‘We Are Legion’

Here are my thoughts while watching this documentary:

This documentary kind of broadened my knowledge on all things to do with hacking on the internet. I’d heard of the group ‘Anonymous’ before, but many of the other sites and groups were unfamiliar to me. This just proves how huge the space of the internet is and how many of these kind of ‘hacktivist’ groups can actually exist. If I’m being completely honest, the whole ‘Anonymous’ hacking group does frighten me a little. It is a little scary seeing what they can do, and the extent to which they can take their hacking abilities. I really don’t particularly think it’s very cool to hack into someone else’s online profiles and alter them for a joke. It just makes the internet out to be a place that is definitely not safe and user friendly.

Social Media plays a huge role in creating a community of people who share similar interests and views. It provides people with a platform with which they can express their interests and opinions, where like minded people can find each other (through usernames, hashtags, mutual friends etc), and connect on a virtual basis. People feel like they are part of a community and fell as though they can express themselves and be who they are, or want to be.

“You meet your own people finally.”