A Few Days Later, Anonymous Has Taken Down Thousands of Pro-ISIS Twitter Accounts

A demonstrator, including supporters of the group Anonymous, poses during a march in protest against corrupt governments and corporations in front of the White House in Washington, DC, November 5, 2013 (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

The Anonymous hacking collective said its “Operation ISIS” initiative has taken down several thousand Twitter accounts associated with Islamic State members and associates.

Anonymous created a Twitter account for the hack, calling it #OpParis, and created a new website for all ISIS accounts.

https://twitter.com/opparisofficial/status/666186861199552512

 

More than 5,500 Twitter accounts were taken down, reported Softpedia.

“We can not fight them with guns and rifles,” a spokesperson with Anonymous told the BBC. The spokesperson added, “Stopping their propaganda is an effective way to weaken their manpower and their presence in the Internet.”

The main announcement was made via a YouTube video, where a self-described Anonymous member wearing the group’s signature Guy Fawkes mask said in French, “Anonymous from all over the world will hunt you down. Expect massive cyber attacks. War is declared. Get prepared.”

https://twitter.com/GroupAnon/status/665956057005559808