Anonymous is taking down Facebook.

[Orion]

yo im anonymous, lets fight for peoples freedom of speech by taking away something that allows them to voice just that

yo were anonymous lets fight for peoples freedom of speech by taking away a service that monetises every little information they give away without permission

Anonymous doesn't seek the end of social networks. They seek an end to them prioritising profit over your privacy. Plus, their targetting of Facebook isn't related to their free speech stuff. They target Facebook because they want a service that does provide for free speech to stop selling people's information without their permission.

 

[Silverslide]

yo were anonymous lets fight for peoples freedom of speech by taking away a service that monetises every little information they give away without permission

Anonymous doesn't seek the end of social networks. They seek an end to them prioritising profit over your privacy

oh because they are our valiant protectors fighting for justice!!!!

It just seems like they're doing more harm than good nowadays. Like the PSN hacks, mostly Sony's fault for their shit security, but I don't think we were ever given a reason for that. If Anonymous DID do it, which is likely, it seems like they did it because they could. The facebook thing, given what you said is true, is at least kind of justified, but maybe I'm just hating? Anonymous just leaves a bad taste in my mouth now when I hear them in the news.

 

[Orion]

If Anonymous DID do it, which is likely, it seems like they did it because they could.

Days in advance of the PSN hacks, dozens of Anonymous boards and IRCs were closed or shut off to avoid association with the particular members of Anonymous who did hack the PSN. The hacking of the PSN, and the damage it caused, were not in the interests of the majority of Anonymous, but a faction within them, who were of the much more chaotic type, doing damage for its own sake and because they could.

 

[Silverslide]

Days in advance of the PSN hacks, dozens of Anonymous boards and IRCs were closed or shut off to avoid association with the particular members of Anonymous who did hack the PSN. The hacking of the PSN, and the damage it caused, were not in the interests of the majority of Anonymous, but a faction within them, who were of the much more chaotic type, doing damage for its own sake and because they could.

Consider me enlightened.

 

[Nyangoro]

The buying and selling of information is Marketing/Sales 101. Targeting Facebook for that is akin to picking out a single whale from the ocean (though Facebook gets to be a blue whale, I guess).

 

[Klom89]

The buying and selling of information is Marketing/Sales 101. Targeting Facebook for that is akin to picking out a single whale from the ocean (though Facebook gets to be a blue whale, I guess).

Hacking Facebook doesn't really gain them anything in the long run. A few phone numbers? Maybe. E-mails? Fine. But, since Facebook is a free site, most people don't HAVE to put in sensitive info......(Not that there aren't those stupid enough to, mind you)

Therefore....What would Anon gain?

Regardless of the reasons for their deeds, Anonymous is hacking for the sake of hacking. To put it simply: It's trolling on a global scale.

Therefore, it'll just be for the LULZ.

 

[Ashes Remnant]

I personally wouldn't be surprised if they don't/can't take down Facebook.

 

[Klom89]

I personally wouldn't be surprised if they don't/can't take down Facebook.

Yep. Hacking Facebook isn't the same as hacking 4Chan or Encyclopedia Drammatica. It'll take more than a Macbook Pro and a "Can-Do" attitude.

 

[HeartlessDragon]

Tetris? Please. Bejeweled Blitz is where its at my friend.

Oh and yeah...this probably won't happen. Anonymous are a bunch of fucking idiots.

Agreed. But then they have no other life than doing that kind of stuff. xD

 

[Delsan]

ok guys no one is gonna hack facebook

can someone close this thread please?

 

[axel95]

ok guys no one is gonna hack facebook

can someone close this thread please?

Don't underestimate the dark side of the hackers!

 

[Blobbit]

Are all these statuses about people seeing dirty pictures on facebook the work of anon? Just wondering, because it seems like Facebook has been hacked pretty hard

 

[Luap]

Are all these statuses about people seeing dirty pictures on facebook the work of anon? Just wondering, because it seems like Facebook has been hacked pretty hard

I dunno what you're talking about, but, no, anon has nothing to do with it because FB hasn't been hacked.
Probably some of your friends clicked some spam and were hacked.

 

[Blobbit]

I dunno what you're talking about, but, no, anon has nothing to do with it because FB hasn't been hacked.
Probably some of your friends clicked some spam and were hacked.

Oh that's probably what it is. Everyone is freaking out about seeing porn and stuff, but I haven't seen any on my wall so I have no idea what they're talking about.

 

[Radar]

Screw FB and screw anon. People use FB to talk about how they got stuck at a red light// WOW OMG!!
And anon is just some dudes who like to mess around, who cares. I left anon when they did scientology protests.

 

[Ovafaze]

I left anon literally 5min ago.

 

[Hero]

Are all these statuses about people seeing dirty pictures on facebook the work of anon? Just wondering, because it seems like Facebook has been hacked pretty hard

I didn't see porn, but I saw a picture of a fetus and a bloodied dog in my newsfeed. It wasn't pretty :/

 

[Delsan]

Are all these statuses about people seeing dirty pictures on facebook the work of anon? Just wondering, because it seems like Facebook has been hacked pretty hard

Now that you mention it, I saw a news segment about it on GMA. I guess they did go through with the hacking, but on a smaller scale.