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Scarlett.
30-12-2011, 10:47 PM
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Ramsay
30-12-2011, 10:49 PM
Oh **** sake leave us alone :laugh2:
lily.
30-12-2011, 10:51 PM
Wait, is this a 4chan thing?

Edit: Cancel that.. I see it's a different kind of anon.
Josy
30-12-2011, 10:53 PM
They can piss right off :bored: it was down for ages last time.
Ramsay
30-12-2011, 10:54 PM
If i hear one more xbox fanboy bring up PSN being down i'll rip my own balls off
Stu
30-12-2011, 10:55 PM
Sony have nobody but themselves to blame if they manage it again.
Ramsay
30-12-2011, 10:56 PM
If it happens again Sony are well and truely ****ed
InOne
30-12-2011, 11:04 PM
Is this real? 0_0
lily.
30-12-2011, 11:22 PM
Is this real? 0_0

yes
Stu
30-12-2011, 11:23 PM
The whole Anon thing is kind of confusing, yeah. It's like a franchise now. You have the hacker Anon, the Scientology protest Anon and the Anon who just like to post .gifs of dicks on 4Chan.
Shaun
30-12-2011, 11:27 PM
I've only played online once or twice. Gayz.
Scarlett.
30-12-2011, 11:28 PM
They're a bunch of hackers who like jacking off to V for Vendetta.
MTVN
30-12-2011, 11:31 PM
They're "hacktivists" apparently, I don't mind them most of the time, you'd have thought being hacked before would have taught Sony to improve their security really so if they do get taken down again it won't reflect well on them
InOne
30-12-2011, 11:34 PM
yes

Oh right, the vids always seem a bit corny to me lol
GypsyGoth
30-12-2011, 11:34 PM
What are they going to do to Justin Bieber?
King Gizzard
30-12-2011, 11:35 PM
Nice use of ivona..lol
lily.
30-12-2011, 11:46 PM
Oh right, the vids always seem a bit corny to me lol

Nobody ever said hackers were sophisticated.
MTVN
30-12-2011, 11:50 PM
One of my flatmates used to be involved in Anonymous apparently, not sure why maybe he was lonely, but he left when they started getting all political
Niall
31-12-2011, 12:07 AM
Well this will be interesting. I look forward to it.
Shaun
31-12-2011, 12:16 AM
at the end of the day although it might be a mild inconvenience to the users, whether it's of PSN or Facebook (they've tried to attack them) or other sites, they're essentially fighting against the misuse of personal information by said companies. The amount of privacy we've all sacrificed almost unknowingly is staggering.
Scarlett.
31-12-2011, 12:23 AM
This what they're fighting against, though acting like cyber terrorists doesnt help the anti-SOPA cause

http://shocklee.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/shockleestorypic_SOPA.jpg

http://shocklee.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/shockleestorypic_SOPA2.jpg
Shaun
31-12-2011, 12:24 AM
oh I thought that was already defeated. It's frightening.
Scarlett.
31-12-2011, 12:28 AM
Not yet, they were debating it before Christmas, a decision wasnt reached because some dickish senator decided he was bored and went on Twitter

http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/12/15/stevekingia_270x174.png

So they postponed it, thankfully until after Christmas (if it was before Christmas it would have been rushed through) I hope they don't get it through.
Ramsay
31-12-2011, 12:30 AM
If it gets through the internet is ****ed
Shaun
31-12-2011, 12:30 AM
pmsl, I assume he's opposed to it
GypsyGoth
31-12-2011, 12:33 AM
I've never heard of SOPA before.
Scarlett.
31-12-2011, 12:33 AM
He's a pro-gun, anti-abortion Republican, he probably supports it by default xD
King Gizzard
31-12-2011, 12:37 AM
I like the initial message there's just been too many trolls jumping on the bandwagon for the ''lulz'' (/2009)
lily.
31-12-2011, 12:40 AM
If SOPA gets through, the internet will be unrecognisable.
Scarlett.
31-12-2011, 12:45 AM
If SOPA gets through, the internet will be unrecognisable.

Yep, it's annoying that something in another country will affect the whole world's internet. Damn Yanks :joker:
Blink_Me
31-12-2011, 12:49 AM
It honestly wouldn't bother me, because I'll just play Skyrim for a bit and maybe just trade my PlayStation in.
Samuel.
31-12-2011, 12:54 AM
Is that definitely their account?

