09/04/26 08:34:44
However, on January 14th, 2008, there was an event that brought us all
together. A secret indoctrination video from inside Scientology was
anonymously leaked on YouTube:
URLﾘﾝｸ(www.youtube.com)
Scientology tried to sue YouTube into removing the video. This was not
unusual, because Scientology has a long history of censorship. They
try to censor any information about themselves, or any criticism of
their organization. But this time, the people of the Internet noticed
Scientology's actions. These people were the first Anonymous.
These people believed in a free Internet. They believed that
information should not be censored, and the arrogance of Scientology
angered them. In reponse, they released their first video to
challenge Scientology:
URLﾘﾝｸ(www.youtube.com)
Anonymous' video became extremely popular on the Internet. All the
people who wanted to fight Scientology saw it, and felt inspired.
Anonymous became a symbol of their fight against Scientology. And
because Anonymous hides its name and face, they could criticize
Scientology without being harassed or threatened.
Over a year has passed since that event, and Anonymous is still
fighting Scientology. We have spread over the Internet to many
different countries, including Japan. We will continue to fight until
Scientology is stopped.