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Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference
Submitted 2 days ago by fartington@piefed.social to technology@lemmy.world
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texture@lemmy.world 2 days ago
the title of the post and the thumbnail are bringing me a lot of joy right now
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Don’t just stop at 3, there are so many more shitheads still out there.
pyrinix@kbin.melroy.org 2 days ago
doing it in power rangers style lol
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I love this.
Also love this comments section.
oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Now we need a website that we can add to that doxxes them that we can browse like a Nazi Facebook site, but frozen in time.
desmosthenes@lemmy.world 2 days ago
what a chad
CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Not that I’m against but isn’t this illegal? Probably shouldn’t showcase it publicly
Agent641@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yeah she probably should have worn a mask and used a baller pseudonym like “Root”
bearboiblake@pawb.social 2 days ago
Yes, it’s illegal, the law absolutely would defend nazis, which is why it does not deserve our respect. Anyone who publicly breaks the law to do a good thing is a hero and deserves our respect.
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
This implies they could have done it earlier…
blackbelt352@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Sometimes the theatrics of shutting down a nazi site is just as important as the actual shutting down of a nazi site.
Rhaedas@fedia.io 2 days ago
Punching a nazi in the crowded streets so much better than in the alley. Tell them we don't want them here, period.
"This is cyberterrorism." Letting those sites do their thing without cracking down on them... I agree.
bluGill@fedia.io 2 days ago
My guess is they started the site in the first place.
ripcord@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Well that’s a really stupid guess
gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Well that’s why you’re an idiot
CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Cool, but I think this is exceptionally stupid. There will be cameras, Id badges, emails, all with an easy to get warrant.
floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Personally I admire someone who is prepared to publicly take some personal risk in order to fight white supremacists.
kattfisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
This is an event that takes privacy very seriously, where it’s not uncommon for speakers to present evidence of crimes, and where a large antifa-flag hangs over the entrance. I think they’ll be fine.
The other two on stage where journalists, and while I’m not familiar with German law, that likely limits the police’s ability to try to get to Root through them.
If reasonable precations were taken, there will not be any evidence directly tying the person on stage to the crime, and even if there was, them being in costume leaves a lot of room for reasonable doubt about who it actually was.
SaltySalamander@fedia.io 2 days ago
I had the exact same thoughts when I first started seeing this story pop up on my news feeds. Like, this person will see the inside of a prison cell for this, especially given the type of content hosted and the current make-up of the Justice Dept. What they did was, quite literally, cyber-terrorism. Hope it was worth it, I guess, given that these sites are all back online now like it never happened.
nekusoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de 2 days ago
Depends. This happened at a German conference and I assume that this person is most likely German as well. Probably shouldn’t think about getting anywhere close to the US though.
There’s still the possibility of facing prosecution in Germany. Not sure how probable that is though.
clean_anion@programming.dev 2 days ago
That data might be easily accessible, but that was a choice Root made. I think that it is a safe assumption that Root knew most vigilantes keep their identity secret and, assuming a German background, had read Section 202 of the StGB and other relevant laws and court rulings. As such, Root most likely did this despite knowing their identity is at risk. It is likely they did this publicly specifically to inspire others, though I haven’t looked at all the details and there might be a different reason.
Nothing in this comment constitutes legal advice.
sommerset@thelemmy.club 2 days ago
How have they done it again?
GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 2 days ago
c/madlads
DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
I’m very glad my Mom, my older sibling Jeb and I DON’T visit those horrible websites
K1nsey6@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Are we just completely forgetting that backups exist? Nearly every ISP does nightly backups. So yeah, it can be taken offline for a couple of hours, but that doesn’t stop their movement.
Areldyb@lemmy.world 2 days ago
“But they’ll just heal up later” isn’t a reason not to punch a Nazi
Kilom@lemmy.world 2 days ago
When I last checked the sites were still down and the terminal also showed “Deleting Backups” in the end. Also they deleted tons of mail accounts, hosting accounts etc. Even if they manage to come back, this was a huge disruption. And they downloaded most of the data and share it with journalists, so there is even another impact.
vane@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I will call it censorship, how we know who is nazi whiteout allowing them express themselves ? Let them speak so we can know !
demonsword@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Tree speech absolutism is bullshit. It only empowers bigots.
vane@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I want to know all the bigots !
_g_be@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The irony of tolerating intolerant people to exist openly is that it actually erodes tolerance overall
vane@lemmy.world 2 days ago
yesssss !!! bring all the evil from people so we can name them !!!
Zier@fedia.io 2 days ago
Sadly those sites are still up.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
I mean, backups exist.
Zier@fedia.io 2 days ago
But she deleted the backup.
58008@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I so dearly wish I had these kinds of skills!
gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Skills aren’t magic, the idea of innate skills is a capitalist lie, you can learn them, if you’re willing
derpgon@programming.dev 2 days ago
True, anyone can do anything, but try doing that while having a family and having to pay bills when living paycheck to paycheck. You gotta know when to join in and when to cheer.
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I too wanted those skills, however, I have crippling ADHD. It’s not as easy for everyone