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Anonymous successfully holds worldwide protest
Hacker group Anonymous called for their supporters to take part in demonstrations on Tuesday November 5th, to protest against corporations and corruption in government, and rallies were held in over 450 locations around the world. The global movement dubbed the “Million Mask March” was coordinated via Facebook and YouTube where organizers urged protesters to remain peaceful.
And it would seem participants heeded their request, because aside from a few isolated incidents, the rallies were peaceful, calm and friendly. Social networkers have shared reports online, posting numerous amateur documents attesting to the scale of the movement. Pictures and footage from the UK, Italy, Turkey, the US, Australia and also Brazil, showing the thousands of people who took to the streets to protest against their respective governments.
Supporters of Anonymous have hailed the mass mobilization as a great success. Some web users have stated however that although the operation was a success as far as citizen participation is concerned, it was not quite so positive on the traditional media front, as very few outlets provided coverage of these rallies taking place across the globe.
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