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December 19, 2012 10:47 pm GMT
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Twitter Suspends Anonymous Account For Vigilantism, Breaking TOS For Releasing Westboro Church Info
Twitter has just taken aggressive action against one of the most powerful hacking groups on the Internet. Anonymous's main Twitter account was suspended for publishing people's "private information," most likely a reference to the recent hacking and release of Westboro Baptists Churches personal information. While Twitter would probably rather not irk an influential hacker contingent, nor defend the practices of a radical religious organization planning to picket Newtown's funeral with offensive signs, Anonymous's practice of "hacktivism" is a clear violation the social network's Terms of Service.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/92FAZNc-rGM/
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