hacktivism

Use of computers and computer networks as a means of protest to promote political ends

EntityQ22685

Subclass of: Internet activism
, hacking

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Hacktivism is the use of computer-based techniques such as hacking as a form of civil disobedience to promote a political agenda or social change. A form of Internet activism with roots in hacker culture and hacker ethics, its ends are often related to free speech, human rights, or freedom of information movements.

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Practiced by: hacktivist
Name: хактивизм lexeme sense: L176580-S1

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