There was much talk that a member of Anonymous had acted on his own, that it was a fallen project, a non-existent plan or a media hoax. Many media outlets also said that Anonymous intended to destroy the famous social network, when the reality is that, if there was ever an Operation Facebook, its purpose was never to destroy the entire site, but rather to delete the accounts of some isolated users.
Now that the chosen date has come and gone, it has been confirmed that Anonymous did not carry out any attack. And according to some sources, they had warned yesterday, Anonymous never intended to cause any harm to Facebook.
On Twitter, the user @anonops, linked to Anonymous, announced it forcefully: "Media of the world... stop lying! #opFacebook is just another hoax. We do not "kill" our messenger. It is not our style."
The truth is that Operation Facebook existed in the beginning, but the idea It was abandoned a while ago. As the alleged mastermind of the attack admitted on the Pastebin website, the project got out of hand and, although it cultivated some followers, it came to nothing. The rumors continued to circulate, but without support.
As the days went by, it became clear that, if Facebook was attacked on November 5, it would not be Anonymous' responsibility. At most, a few members would break away from the group to attempt the attack, but they would not do so in the true name of the activist group.
On August 9, the user @GroupAnon announced on Twitter that: "#OpFacebook is being organized by some members of Anonymous. This does not mean that necessarily all #Anonymous agree."
On the other hand, the operation never reflected typical Anonymous actions. Journalist Emil Protalinski highlighted the fact on the ZD-Net page: Anonymous never anticipates its attacks three months in advance. If there is any advance, it is released a few days before the date.
A member of Anonymous, interviewed by the Forbes website, revealed that these types of false or failed projects usually surface during the northern summer, when many teenagers from the United States, Great Britain and the rest of the northern hemisphere flood the imageboard 4chan, the birthplace of Anonymous. These teens come from Twitter, Tumbler, eBaums and other communities. "Annual migrations appear without fail... I couldn't explain why they happen during the summer, beyond the fact that these kids have school holidays," concluded the interviewee.
To conclude, Anonymous never wanted to carry out a Facebook Operation, but it is likely that some sectors of the activist group did intend to carry out an operation of such magnitude. But they didn't make it.
Source of Information: Notio
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