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Political Slants

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Hacktivism is a [[portmanteau]] of the words [[hack]] and [[activism]]. Hacktivists can be either [[right wing]] or [[left wing]] and aim to get their agenda across by hacking websites or launching [[denial of service attack]]s against websites operated or affilated with the enemies of their political agenda. [[Anonymous]] is a famous example of a hacktivist group.

== Victims of Hacktivism ==
Common victims of hacktivism groups include the [[Department of Homeland Security]], the [[Department of Justice]], and the [[Motion Picture Association of America]] (MPAA). These groups are known for launching backlashes against online [[file sharing]]. Following police evictions of [[Occupy Wall Street|Occupy]] protestors in cities across the US, [[Anonymous]] launched a number of denial of service attacks against websites belonging to various police departments and websites with domain names registered to governments of cities.

== Political Slants ==
Hacktivism is predominantly [[left wing]]. Most widely publicized incidents involving hacktivism groups have been attacks against websites belonging to government entities, police departments, and the Department of Homeland Security in retaliation for backlashes against online [[file sharing]] and police evictions of the [[socialist]] [[Occupy Wall Street]] protestors. Very few known incidents involving hacktivism groups have been [[right wing]] in terms of causes.

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−	Hacktivism is a [[portmanteau]] of the words [[hack]] and [[activism]]. Hacktivists can be either [[right wing]] or [[left wing]] and aim to get their agenda across by hacking websites or launching [[denial of service attack]]s against websites operated or affiliated with the enemies of their political agenda. [[Anonymous]] is a famous example of a hacktivist group.	+	'''Hacktivism''' is a [[portmanteau]] of the words [[hack]] and [[activism]]. Hacktivists can be either [[right wing]] or [[left wing]] and aim to get their agenda across by hacking websites or launching [[denial of service attack]]s against websites operated or affiliated with the enemies of their political agenda. [[Anonymous]] is a famous example of a hacktivist group.

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 == Political Slants ==
-Hacktivism is predominantly [[left wing]]. Most widely publicized incidents involving hacktivism groups have been attacks against websites belonging to government entities, police departments, and the Department of Homeland Security in retaliation for backlashes against online [[file sharing]] and police evictions of the [[socialist]] [[Occupy Wall Street]] protestors. Very few known incidents involving hacktivism groups have been [[right wing]] in terms of causes.
+Hacktivism is predominantly [[left wing]]. Most widely publicized incidents involving hacktivism groups have been attacks against websites belonging to government entities, police departments, and the Department of Homeland Security in retaliation for backlashes against online [[file sharing]] and police evictions of the [[socialist]] [[Occupy Wall Street]] protestors. Some notable right wing hacktivists include the "Digg Patriots", a much condemned group involved in the censorship of Digg.com.
 [[Category:Politics]]
 [[Category:Internet]]

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	== Political Slants ==		== Political Slants ==
	Hacktivism is predominantly [[left wing]]. Most widely publicized incidents involving hacktivism groups have been attacks against websites belonging to government entities, police departments, and the Department of Homeland Security in retaliation for backlashes against online [[file sharing]] and police evictions of the [[socialist]] [[Occupy Wall Street]] protestors. Very few known incidents involving hacktivism groups have been [[right wing]] in terms of causes.		Hacktivism is predominantly [[left wing]]. Most widely publicized incidents involving hacktivism groups have been attacks against websites belonging to government entities, police departments, and the Department of Homeland Security in retaliation for backlashes against online [[file sharing]] and police evictions of the [[socialist]] [[Occupy Wall Street]] protestors. Very few known incidents involving hacktivism groups have been [[right wing]] in terms of causes.
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