Anonymous announces its plan to destroy facebook

[Kizi]

So they are doing us a favor by limiting our freedom of social networking? Isn't that the opposite of what they say they want? Idiotic twats who have watched too many movies.

 

[roostuf]

Used facebook once then deleted it and i never looked back, and honestly im supporting them on this one.

 

[Alphakirby]

I hope they don't as it's a useful way to contact people. Facebook can be a reasonably useful tool and I don't really see why they would get rid of it.
Sometimes I support anon, it's times like this that I don't, also I get the feeling that it isn't actually anon, it seems slightly flashy for them.

You know it's probably not them,right?
Firstly,Anon usually has a reason for hacking I.E. Defending internet freedom.
Second, You can't believe anyone but Anonymous on what they're planning to do,because everyone is looking for attention and a scapegoat.
and finally, Anonymous never permanently takes down a website,it's usually just a DDoS with a message attached as a warning,while they CAN,they don't.

 

[Zacharious-khan]

that'd be nice...

 

[Sethzard]

I hope they don't as it's a useful way to contact people. Facebook can be a reasonably useful tool and I don't really see why they would get rid of it.
Sometimes I support anon, it's times like this that I don't, also I get the feeling that it isn't actually anon, it seems slightly flashy for them.

You know it's probably not them,right?
Firstly,Anon usually has a reason for hacking I.E. Defending internet freedom.
Second, You can't believe anyone but Anonymous on what they're planning to do,because everyone is looking for attention and a scapegoat.
and finally, Anonymous never permanently takes down a website,it's usually just a DDoS with a message attached as a warning,while they CAN,they don't.

Which is why I said that I didn't think it was actually them. At least not the usual suspects, anyone can call themselves anon as the point of it is that it's anonymous and have an incredibly wide reach.

 

[ctrl]

well at least i can add them on.... oh wait

 

[Lonan]

Well, I won't be shedding many tears, this way people can start using something that doesn't have such disregard for personal privacy. It will be great for the market and entrepreneurialism.

 

[Zero_ctrl]

I can't seem to find anything confirming that this is an official Anonymous operation.
Any help?

 

[liquidsolid]

Sounds like a good idea to me, I and my friends are all somewhat addicted to facebook. Most people I know even go on their phones when out in public to check facebook.

Maybe this will help us get over facebook addiction hahaha.

It's a bold move to tell facebook when it going down, they might beef up internet security.

 

[th3xile]

I hate Anonymous nothing more then a bunch of internet bullies and scum.

...You hate an undefined group of people, pursuing freedom of information?
There are anons doing good stuff; these aren't one of them.

Wait what are they doing good? Every time I see something they are taking stuff down and interrupting everyone elses day because they are pissy bitches.

I honestly thing this is stupid and I can't wait for the day that they disband. Or are arrested.

Well, they were fighting the credit card companies that dropped Julian Assange (wikileaks guy) and were trying to keep their servers down to force them to take them back and at least make a statement. They also have normal complete non-asshole protests on things like the "The Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011." But their whole idea is to shock large groups and the government into being treated fairly. Sometimes they try to use force (if a credit card company cant serve anyone, they'll HAVE to do what Anonymous says, or risk losing all their customers) to get what they want and step on a few people, but everything ends up better in the end...then there are the assholes in question that like just messing with people.

 

[V8 Ninja]

I might have believed this if it weren't for the fact that...

Original video was posted on 16th of July, not a word anywhere else on the net about it.

Also, their only tweet on their supposed Twitter account is from the same date, the 16th of July 2011. So my conclusion is that this is just someone trying to ride the coattails of Anonymous.

As another side note, I don't use Facebook, so this wouldn't affect me at all.

EDIT: Also, Facebook is a social network. Social networks are the fastest way for information to travel, and Anonymous fully supports any amount of freely flowing information.

 

[Stealthygamer]

GO ANONYMOUS! Woohoo you rock!

Facebook is terrible

 

[Kinokohatake]

I hate Anonymous nothing more then a bunch of internet bullies and scum.

