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Q4: A particular wing of Anonymous is not liked, respected, or appreciated by another wing of Anonymous. Some consider specific sub-groups to be a splinter organizations, and no longer part of Anonymous. As such, their actions shouldn't be attributed to Anonymous. Why isn't this contention mentioned in the article? Why aren't the actions by these groups excluded from this page?

A4: See answer to previous question. There is currently no way to discern in clear terms who comprises various sub-groups of Anonymous, and individuals may only be judged by their actions in a given situation. A "member" of Anonymous may act as a cause oriented figure in a particular project, and then switch to other projects or non-participation in minutes, without a paper trail to document this. This often presents media sources with confusion, leaving attribution of actions unclear. Lacking citation, this article cannot discern which individuals and sub-groups are and are not members of Anonymous at a given time, and which actions are and are not attributed to Anonymous. Strict sourcing is necessary to reference activities as ventures carried out by Anonymous. This article may reference schisms and group infighting, but cannot exclude any wing of Anonymous from representation if verifiable sourcing is provided.

Q5: Can I leave a message for Anonymous here?

A5: Sorry, but no. This talk page is only for discussing improvements to the Anonymous article. The members of the group do not monitor this page and therefore will not see any messages directed to them. Messages left for Anonymous will be removed as violations of WP:NOTAFORUM.

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Dubious line lacking sources

On the 2022 section the line that goes: "Anonymous also hacked into Russian propaganda channels and played Ukrainian music through them. After that they started showing what is really happening in Ukraine." Lacks source and it is clearly not inpartial. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brujua (talk • contribs) 23:08, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

True, it should be "the events in Ukraine" or something. Dawsongfg (talk) 04:15, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

..sorry for the necroposting.. Dawsongfg (talk) 04:16, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"But they are not your personal army – that's Rule 44 –" LOL Since when? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:40:C480:CA00:94E9:F420:77A4:B6C0 (talk) 15:17, 17 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Anonymous and Brazilian Hacker Bring Down Largest Internet Children's Content Network (2023)

Em fevereiro de 2023, o grupo de hackers Anonymous se uniu ao hacker brasileiro Daniel Ghost e, juntos, derrubaram a maior rede de conteúdo infantil ilegal na superfície da web. O site operava a partir de uma interface semelhante a uma rede social, mas, claro, sem relação com a empresa. De acordo com os hackers, a ação envolveu a remoção do site ilegal e também a exploração de vulnerabilidades de segurança que possibilitaram a exclusão de backups relacionados à plataforma. O site foi retirado do ar depois que os hackers envolvidos obtiveram acesso ao domínio usado pelos criminosos. Após a derrubada, o grupo de hackers anunciou a extinção do site ilegal, bem como do domínio utilizado. Um artigo de jornal brasileiro. Williamcantwell (talk) 23:41, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Pesquise esta notícia no google. Pesquisar em inglês. Todos os jornais brasileiros fizeram uma matéria sobre isso. procurar:

Hacker brasileiro Ghost and Anonymous derruba grande site de pedofilia Williamcantwell (talk) 23:43, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Search in Portuguese for this news: Braz"ilian hacker Ghost and Anonymous take down major pedophilia site.

Todos os j"ornais brasileiros fizeram uma matéria sobre isso. Williamcantwell (talk) 23:46, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The takedown was done by Anonymous and a Brazilian hacker named ghost Williamcantwell (talk) 23:59, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

New action by Anonymous, "Operation Dreadnought"

As per https://opdreadnought.com/, Anonymous is back and is actively attacking x.com, formerly known as Twitter. I don't know why this hasn't already been updated onto the page, and i would do it myself if i was allowed to. Cedaria00 (talk) 18:53, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That is not at all a reliable source. If you would like to add this information, please add a reliable source discussing this information. guninvalid (talk) 18:58, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bloated See-also section

The see-also section looks like someone got tired of writing content and instead decided to just add a bunch of subjects. Please read WP:SEEALSO about the purpose of the section and what sorts of links should be added there. I would realistically use 4 or 5 of the current collection of 19. ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 08:55, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]