Spanish police say they have captured Anonymous

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The title of this article may be shocking for internet users who are familiar with Anonymous, but this is exactly what the Spanish police proudly announced on Junef 9. "The dismantlement of the leadership of the hacktivist organisation Anonymous," they said. The way the announcement was made has caused netizens to make fun of what they consider the authorities' lack of understanding of the internet's architecture and culture. This is another sign of the gap between people and their political representatives, a key cause of citizen mobilisations against the two main political parties in Spain,

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There seems to be a fundamental contradiction in announcing the dismantlement of the leadership of a collective that lacks leadership by definition. Is this real ignorance or an intentional attempt to disinform?

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