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Donors vow to match all donations on behalf of Bradley Manning

Before 2012 draws to a close, two anonymous donors have promised to match donations on behalf of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the man responsible for leaking classified U.S. military documents.

On Dec 31, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Campaign to label Westboro church a hate group breaks records

In the debate over gun control reform, there's at least one thing that everyone seemingly agrees upon.

On Dec 27, 2012 by Tim Sampson

Tech

Anonymous targets Ohio football team accused of rape

At least 11 high school football players have been targeted by Anonymous hackers after two of their teammates were charged with the rape of a 16-year-old Ohio girl.

On Dec 24, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

IRL

Sweden outs an accused pirate for the first time ever

Sweden's perfect track record of not requiring Internet Service Providers to name alleged illegal downloaders has been broken by the country's Supreme Court.

On Dec 21, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Hacktivists ID the Sandy Hook Twitter pedo troll; WBC retreats

The continued saga of hacktivists' war on the WBC and Twitter trolls now encompasses Anonymous, UGNazi, Rustle League, the Westboro Baptist Church, the KKK, and some random pedophile.

On Dec 20, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

IRL

The most popular Anonymous Twitter account is back

The most-followed Anonymous Twitter account was suddenly silenced, and millions of tweeters cried out in anger.

On Dec 19, 2012 by Kevin Collier

Internet Culture

Twitter just suspended the most popular Anonymous Twitter account

The Twitter account @youranonnews had "become sort of the Walter Cronkite for the hacktivist set."

On Dec 19, 2012 by [email protected]

IRL

12 Days of Etsy: Becoming anonymous

Artist Matthew Borgatti donated one bandanna to the Occupy movement foe each one he sold on Etsy.

On Dec 18, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

Business

The Morning GIF: On Anon

The Guy Fawkes mask is one of the most recognizable images on the Internet today.

On Dec 18, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

Society

Did retweeting private info get @AnonOpsSweden banned from Twitter?

A source tells us @AnonOpsSweden was suspended for posting "private information"—gay porn with links to phone numbers in Spain.

On Dec 13, 2012 by Kevin Collier

Internet Culture

Why your email can never truly be deleted

You do have some options to make your email harder to access, but doing so also makes it harder to use.

On Dec 10, 2012 by Curt Hopkins

Internet Culture

Anonymous spokesman Barrett Brown faces new charges

Brown is now being charged for sharing a link to Wikileaks' Global Intelligence Files. Could any Twitter user who tweeted that link also face charges?

On Dec 7, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

Tech