An online operation named OpFacebook, claiming to belong to notorious hacker group Anonymous, has threatened to “destroy” social media network Facebook on November 5, 2011.
A video posted on Youtube warns of the impending attack on Facebook, named OpFacebook, and encourages users to take part:
“Your medium of communication you all so dearly adore will be destroyed. If you are a willing hacktivist or a guy who just wants to protect the freedom of information then join the cause and kill Facebook for the sake of your own privacy.”
Despite the fact that the video ends with commonly-used Anonymous phrases “We are Anonymous. We are legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us,” many Anonymous channels are now denying their part in the operation.
Twitter user @AnonymouSabu, an account often used for Anonymous announcements, called the operation a fake, saying “Don't get trolled by trolls pushing for #opFacebook. It simply does not exist.”
Another Twitter account belonging to Anonymous members @AnonyOps also tweeted that Anonymous had withdrawn any support for the attack on Facebook “An anonymous board meeting was held. We have decided to renounce #OpFacebook” and a similar account, @AnonOps saying it was against Anonymous’s usual “style and moral [sic]”.
“#OpFacebook is just ANOTHER FAKE! WE DONT "KILL" THE MESSENGER. THAT'S NOT OUR STYLE,” @AnonOps tweeted.
But divisions appear to be forming in the group, with other users continuing to support and promote the operation.
@GroupAnon urged that the operation was real, and had some support from within the group, saying ”It is real, well at least SOME anons are supporting it” before clarifying that it was not fully condoned by the group, and instead was an optional operation.
Online media commentators have also expressed their doubts on the veracity of the campaign, with ZDNet's Emil Protalinski saying the extended notice of the attack, as well as the style of the planning and promotion doesn't correlate with the usual modus operandi of Anonymous.
"These account names are a little odd: why not just use one of the many other mediums that Anonymous has used in the past?" he writes.
A clarification has since been posted on PasteBin, which said the aim of the operation was to “expose Facebook's crimes to as many people as possible” and to “hurt Facebook as much as possible”.
The OpFacebook group appears to be taking a stance against the social media site for privacy issues that have plagued Facebook, including the sharing of information with law enforcement agencies.
The document calls the operation an “awareness campaign” and says “we are NOT taking FB offline”. Instead the group plans to use posters, videos, and fake Facebook accounts to mock the social media site and gain media attention.
Facebook currently has over 750 million users worldwide, however has faced increasing criticism over its privacy policies, and collection and retention of user data for use by advertisers.
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