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minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down2·8 months agoWhy is that surprising? The word hacktivist is defined by doing good deeds. That’s literally what it means
minus-squareenigmaticmandrill@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·8 months agoIt may be me being misinformed on the topic, bust most hacktivism actions I’ve heard about in the news were targeted at hurting the bad guys and rarely at effectively helping out the small guy.
Why is that surprising? The word hacktivist is defined by doing good deeds. That’s literally what it means
It may be me being misinformed on the topic, bust most hacktivism actions I’ve heard about in the news were targeted at hurting the bad guys and rarely at effectively helping out the small guy.
That may be a fair point