Seems strange how few views all their videos have.
Jords
31-12-2011, 12:54 AM
Thought they were bringing down FB? lololol
Fetch The Bolt Cutters
31-12-2011, 12:56 AM
tibb will be next
Scarlett.
31-12-2011, 12:57 AM
Is that definitely their account?

Seems strange how few views all their videos have.

There's more than one account lol
MTVN
31-12-2011, 01:01 AM
Thought they were bringing down FB? lololol

That was never really an official Anonymous operation, they were pretty much all against it, it was just started by a couple of their members in Anon's name I believe
MTVN
31-12-2011, 01:03 AM
If this is true it would seem they've been quite successful

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Nintendo-Sony-Stop-Supporting-SOPA-Anonymous-Threats-38195.html
billy123
31-12-2011, 02:41 AM
The SOPA issue is getting really interesting some of the biggest players on the internet have formed what they call a NetCoalition that includes:
AOL, eBay, Facebook, foursquare, Google, IAC, Linkedin, Mozilla, OpenDNS, PayPal, Twitter, Wikipedia, Yahoo! and the Zynga Game Network.

They are threatening that if they try and press ahead with the SOPA act they might just turn off their services for 24 hours and replace them with anti-SOPA messages.
The damage to the world economy would be massive.
Interesting times.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/29/1049815/-Internet-giants-seriously-considering-nuclear-option-to-stop-SOPA
http://www.netcoalition.com/
Mystic Mock
31-12-2011, 05:58 PM
Why wont they just **** off and let us have our fun?
lily.
31-12-2011, 06:20 PM
The SOPA issue is getting really interesting some of the biggest players on the internet have formed what they call a NetCoalition that includes:
AOL, eBay, Facebook, foursquare, Google, IAC, Linkedin, Mozilla, OpenDNS, PayPal, Twitter, Wikipedia, Yahoo! and the Zynga Game Network.

They are threatening that if they try and press ahead with the SOPA act they might just turn off their services for 24 hours and replace them with anti-SOPA messages.
The damage to the world economy would be massive.
Interesting times.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/29/1049815/-Internet-giants-seriously-considering-nuclear-option-to-stop-SOPA
http://www.netcoalition.com/

It'll be interesting to see how many big names join this coalition over the next few weeks. I gather Nintendo have quietly dropped their support of SOPA, but will they have the balls to stand on the other side. I suspect many of them will sit quietly on the fence.
BBfanUSA
31-12-2011, 09:17 PM
I think there is a guy in the senate against it ready to filibuster it hard. It's a term used in the senate where a bill is talked to death. He plans to read out every name. But i think that was a very similar bill. He'll probably do the same for this one
lily.
01-01-2012, 12:56 PM
o/t Are you from the states bbusa fan?
Stu
01-01-2012, 02:37 PM
Noah Antwiler from The Spoony Experiment sent John McCain a letter about it and got this back :



Dear Mr. Antwiler:

Thank you for contacting me regarding Internet anti-piracy legislation, specifically the PROTECT IP Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). I appreciate hearing your views about these important pieces of legislation.

As you know, online piracy is a major issue facing the American economy as more and more digital creations, such as music, movies, software, and books, are moved online. The Internet, which has delivered so many benefits to our economy, has unfortunately also allowed bad actors to steal and sell these stolen works. It is estimated that our economy loses more than $58 billion annually as a result of online piracy. As part of an effort to fight back against these losses, Congress has introduced two bills, the PROTECT IP Act in the Senate and SOPA in the House of Representatives, respectively.
These bills are designed to help the government more effectively utilize legal tools that are already at our disposal to fight against online piracy and protect American intellectual property. If enacted, the legislation would allow the Department of Justice to notify a website owner that the government intends to pursue a court order for alleged illegal activities. Next, the court would have to determine whether the website has a significant use other than the selling of counterfeited goods. These basic protections are designed to provide due process protections to ensure legitimate websites are not at risk for inadvertent violations.

The PROTECT IP Act was passed out of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and SOPA has been referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 26, 2011. Please rest assured that should these bills come to the Senate floor, I will keep your views in mind. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts on this important topic. Please feel free to contact me regarding this issue, or any other in the future.

Sincerely,
John McCain
United States Senator



Canned response from a canned politician.