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scientology vs. the internet

Why Kids On The Internet Are Scientology's Most Powerful Enemy

Tom Cruise has personally, PERSONALLY, been pwned. This weekend, an anonymous Internet group (named Anonymous — these are not masters of subtlety) started a war with the Church of Scientology by hammering the group's web site; Scientology.org is down after a brief traffic spike. This isn't the only group of Internet users unafraid of the intimidating cult; a whole range of sites has turned the Church into a mockery by doing what mainstream celebrity-coverage outlets wouldn't dare. Here's a guide to the war (and a creepy manifesto made by The Internet!). More »

9:25 PM on Mon Jan 21 2008
By Nick Douglas
150,841 views, 72 comments

Latest by n/a: They started it when they tried to f*** with the internet. Anonymous owns the internet. Anonymous has the ability to strike any site. They tried to censor the internet. We have the fredom of speech. We are intent on using more »

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What The Hell Are 4chan, ED, Something Awful, And "b"?

"Please run a post explaining 4chan, /b/, the Encyclopedia Dramatica, etc.," asks reader Gabe Roth. "I just have no idea what that stuff is about, and it makes me feel old." While Gawker commenters know every obscure web site or at least can fake it, regular readers may want an explanation of some of the Internet's most strangely influential sites, an explanation shorter than Wikipedia's 2200-word article about 4chan. So I'll define Encyclopedia Dramatica, 4chan, /b/, Something Awful, and YTMND. More »

4:06 AM on Fri Jan 18 2008
By Nick Douglas
15,736 views, 95 comments

Latest by Nathan: Nick: In your description of ED, you forgot to mention that it operates mainly on sensationalism. If anything, an article on ED is actually more damaging to the subject than it is funny. more »