Essays about: "hacktivism"

Found 5 essays containing the word hacktivism.

1. 1. Digital Wars: #GuacamayaLeaks and the rise of hacktivism in technopolitics : A netnography to understand the complexity of digital communication processes.

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Communication, Culture and Diversity (CCD); Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Jönköping University/Sustainability Education Research (SER)

   Author : Viviana Levet; [2023]
   Keywords : hacktivism; technopolitics; netnography; information flows; gatekeeping; communication ecologies; digital media; social media; network society;

   Abstract : This master thesis explores the dynamics of information flows between the hacktivist group Guacamaya, media outlets and social media users. The study aims to understand the role of various social actors within the digital space such as media outlets, journalists, bots, and trolls, in shaping public opinion and the overall effectiveness of the group's communication activities. READ MORE

3. 2. Hacking for the State? : The Use of Private Persons in Cyber Attacks and State Responsibility

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Natali Olovson; [2020]
   Keywords : state responsibility; Draft Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts; cyber attack; Russia; hacktivism; Nashi; Russian Business Network; effective control; adoption of act; government authority; Estonia; Georgia; DDoS;

   Abstract : While there are many examples to turn to regarding the thriving phenomenon of private persons being exploited to launch cyber attacks on behalf of states, this thesis will direct it’s attention onto two special cases. Russia has been accused of being the state actor behind the cyber attacks on Estonia in 2007 and Georgia in 2008. READ MORE

4. 3. The influence of the Internet on Identity Creation and Extreme groups

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för teknik och estetik

   Author : Rasmus Emilsson; [2015]
   Keywords : Identity creation; hacktivism; white supremacy; echo chamber; filter bubble.;

   Abstract : In the age of the Internet, extreme groups have seen resurgence in the way they can communicate and recruit through the new medium whether they are white supremacists or hacktivists. Examining the history and modern behaviors of both white supremacy groups and Anonymous, this paper aims to research and answer how the different groups use the Internet to influence identities and if the methods to do so differ from the old ones and through the use of several concepts, mainly the Echo Chamber and the Filter Bubble, narrow down the effects that leads to a person joining an extreme group. READ MORE

5. 4. Why are Gandhi and Thoreau AFK? : In Search for Civil Disobedience online

   University essay from Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Jan-Peter Kleinhans; [2013]
   Keywords : DDoS; Civil Disobedience; Gandhi; Thoreau; Activism; Digital Activism; Protests; Philosophy; Distributed Denial of Servie; Rawls; Brownlee; Hacktivism; Virtual Sit-Ins;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates if Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks constitute a valid form ofcivil disobedience online. For this purpose a multi-dimensional framework is established,drawing on Brownlee’s paradigm case and classical theory of civil disobedience. READ MORE

6. 5. Terrorism or hacking? A law interpretation on the concept of cyber terrorism. : A legal dogmatic thesis with an empirical legal science methodology.

   University essay from Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

   Author : Louise Synnestvedt Jensen; [2013]
   Keywords : cybercrime; terrorism; Anonymous; Wikileaks; hacktivism; state control;

   Abstract : Cyber-crime, terrorism and hacking is a topic discussed widely and many independent groups as for example Wikileaks and Anonymous are often taken into consideration when discussing cyber-crime. When researching cybercrime and  it is important to first research the legal background as to the purpose of the creation of the internet, and to what extend state control is an issue in the matter of both cybercrime being carried out and the establishment of cyber activist groups. READ MORE