Anonymous vs. Australia

Karl Hungus · 11-02-2010 01:49AM #1

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/02/anonymous-unfurls-operation-titstorm/

Several Australian government websites were slowly recovering Wednesday hours after the online prankster group Anonymous unleashed a massive distributed denial-of-service attack to protest the country’s evolution toward internet censorship.

The group, which previously brought down Scientology’s websites has also undertaken a host of other online pranks. It dubbed the new attack “Operation Titstorm” to protest the government’s move to require the filtering of pornography that uses adult actors if they appear underage. Violent material targeting children is also to be censored.

Anonymous’ past targets include uncool virtual worlds, an epilepsy message board and a Neo-Nazi webcaster. The group sent Australian media e-mail messages warning of the attack, the Sydney Morning Herald said.

Interesting. Personally, I think Anonymous are sometimes on the ball with their campaigns. Their clash with Scientology for example. Internet censorship is a very serious issue, so I'd also give them a thumbs up for this, although it's probably not going to do them any good and could perhaps even making the situation worse.

Thoughts?

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 11-02-2010 01:54AM

Generally don't have much time for hackers (or crackers, whatever)
But Internet censorship in a westen democracy, a common law country...
Good on 'em

Doc · 11-02-2010 01:54AM

Currently living in Australia and I would be more concerned with the fact that my tax money would be wasted trying to censor the internet which they really wont be able to do. With a bit of effort you will still be able to see whatever you want on the net.

Karl Hungus · 11-02-2010 01:57AM

Doc wrote: »

With a bit of effort you will still be able to see whatever you want on the net.

Sure, but that's not really the issue, is it? It's with the government taking steps towards censorship.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 11-02-2010 02:00AM

So does this mean that Britney Spears is banned over there?

Seiously, though, at least they're doign somethign about it. Not saying that they are right or wrong, but protest is better than sitting on your backside moaning.

Run_to_da_hills · 11-02-2010 02:01AM

Funny, I hope this snowballs and spreads to other countries that goes down this route.

Doc · 11-02-2010 02:14AM

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Sure, but that's not really the issue, is it? It's with the government taking steps towards censorship.

Its all just talk "Won’t somebody please think of the children!"

It’s not going to happen.

Duggy747 · 11-02-2010 02:30AM

Australia are bad for the censorship on entertainment (Games, TV & Film, etc)

Filtering the internet is like trying to remove milk from your tea. (Hmm.......)

Overheal · 11-02-2010 02:34AM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

So does this mean that Britney Spears is banned over there?

I had forgotten about that. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ipag_britney-spears-hit-me-baby-one-more_people

Still, its not pornography.

AnonoBoy · 11-02-2010 02:53AM

Why did anonymous attack an epilepsy message board?

Karl Hungus · 11-02-2010 02:59AM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Why did anonymous attack an epilepsy message board?

It wasn't really an attack. Some idiot thought it would be hilarious to post up flashing .gifs on the message board.

DamoDLK · 11-02-2010 03:02AM

Doc wrote: »

Currently living in Australia and I would be more concerned with the fact that my tax money would be wasted trying to censor the internet which they really wont be able to do....

I agree with Doc, I too live here. IF i had a job I would be proper pi$$ed off if my 'would be' hard earned dollars were wasted on such a futile operation.

Biggins · 11-02-2010 03:09AM

LOL WOT!
Austrailia hopes to censor the internet - aye, like that has worked very well for the Chinese. LOL
Come on Austrailian government. Have ye a bit touched in the head or has ex-pres' Bush been visiting infecting ye all with his madness?

GLaDOS · 11-02-2010 03:13AM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Why did anonymous attack an epilepsy message board?

"Anonymous" don't have any one goal or leader, and quite frankly it's quite easy to use the name. Some people prefer to take on humane cause such as this and against Scientology, while others will do horrible things such as that attack. Some will both, "for the lulz"

When it comes to the Australia attacks, I fully agree

4zn76tysfajdxp · 11-02-2010 03:43AM

Biggins wrote: »

LOL WOT!
Austrailia hopes to censor the internet - aye, like that has worked very well for the Chinese. LOL
Come on Austrailian government. Have ye a bit touched in the head or has ex-pres' Bush been visiting infecting ye all with his madness?

Bush was the American president, not Australian.

