"WE ARE LEGION...WE ARE THE HACKTIVISTS"

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the Hacktivists
By: Lisa Derrick Monday February 4, 2013 5:00 pm


Love them, hate them, fear them, mock them…however you feel about Anonymous, the notorious hacktivists, you can’t deny that they have changed things. From rickrolling, chocolate rain, and looooong cat to directed denials of service, defacing government websites around the world and exposing the names of millions of corporate customers online, Anonymous is a chaotic force for — well for lots of things. For teh lulz and for the win.

#t=0s

We Are Legion is written, directed, and produced by Brian Knappenberger. It explains the history of Anonymous (as clearly as one can), tracing their roots in early hacking culture through the 4Chan bulletin boards, out of the basements and into the streets with the eruption of Project Chanology, Anonymous’ actions against Scientology’s abuses. They empowered hundreds of Scientologists to leave the organization and speak up, while exposing the corruption within the organization and making it safe for mainstream media to report on Scientology without fear of reprisals or threats of lawsuits.

Love them, hate them, fear them, mock them…however you feel about Anonymous, the notorious hacktivists, you can’t deny that they have changed things. From rickrolling, chocolate rain, and looooong cat to directed denials of service, defacing government websites around the world and exposing the names of millions of corporate customers online, Anonymous is a chaotic force for — well for lots of things. For teh lulz and for the win.

We Are Legion is written, directed, and produced by Brian Knappenberger. It explains the history of Anonymous (as clearly as one can), tracing their roots in early hacking culture through the 4Chan bulletin boards, out of the basements and into the streets with the eruption of Project Chanology, Anonymous’ actions against Scientology’s abuses. They empowered hundreds of Scientologists to leave the organization and speak up, while exposing the corruption within the organization and making it safe for mainstream media to report on Scientology without fear of reprisals or threats of lawsuits.

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