we will likely see attacks on US web sites in the near future, including the one belonging to the White House.
However, the fight against censorship is likely to involve more than a Distributed Denial of Service attack or web site defacement. Anonymous called on people to make an internet and physical protest against their governments, similar to the Occupy protests around the world.
"This affects anyone that desires the freedom to browse anonymously, speak freely without fear of retribution, or protest without fear of arrest," Anonymous said.
The group has asked people to spread the word to everyone they know, via IRC chat, social networks, and any other kind of online and real life community, in hopes that the US government will change its policies when it sees the large public outcry.
Anonymous also threatened to use alternative methods if protest is not enough, but did not specify what these might be. µ
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Antisec isn't doing any good they are just looking for attention and they'll get plenty of it in prison.
keep getting butalised by the police, the protesters will win by losing, so to speak. Hard to hate people after you watch them get hit in the face with a large dose of pepper spray.
Just because 40 of the so called members of Anonymous means that all the hackers are put down, Anonymous is not some kind of orginization that has a set number of members or hackers. It is a legion that everyone in the worlld has a role in, If you cut the throat of one person two more will arise. you obviously have alot to learn about Anonymous beforw you go out start talking about them. Anonymous is simply ideas without origin, a phrase, a fad, a proverb. The concept of Anonymous has always existed, they are the ones who dare to think freely without forgod of others. With no Anonymous, there is no authorship, their claim is no different than the individuals clain of existence, They are the spark but not the fire. there is no leadership, only influence of thought. Anonymous is not merely a group of "Hackers". Anonymous is an identity, it is the art of being indignant. It is the art of being one, yet being nothing.
YOU SAID IT W.- !!
ENOUGH WITH THESE "FREELY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES" THAT ARENT CHANGING FAST ENOUGH FOR US ANONNIES. WHERE DO THESE LOWLIFE PARASITES COME FROM? ITS TIME AMERICANS SHUT DOWN DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED INSTITUTIONS AND RUN THINGS OUR WAY FOR A CHANGE.
REVOLT NOW!
It's seems to be a hoax!
Haven't Anonymous hackers already been arrested? Making it easy for the cops to find them doesn't seem very wise.
Anonymous has a lot of bright, young minds in it's ranks and I'm sure they understand the issues facing the world much better than your average Joe-sixpack waving the American flag. I like their ops where they exposed internet pedophile rings, corrupt cops and the so-called cyber-security firms who get multi-million dollar government contracts but can't protect their own networks. Go Anons!
"claims"? Alleged? WTF? It's not like it's a secret, and not like the inq didn't do a dozen stories on the US closing yet another batch of sites, so what's with the rubbish "claims" and "alleged"?
And incidentally lulzsec and anonymous already hacked gov sites in the past too didn't they?
And at benny the US government comment bot: yeah that's exactly the reason people should stand up, you accidentally made their point, maybe you should reboot?
Good luck with that battle. I'm sure there are plenty of prison cells available.