The standoff between Britain and Ecuador over Assange's candidacy political asylum made headlines worldwide. Over the past two months, Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, took refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Assange is a controversial figure because of his role in publishing classified diplomatic cables on WikiLeaks, but it is not the only one involved in this show. Anonymous Wikileaks used to distribute information gained their hacking efforts. It also supported the ideals of free information, freedom of expression and press freedom as Assange defended. The question that people have asked is: "Who or what is Anonymous?" People asked if members of the hacktivist group are fighters, militias or terrorists freedom. The real question is, to a metaphysical level, which is Anonymous? Anonymous is a loosely affiliated group, composed of activists with experience in technology, which originated in imageboards online forums. In its early days,
Anonymous was not an identifiable Internet entity, but it was great subculture of people who posted anonymously and played "games" on websites, popularized memes and defined aspects of Internet culture. Creativity and scandalous content of these tips have attracted the media, who described the community as brilliant and insane. In 2008, the boundless creativity developed a more targeted approach and perspective of world fashion. He adopted the name "Anonymous" and often used the image of a suit without a head or a Guy Fawkes mask to symbolize that has no leader and was the embodiment of an idea. Since then, Anonymous has become known for his strong opposition to Internet censorship, violations of human rights, violations of privacy, the opacity of government and big business. It has become a recognizable presence in protests because its members use symbolic masks to show that they are part of this international group.
On August 15, became aware that Anonymous followed and invested the deadlock, when Britain threatened to withdraw diplomatic privileges of the Ecuadorian Embassy and invade the building to arrest Assange. (1) Late to see several anonymous groups on Facebook urgent messages in the early hours of 16. According to the posts, police entered the embassy. The messages were brief and transmitted a sense of anxiety which is rare in these pages. Although separate individuals keep Facebook pages and various Twitter accounts within minutes of each other, everyone wondered available "Anon" call the embassy and see what was happening. Soon one protester was a "livestream" and other feed taking pictures and send them to anonymous pages. Police threatened to arrest the man who fired and arrested at least one person outside the embassy and a legal observer who was then "released" on condition that he remains in a named "feather of protest."
This remarkable display of effective collaboration, communication and the willingness to act for the good of the group is a big part of what makes it so remarkable Anonymous. Anonymous describes itself as a "hive mind" and it could not be a more accurate description. Just as in a beehive, each member contributes to the whole and brings their talents, skills and knowledge that benefits the community. Although there are people within Anonymous who have skills in operations planning and work with technology, it is a leader. It is more accurate to say that Anonymous is composed of people who are connected online on common objectives, interests and ideals, and also to individually identify with what they perceive as Anonymous.
At a fundamental level, Anonymous is an idea to update the potential of freedom, creativity and personal responsibility. You can see those who actively participate in Anonymous and related groups as parts of a giant brain or fragments of a self-conscious collective consciousness. This loosely connected group working on the issues that most people involved in the Internet feel strongly. shared ideas evolve how an individual's thoughts are changing and this process of collective thinking leads the trend of activity Anonymous "in the physical world.
The Anonymous response to the threat of Britain at the Ecuadorian embassy was an example of the ability of this hive mind to focus and respond to a specific situation. Although the vast majority of activity Anonymous occurs online, the entity has the ability to manifest in the physical world with people who act as the eyes or mouth. Protesters upload photos of 16 potentially put themselves at risk to serve the eyes of the group. In those moments when someone chooses to act under the banner of Anonymous, the person is not only for the benefit of all the creation of the spirit of the hive; the individual indulges his own personal identity and assumes all, becoming Anonymous - both one and many.

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