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Founder of hacker group Anonymous reveals his ultimate ‘end-game’

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Dissent

Shawn Langlois reports:

Earlier this year, the Atlantic revealed Aubrey Cottle as the internet prankster who years ago started Anonymous, an amorphous collective of hackers and activists waging cyberwar against oppression and corruption by targeting institutions like the Church of Scientology, the Westboro Baptist Church and, most recently, the police department.

“Anonymous has all walks of life,” Cottle wrote in a post on Reddit. “The most infamous is, obviously, the hacker type, but just as important are the ones that mobilize online and spread awareness, do research, and collaborate in that manner. If you have a voice, you can help Anonymous.”

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