1) If I've got what you said right, then no - Rob is often asked by newspapers and the BBC on matters regarding Anonymous and 4chan as b3ta is seen to be rather more cuddly and accessible. Given just how happy the UK government is to hand over people to the US regarding internet activities (Gary McKinnon, anyone?), I'd probably keep my opinions on the legal side of things at the moment.
2) Each of those sites' actions were documented in the press before Anon got onto them - Wikileaks went to the press each time someone cut them off.
3) B3ta has some content that is close to the edge, but then we don't have gore, CP, Tits or GTFO, general porn, endlessy reposted methods on how to make crystal meth, hilarious instructions on how to make crystals that actually give off chlorine gas (the number of people who were willing to try that out...). Now, there are cases where everyone agrees something is wrong, but not everyone agrees on the method of combatting it - if Rob doesn't think that DDoS is the way to go, that's his opinion. It doesn't necessarily mean that he supports the censorship of information.
Regarding copyright on here - it is permissible to use images for parody without infringing copyright and there is a review to copyright law going on right now to strengthen this further. When someone on here makes an image that is actually derogatory, they usually get flamed for it. Just the other week, a regular here got a roasting over something that could be deemed to be actually racist.
Just because someone does things a different way to you doesn't mean they're wrong or against you.
(2) Each of those sites' actions were documented in the press before Anon got onto them - Wikileaks went to the press each time someone cut them off.
3) B3ta has some content that is close to the edge, but then we don't have gore, CP, Tits or GTFO, general porn, endlessy reposted methods on how to make crystal meth, hilarious instructions on how to make crystals that actually give off chlorine gas (the number of people who were willing to try that out...). Now, there are cases where everyone agrees something is wrong, but not everyone agrees on the method of combatting it - if Rob doesn't think that DDoS is the way to go, that's his opinion. It doesn't necessarily mean that he supports the censorship of information.
Regarding copyright on here - it is permissible to use images for parody without infringing copyright and there is a review to copyright law going on right now to strengthen this further. When someone on here makes an image that is actually derogatory, they usually get flamed for it. Just the other week, a regular here got a roasting over something that could be deemed to be actually racist.
Just because someone does things a different way to you doesn't mean they're wrong or against you.
Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Sat 11 Dec 2010, 22:04,
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