What action performed by the group known as Anonymous do you disagree with the most? (lemmy.ml)

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[-] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

I most disagree with identifying Anonymous as a group. It was meant to be a label under which anyone could do anything, granted power through what it was specifically not, and the attempts by people both within and without to make it a group destroyed the value of the Anonymous label.

[-] praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works 30 points 3 days ago

Anonymous is an idea, not a single group.

[-] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah I think the name sort of hints at that, for anyone using their thinking muscles

[-] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago

Posting on 4chan

[-] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 21 points 3 days ago

Maybe some early pranks. Most of what they do seems legit, fighting oppression and calling out bigots and disgusting people.

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 6 points 2 days ago

When the hacker, known as 4 chan, stole the celeb titty pictures

[-] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

The various cyber attacks by the CIA done with the "you can't prove it was us" Anonymous cover.

[-] TootSweet@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Probably defacing PBS?

Though I think that may have kindof been the FBI's idea rather than Anonymous'. (It took place after Sabu was compromised by the FBI and I think it was kindof Sabu that started... was it LulzSec that that PBS hack was done under?)

Fuckin' FBI.

(Also, don't know why you're getting downvotes.)

[-] angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 5 points 3 days ago

Yeah the PBS hack was LulzSec

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

The fact they crackdown on sectarian activity like they're the old jedi order.

[+] stoy@lemmy.zip -6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

~~The Scientology fight~~

Damn, I completely misread the question, sorry about that.

[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

While I'm not against an anonymous stand for what's "right", that really was the tipping point for a lot of changes on 4chan.

It really fuelled the idea that anonymous should have some sort of goal of justice rather than just doing things "for the lulz". It normalized the concept of shamelessly bringing your internet culture of choice out into the real world regardless of appropriateness (most of the protests were really just 4chan irl meetups, not really protests).

The biggest change was the sheer amount of public attention it drew to the site. That brought in a huge influx of new users who didn't care to conform to the existing board culture (for better or worse). Things changed considerably following all that mess.

[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

You know what?

I completely misread the title, I read it as what action did you agree the most with.

And since that was the one big thing that came to mind, that is what I wrote, I am sorry for the confusion

[-] h3mlocke@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

Oh now it makes sense

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