Anonymous Conflicted Over November Facebook Attack, Not All Members Involved In #OpFacebook

Anonymous has commented on reports suggesting that it is planning to take down Facebook on Nov. 5. Earlier on Wednesday, we reported that the hacking group is planning to “kill” the world’s largest social network, but it seems that only a few members are involved in the plot. In fact, some Anonymous members appear to doubt that such an attack is even in the works.

Through the @AnonOps Twitter account, which has been one of the main sources of communication from the group, Anonymous says that #OpFacebook is fake.

TO PRESS: MEDIAS OF THE WORLD... STOP LYING! #OpFacebook is just ANOTHER FAKE! WE DONT "KILL" THE MESSENGER. THAT'S NOT OUR STYLE #Anonymous
@anonops
AnonOps

The person or people running the account later added that the operation is being organized by some members of Anonymous and hinted that not all members are on board with the plan.

#OpFacebook is being organised by some Anons. This does not necessarily mean that all of #Anonymous agrees with it.
@anonops
AnonOps

The rumored attack is apparently being planned in response to the lack of privacy that Facebook users have on the social network. Concern over privacy is one of the main reasons that Anonymous is setting up its AnonPlus social network.

Regardless of the motivations behind the attack, it is clear that not all of Anonymous supports it. If the attack is being planned and carried out by a subset of Anonymous, then it appears likely that this will not be on the same scale as previous attacks.

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  • Anonymous

    Why do all these news reporters think anonymous has ‘members’ etc. Anonymous are… well anonymous people. A bunch of random people. Sure there are a few small organized ‘groups’ but there isn’t a large group with a member list or anything.