...You hate an undefined group of people, pursuing freedom of information?
There are anons doing good stuff; these aren't one of them.

Wait what are they doing good? Every time I see something they are taking stuff down and interrupting everyone elses day because they are pissy bitches.

I honestly thing this is stupid and I can't wait for the day that they disband. Or are arrested.

Well, they were fighting the credit card companies that dropped Julian Assange (wikileaks guy) and were trying to keep their servers down to force them to take them back and at least make a statement. They also have normal complete non-asshole protests on things like the "The Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011." But their whole idea is to shock large groups and the government into being treated fairly. Sometimes they try to use force (if a credit card company cant serve anyone, they'll HAVE to do what Anonymous says, or risk losing all their customers) to get what they want and step on a few people, but everything ends up better in the end...then there are the assholes in question that like just messing with people.

Wait Julian Asange is supposed to be a positive in this argument? That guy is mild scum as far as I'm concerned. But OT, there is no victimless crime. As such, their attempts to "fix things" just end up screwing over a whole bunch of people. If they are anything, they are internet bullies, internet mafia, internet yakuza, what have you. I wasn't aware of them protecting children and what not but if they are such good hackers, why not hack the porn sites, and send their info to authorities?

 

[Zuljeet]

sooo taking out FB. What are they doing, buying stock in Google+? Or just waiting for Fb to implode? .

 

[infohippie]

Sweet, this will have massive lulz potential. It might not have the moral value of Project Chanology, but it'll be hilarious whether they succeed or fail.

 

[The Lesbian Flower]

I don't get it, if they are all about the freedom of information (assuming this a genuine threat) then why are they mad? All the personal information people put on the internet is their choice. There's no way to have freedom of information without someone's privacy being violated.

 

[The Virgo]

I don't buy it. This isn't Anonymous' style at all. Say what you will about their methods, but it all serves a purpose. Everything they do is free speech and freedom of information. Taking down Facebook doesn't help that goal in anyway shape or form.

Actually it does.

Facebook allows the government and whoever else to monitor what you do, what you like, who you associate with, etc. It is very common for big companies to do background checks by looking at your Facebook profile. Look it up if you don't believe me. By taking FB down, you take away the power of "The Man" to watch every move you make and everything you say.

No, you just make it marginally more difficult. You can be tracked via cell phone towers, and FB isn't the only company with crap security.

And while we're at it, I have a hard time supporting such lovely freedom fighters as Anonymous given that their happy freedom loving hack on Sony saw one of my credit cards get compromised (as in, people charging things to it). Don't fool yourself that this is some noble venture, unless "stealing people's money" has suddenly become a great cause.

I know about being tracked by cell phone towers, as well as GPS, IP address ... the whole gamut. But the thing is that I've never liked Facebook. Too many, in all honesty, simple minded people sharing crap that nobody's interested in to people who they would much rather not talk to in person anyway. Not everybody, but enough to make me wonder about the fate of humanity. I also don't like that some corporation or government worker can just spy on what I do, what I like and the like without any kind of difficulty.

I'm not sure these guys can pull it off, and telling everybody approximately when and where was stupid (the element of surprise is always key. Google the Trojan Horse for more info on this idea), but if they can pull it off, I must admit that I will not feel too bad about them doing so.

 

[Sovvolf]

It needs to happen. Anonymity on the internet must be restored in order to restore its vitality. I wish it well, and hope it doesnt end in a complete catastrophe like I sense it will. Its a shame such great lengths must be gone to in order to fix problems created by the ignorant and complacent.

Why does it need to happen? I'm sure most people that go on facebook care nothing for anonymity and don't do it to be anonymous. They do it on their own will, so we should take that away from them in the name of internet freedom?

 

[Your Fearless Captain]

The comment section on that site spiraled out of control pretty fast.

OT: I hope the would take down facebook. That would make my day.

 

[Iconsting]

Good thing I migrated to Google+. The only sacrifice I made is every friend I've ever had.