CiaranC · 11-02-2010 03:46AM

Karl Hungus wrote: »

It wasn't really an attack. Some idiot thought it would be hilarious to post up flashing .gifs on the message board.

To be fair, I laughed

Karl Hungus · 11-02-2010 03:54AM

CiaranC wrote: »

To be fair, I laughed

I didn't. Sometimes anonymous pranks are absolutely genius and are truly epic lulz, but that was just malicious. Getting Oprah Winfrey to say "Over 9000 penises!" on the other hand, is absolutely brilliant.

Prof.Badass · 11-02-2010 03:59AM

I didn't think we were allowed mention that site here...:D

The important thing is that if internet censorship comes to Ireland not only will we do this, we will also do the 10,000 letters idea that was proposed for something else (a letter is far less ignorable than an email).

Karl Hungus · 11-02-2010 04:03AM

vinylmesh wrote: »

I didn't think we were allowed mention that site here...:D

What, 4chan? I think people frown on the site, but I do believe I've mentioned it plenty of times. I'm looking at a thread about Operation Titstorm on there now, and it's epic. They're attempting to bring down the Australian stock exchange website at the moment.

jonnybadd · 11-02-2010 04:04AM

Not a great idea for an attack on censorship but its nice to see something is being done. The Ozzies seem to have a really stern opinion on outside influences and the net/games just seems to be the most recent.

Slugs · 11-02-2010 09:36AM

Epic, absolutely epic. Absolutely love the idea of anonymous, and love ED as well ^^

Slugs · 11-02-2010 09:37AM

Karl Hungus wrote: »

What, 4chan? I think people frown on the site, but I do believe I've mentioned it plenty of times. I'm looking at a thread about Operation Titstorm on there now, and it's epic. They're attempting to bring down the Australian stock exchange website at the moment.

Well my thread on some kids attack on 4chan and anonymous (which I know was trollbait but whatever) got closed. Suppose mentioning it isn't too bad o.O

Sheeps · 11-02-2010 09:43AM

OH THE EPIC WINNERY IT IS TO MIUCH FOR MY HEAD IT WILL EXPLODE ASUTRALIAN GOVERTNMENT = EPIC FAIL

Sheeps · 11-02-2010 09:44AM

I mean that in the most satirical sarcastic sense, in that anonymous or 4chan is a stupid piece of shit.

11-02-2010 09:48AM

Karl Hungus wrote: »

It wasn't really an attack. Some idiot thought it would be hilarious to post up flashing .gifs on the message board.

Genius.

Dr. Feelgood · 11-02-2010 10:49AM

I think they're pretty dangerous and get involved in things they don't really know much about. I personally wouldn't promote anything they do, or want anything to do with them.

meditraitor · 11-02-2010 10:55AM

Dr. Feelgood wrote: »

I think they're pretty dangerous and get involved in things they don't really know much about. I personally wouldn't promote anything they do, or want anything to do with them.

Your one of THEM arent you?

AnonoBoy · 11-02-2010 11:11AM

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Getting Oprah Winfrey to say "Over 9000 penises!" on the other hand, is absolutely brilliant.

How? What? Do tell....

Wazdakka · 11-02-2010 11:24AM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

How? What? Do tell....

Damnit.. I'd find a clip but Youtube is blocked in work

EPIC Stuff..
Kind of brought 4chan into the spotlight a bit tho, and was a contributing factor to it being taken down for a couple of weeks.

AnonoBoy · 11-02-2010 11:42AM

Wazdakka wrote: »

Damnit.. I'd find a clip but Youtube is blocked in work

EPIC Stuff..
Kind of brought 4chan into the spotlight a bit tho, and was a contributing factor to it being taken down for a couple of weeks.

Found it.

So they just posted a message on her website?

I was hoping for something a bit more, I dunno, better.

Stercus Accidit · 11-02-2010 12:08PM

Apparently they have gov.au or some main government site down for 40 hours now, and the media is downplaying it as 50 mins under government instruction.

They are censoring the government for censoring them, I am in full support TBH, no vote on the issues the gov have censored would have passed, it is dictated censorship. Women with small breasts banned from being in porn because they look like children is the logic, FFS, get a set of vile plastic airbags surgically deforming your body and its ok.

Australia is a holy joke for censorship.

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