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The case for anonymity online

Christopher "moot" Poole · TED

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About

The founder of 4chan, a controversial, uncensored online imageboard, describes its subculture, some of the Internet "memes" it has launched, and the incident in which its users managed a very public, precision hack of a mainstream media website. The talk raises questions about the power -- and price -- of anonymity.

The talk

  1. The case for anonymity online 12 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2010
Speaker
Christopher "moot" Poole
Year
2010
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Computer science, Society and politics, Law
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
Who can watch
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