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That's so idiotic. The only thing they are DDOSing is a public facing website where people can read what Russian-sponsored media is saying about the events. It's not like RTs internal infrastructure runs on the same as the public-facing one. Why not try to attack their internal infrastructure instead?

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I'm unsure why it's idiotic to down a mouthpiece for the Kremlin propaganda when Russia has started a war? Russia spent weeks lying about their intentions to start a war with Ukraine. Who really cares what they have to say publicly at this point until they start withdrawing?

What effect is achieved by going after the internals that isn't achieved by the DDOS to the outside world?

> I'm unsure why it's idiotic to down a mouthpiece for the Kremlin propaganda when Russia has started a war?

Does the same principle also apply to neoconservative mouthpieces in the West?

Yes? What do you think that's a gotcha?

First because you're just "downing" the mouthpiece for as long as you can keep the DDOS running, which is during a limited amount of time. Secondly because there are better targets than obvious propaganda. Thirdly because even if they spread propaganda, can't be trusted and just echoes the sentiment of the Russian government, it's useful to read every side of the events, even if you don't agree or trust what they are saying.

Naive question: doesn't this still achieve a useful outcome? i.e., denying RT the ability to spread government propaganda?

They are idiotic. Everything they do is just opportunistic, they've never provided anything of value. (Anonymous, not RT).

Telecomix which came out of anonymous provided a massive amount landlines to keep communication channels up while governments in Syria and Egypt killed the internet. You can be the easy pedantic but if you have no idea about what you are talking just shut it.

The fact you had to clarify there tells you all you need to know about Russia Today, which is a scourge on the world.

Nah, I clarified because I felt my comment was ambiguous and didn't want someone to turn it against RT (which you kind of did anyway).

I actually enjoy RT, as they make some interesting documentaries, https://www.youtube.com/c/RTDocumentaryChannel/videos

> Why not try to attack their internal infrastructure instead?

Because that will attract international law enforcement, and ruin your life if caught. DDOS is pretty safe cybervandalism that everyone can join with a couple of clicks. It's also pretty low impact besides a few stressed IT workers, but that's mostly what anonymous does.

The days of LulzSec made us think that was the tip of the iceberg of Anonymous, but it was peak Anonymous and we didn't know it.

I don't know how effective it is, I suspect not much, but it is anonymous. Their history seems to just be largely unorganized opportunists. Not sure how much we should expect.

> The only thing they are DDOSing

How do you know “only”?

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