Lolz vs. the Ayatollahs

Posted By Joshua Keating Friday, June 19, 2009 - 10:15 AM Share

Certainly are some strange things happening on the interwebs these days. From Wired's Danger Room:

Anonymous Iran is a collaboration between The Pirate Bay — operators of the world’s largest torrent site, convicted in April of copyright infringement — and Anonymous, the prankster collective dedicated to exposing “Scientology’s crimes.”
The new site offers tips on how to navigate online in private, upload files through the Iranian firewall, find the best activist Tweeters, and launch attacks on pro-government websites.

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KROTHROCK

10:32 AM ET

June 19, 2009

Enough with the Guido Masks Already

Am I alone in being tired and annoyed that Anonymous uses Guy Fawkes masks to parade around its various campaigns?

Guy Fawkes was a religious fanatic, who attempted to murder the Protestant leadership of Great Britain. I know everyone loved V For Vendetta (and by "everyone" I mean all 13-year-old, eye-liner-wearing males), but couldn't the forces of electronic anarchy have picked somebody who was at least an anarchist?

JOSHUA KEATING

10:39 AM ET

June 19, 2009

Kropotkin maybe?

Now that's a beard.

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