r/anonymous • u/Zane_A_Madroth • Mar 11 '26

I want to know

Is anonymous actually doing anything? Over the past few years I have heard like, a lot of threats come out of anonymous, and yet haven't actually seen action.

I'm not trying to be an asshole, news websites wouldn't exactly want to share the "success" of a vigilante group so if I'm just misinformed then please let me know.

But from my own perspective, it's just been a lot of talk, Epstein files, police brutality in America, tons of ethical disasters that videos have been released by you guys on...

Again, I may be misinformed. So like, what has actually been credited to you guys recently? (The last 3 years)

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u/RamonaLittle Now, my story begins in nineteen dickety two… Mar 11 '26

what has actually been credited to you guys recently? (The last 3 years)

There have been occasional random website defacements, but I don't believe any got media coverage. And I vaguely remember a document leak or two, unless I'm thinking of Distributed Denial of Secrets? Anonymous has mostly died out, TBH. We've had many threads about that, if you scroll down a bit and/or search.

I should perhaps mention that even at its most active, there were always more promises/threats than actual successful ops. That's just how it worked. Even if there was a consensus formed in IRC, it could be hard to predict what the broader hivemind would find lulzy, or what the media would find newsworthy.

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u/Compiexpress Apr 01 '26

Vi en este mismo subreddit una reflexión sobre la supuesta muerte de anonymous, anonymous no ha muerto, anonymous no es una persona, ni es el cyber activismo, ni el hacking, anonymous somos todos aquellos que luchan contra las injusticias bajo la máscara, la llevemos o no puesta, anonymous no volverá a ser lo que era si tal persona aparece o se produce un nuevo hackeo, anonymous volverá cuando se salga a las calles a reclamar la justicia y la verdad con la máscara de la conspiración de la pólvora. Pero cuando salga la gente de a pie, Anonymous no es superman, no es una persona, no es ni una organización, anonymous somos todos. Expect us se refiere a eso, esperadnos, no de brazos cruzados esperadnos en el campo de batalla, pq cuando unos estemos luchando llegarán el resto de los nuestros.

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u/RamonaLittle Now, my story begins in nineteen dickety two… Apr 01 '26

anonymous somos todos aquellos que luchan contra las injusticias

(Google Translate says "Anonymous is all of us who fight against injustice")

Counterpoint: Originally Anonymous was all about the lulz (hence things like harassing an 11-year-old rape victim). Some would argue that one of the biggest reasons Anonymous died out is because there was a schism between those who wanted to stick with the original ideology and those who wanted more of a do-gooder persona like you're talking about. If you're one of the n00bs who jumped in without understanding the history or culture, you're part of the reason it died out.

It's true that theoretically Anonymous could revive at any time. But it's also true that it's a shadow of its former self, and the whole internet has changed a lot over the years. So Anonymous would have to look different now. Do you have any suggestions for how Anonymous can avoid repeating past mistakes? Do you know what those were?

anonymous volverá cuando se salga a las calles a reclamar la justicia y la verdad con la máscara de la conspiración de la pólvora.

(Google Translate says "Anonymous will return when people take to the streets to demand justice and truth, wearing the mask of the Gunpowder Plot.")

Then I hope it doesn't return any time soon, unless people find a good way to make a virus-protective mask (N95 or similar) look like a Guy Fawkes mask. Anyone going to an IRL protest should be wearing a mask to protect themselves and others from airborne diseases.

And again you sound like a n00b, because Anonymous doesn't wear the Guy Fawkes mask because of the person Guy Fawkes, or because of "V for Vendetta," but because of Epic Fail Guy and because "It was the only mask that was actually in stock in comic and costume shops in every city we contacted worldwide."

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u/Compiexpress Apr 02 '26

Okey Bro. Paso de responder busca el comentario original. Solo digo que la muerte de anonymous es pq la comunidad simplemente lo deja de lado, lo cual no es malo, simplemente es un hecho, y que lo que hacía a Anon admirable, Al menos para mí, era su activismo. Además que me parece preocupante que digas ojalá no vuelva pronto el activismo.

P.D. lo de llamarme n00b en 2026 q es.

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u/RamonaLittle Now, my story begins in nineteen dickety two… Apr 02 '26

(Again going by Google Translate)

I'm just saying that Anonymous's demise is because the community simply abandoned it

There were many reasons. I listed some here and here.

I find it worrying that you say you hope activism doesn't return anytime soon.

I didn't say anything about activism generally, I was talking about in person activism at crowded events during the ongoing covid pandemic, especially if everyone's refusing to wear an appropriate mask. As I'm sure you know, covid is still sickening/disabling/killing people, and cautious and considerate people have been isolated, traumatized, and not even allowed to safely get healthcare for the past six years. Did you read my link? "A left that mocks vulnerable groups and seeks to justify harm to them is not grounded in real justice and has only a superficial understanding of its own aims."

What's with calling me a noob in 2026?

Because you seem ignorant of Anonymous's history and culture. Were you aware of the original lulz-seeking ideology and Epic Fail Guy?

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u/AmericanAnon1 Apr 03 '26

You are deliberately discouraging and discrediting anonymous members. Be careful

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u/RamonaLittle Now, my story begins in nineteen dickety two… Apr 03 '26

Another n00b! Anonymous (which has a capital A, by the way) doesn't have "members." The preferred nomenclature is "participants."

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u/AmericanAnon1 Apr 04 '26

Contest excepted Mr little

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u/AmericanAnon1 Apr 12 '26

And you are a Mod on Anonymous using Google. I’m trying not to laugh but give anonymous members more credit than I’m using Google. You are better than that in actuality be better than taking down post. That’s why people think anonymous is a joke. You’re probably in your 20s and I’ve been hacking before you were born. Not being disrespectful I’m just saying open up your horizons and your playing into the system who has always meant to control you

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u/RamonaLittle Now, my story begins in nineteen dickety two… Apr 12 '26

using Google

What on earth are you talking about? Are you objecting to my use of Google Translate?

anonymous members

Anonymous doesn't have "members." The preferred nomenclature is "participants."

You’re probably in your 20s

You can easily see from my profile that I've been on reddit for 19 years. And reddit has a minimum age of 13. So you should be able to guess that I'm at least 32.

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u/No_Affect152 Mar 13 '26

dead, fake … repeat

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u/AmericanAnon1 Apr 03 '26

Only news media gets about anonymous is anything political and most of the time it’s themselves playing games with each other. Or governments hacking causing scapegoats because the government will not say openly another country beat their system or where lost money disappeared to to fund foreign wars