Anonymous: Operation Facebook

[Bronco]

+ YouTube Video

Are they seriously going to try and take down Facebook?

[Le Libérer]

Oh God. OP just shoot me in the face. This thread.

[Bronco]

..not sure I follow?

[Nox]

Rofl I'm pretty sure this video is a hoax taking the piss out of people who make these sorts of videos.

[Bronco]

Oh looks like it is a hoax actually

Just reposted after seeing it elsewhere, most people did seem to be taking it seriously, feel free to delete to spare my blushes

Edit: or perhaps it isn't, from Anonymous' twitter: #OpFacebook is being organised by some Anons. This does not necessarily mean that all of #Anonymous agrees with it.

[Sam_b]

Man life on this forum would be all the more sweeter if we just banned this 'Anonymous' shit outright.

[AnonymousOne]

Won't happen. Would be cool if it did, but it won't. Facebook has too large a capacity, it's the same problem like when we attacked Amazon. We had an amazing amount of energy and steam and we gambled and tried to go big and bring Amazon down but we failed, and our wave crashed. We had over 100,000 people all going full steam too and we couldn't do it.

There are more important things Anonymous could be doing than shutting down FB, like Anti-Sec for example.

Man life on this forum would be all the more sweeter if we just banned this 'Anonymous' shit outright.

[Metacomet]

I'd actually find that hysterical.

I'd certainly send the media and everyone into a panic. Want to see people n the streets? get rid of Facebook.


People might actually have to..............................write letters..........or call eachother!

[¿Que?]

Facebook is so buggy, they'll probably shutdown themselves some day.

[Sperm-Doll Setsuna]

I would like to see something targeting Suckerberg, though.

[ColonelCossack]

What is all this anonymous shit? I've heard about it but I don't know.

SOMEBODY-ENLIGHTEN ME!

[Lenina Rosenweg]

Anonymous is a somewhat diffuse hacker group which as I understand got their start trolling and hacking the Scientology cult. Its difficult to define membership, . They've been inspired by the movie "V For Vendetta" and generally wear Guy Fawkes masks and protest against Scientology and for freedom of information. Over the past year they've mounted attacks against Paypal, Visa and other outfits which denied services to Wikileaks. In a nutshell, thats it.

[Susurrus]

I'd be sad if they took down facebook. Despite its evil capitalistic nature, most of my friends live far away from me and it's the main way I am able to keep in touch with them.

[Geiseric]

I would love so much for facebook to be down for a few days or so. if i wasn't in the same situation as the guy above me, i'd delete my facebook.

[gendoikari]

I would love so much for facebook to be down for a few days or so. if i wasn't in the same situation as the guy above me, i'd delete my facebook.

becareful what you wish for, facebook and the internet went down in statesboro for a few hours a few years ago, and everyone was in a panic because they couldn't check their facebook. Loose it for a few days and their will be riots in the streets.

[NonNobisSolum]

Impossible. They have to much capacity It would take millions of people if not more to shut it down. DOS wont work.

Does anon know someone working inside? That's the only way I could see a possible shutdown. Unless someone could enlighten me.

[tracher999]

i have read it is a false masage facebook is not going down on the 5 off november
the leader off anonymous posted idd on his twitter dont worry

[Q]

the leader off anonymous

The what now?

[Bronco]

Doubt it'll happen anyway: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/security-w...nce-opfacebook

Hacktivist group Anonymous has renounced the OpFacebook campaign revealed yesterday, which was aimed at "destroying" the social network because of its alleged collusion with oppressive governments and erosion of user privacy.

A YouTube video posted to the site on 16 July seems to be the main source of the rumours of a planned Anonymous attack on Facebook on 5 November. The video features an Anonymous logo, and encourages any would-be hacktivists to "join the cause and kill Facebook for the sake of your own privacy".

At the time, Anonymous did not seem to be able to decide whether the video was a hoax or not. The Anonyops Twitter account first posted a message saying it was indeed a fake. "We don't 'kill' the messenger, that's not our style," it said.

However, the account then modified its statement a few hours later, saying that Operation Facebook is indeed being organised by some members of the group.

"This does not necessarily mean that all of #Anonymous agrees with it," it added.

The latest Twitter activity, however, seems to indicate that senior members of the group have decided to denounce the OpFacebook campaign completely, instead urging supporters who dislike Facebook to delete account data.

"An Anonymous board meeting was held. We have decided to renounce #OpFacebook. That is all," noted one statement.

Anonops then revealed that "the old hats of Anonymous" had decided to take a firmer role in the direction of the group.

"We're taking Anon back. Time for sensible, focused discussion," it said.

[Rafiq]

I remember when the internet fully belonged to us a while back. No giant corporations like facebook twitter or youtube dominating everything.

Those were the days.