• Anonymous launches boycott against Netflix for creation of PAC that they think supports SOPA. (It do
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[quote] Anonymous Launches ‘Operation Boycott Netflix’ Over PAC Netflix may wish it could rewind Monday afternoon. That’s when a popular Twitter account associated with the hacktivist movement Anonymous began encouraging users to cancel their Netflix accounts in protest of Netflix’s newly-formed political action committee. “Dear freedom lovers, @netflix is forming a PAC to push for a new version of SOPA, cancel your sub and go back to pirating!” tweeted @YourAnonNews at about 5 pm ET, referring to FLIXPAC, the name of Netflix’s political action committee formed over the weekend. FLIXPAC, though, hasn’t collected, much less spent a single cent yet on any cause or candidate. Still, the outraged tweets of Anonymous-affiliated and supporting users came fast and furious following YourAnonNews’s tweet, with many tweeting screenshots of cancelled Netflix subscriptions. Many users said they were canceling their accounts due to Netflix’s reported support of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a separate piece of cybersecurity legislation that has been incorrectly conflated with the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP (PIPA), two anti-online piracy bills that galvinized many Web users in protest against them in January. [/quote] [URL]http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/anonymous-launches-operation-boycott-netflix-over-pac[/URL] [quote]Netflix has formed its own political action committee called Flixpac, and my sources indicate that the biggest issues it plans to tackle will be how to let folks share their movies on social networks and the more nuanced issues of broadband competition, network neutrality and what defines television in an IP age. The first issue requires straightforward lobbying to change the Video Protection Privacy Act (VPPA), while the second issue is one that will require the strategic planning of a continental invasion. In terms of Flixpac details Politico reported on Saturday that Chris Libertelli, head of government relations at Netflix, had filed the paperwork to create a PAC and it speculated that it would act in part to protect against attacks such as the Stop Online Piracy Act or Protect IP Act. It also mentioned the VPPA. Ars Technica has Netflix’s agenda correct with a focus on VPPA and network neutrality while Forbes suggested that it might also try for favorable postage. A canned response from Netflix spokesman Joris Evers, read, “A PAC is commonplace for companies that lead a big, growing market and Netflix is no exception.” Update: Evers just sent another/additional statement bolstering the idea that Flixpac is all about VPPA and net neutrality: “PACs are commonplace for companies that lead a big, growing market and Netflix is no exception. Our PAC is a way for our employees to support candidates that understand our business and technology. It was not set up for the purpose of supporting SOPA or PIPA. Instead, Netflix has engaged on other issues including network neutrality, bandwidth caps, usage based billing and reforming the Video Privacy Protection Act.” “PACs are commonplace for companies that lead a big, growing market and Netflix is no exception. Our PAC is a way for our employees to support candidates that understand our business and technology. It was not set up for the purpose of supporting SOPA or PIPA. Instead, Netflix has engaged on other issues including network neutrality, bandwidth caps, usage based billing and reforming the Video Privacy Protection Act.” Netflix has been growing its spending in DC in the last two years, but has been fairly silent on many of the big issues related to network neutrality and things like broadband caps. When Netflix hired Libertelli, who had previously handled government relations for Skype, and who is a former staffer at the FCC, I had hoped to hear more talk and activism from the company. But I was disappointed. With the creation of the PAC, which will allow Netflix to contribute up to $5,000 per election to a federal candidate, I’m hopeful we’ll see a more activist Netflix. Both in terms of supporting candidates, but also in filing comments with the FCC and in behind-the-scenes education of Congress. [/quote] [URL]http://gigaom.com/2012/04/09/behind-the-netflix-pac-a-broadband-power-play/[/URL] So why does Anonymous think Netflix created a PAC? Thanks to this Russia Today piece ([URL]http://rt.com/usa/news/netflix-sopa-pac-lobby-618/[/URL]) which gets facts wrong in the title. Netflix didn't create a Super PAC, they created a PAC. Furthermore they cite no evidence that support of SOPA was the reason for the creation of the PAC. Instead Netflix aims to do some fairly noble things like supporting Net Neutrality and abolition of bandwidth caps. Once again it goes to show even Internet savvy people like Anonymous fall in to the same biases and prejudices of everyone else.
Seems like Anonymous have jumped the gun on this one.
Oh Anon.....your always there to provide a daily laugh.
Too bad this information will not dawn on them for a few months.
[QUOTE=Ricool06;35503298]Seems like Anonymous have jumped the gun on this one.[/QUOTE] Or its preemptive, that way if they do it it makes Anonymous like their one step ahead. If not then they've achieved their goal of denying support to SOPA.
Erm, Netflix is an example of a more modern business model that will ultimately help reduce piracy, shitty legislation, and restrictive DRM. I'll pass on this one, anon.
Anon's a bunch of retards. However, in something unrelated, Netflix needs to put more movies on their lists. No one watches the crappy b-movie/indie movies they put on there.
A guy on my facebook feed shared the Russia Today link. It's such a retardedly vague article, reaching hard for anything that could possibly make Netflix look like they are sucking the cock of SOPA.
[QUOTE=MightyMax;35504110]Anon's a bunch of retards. However, in something unrelated, Netflix needs to put more movies on their lists. No one watches the crappy b-movie/indie movies they put on there.[/QUOTE] I think somebody highlighted elsewhere that it's difficult for them to get great films because of the other companies in the industry, Amazon would if they could.
The trouble with Anonymous is that everyone's an authority on Anon when they feel like it, and unaffiliated when they're not in the mood. If I took a gigantic corn-speckled shit, took a picture of it, and labeled it the "Official Anonymous Corn-Speckled Turd of Legend" there wouldn't be a single person who could tell me that I have no official authority to label it as such.
Anon, go back to fapping to furry porn, k thx. The only thing they succeed at is failing.
and this is why we keep telling you to stop using RT as a source
[QUOTE=supertribute;35504698]Anon, go back to fapping to furry porn, k thx. The only thing they succeed at is failing.[/QUOTE] super secret spoiler: right now, you're also an anonymous. I don't know who you are behind your screen name. Enjoy your furry porn mate. I don't see why one small part of "anonymous" should be linked to the entire "group"
[QUOTE=archangel125;35504369]The trouble with Anonymous is that everyone's an authority on Anon when they feel like it, and unaffiliated when they're not in the mood. If I took a gigantic corn-speckled shit, took a picture of it, and labeled it the "Official Anonymous Corn-Speckled Turd of Legend" there wouldn't be a single person who could tell me that I have no official authority to label it as such.[/QUOTE] I wish more of the mainstream media would understand this.Anonymous is an idea / ideology not a group.
[QUOTE=Zet;35505043]super secret spoiler: right now, you're also an anonymous. I don't know who you are behind your screen name. Enjoy your furry porn mate. I don't see why one small part of "anonymous" should be linked to the entire "group"[/QUOTE] no, he's supertribute you don't need to know everything about somebody (including their real name) for them to not be anonymous.
Anon seems to be like that crazy pussy kid from high school that acted like he'd do something, but backed down the last minute
[QUOTE=MightyMax;35504110]Anon's a bunch of retards. However, in something unrelated, Netflix needs to put more movies on their lists. No one watches the crappy b-movie/indie movies they put on there.[/QUOTE] [b]ALL I WANT IS MORE WALKING DEAD![/b] Normally I would include "and more Eureka," but seeing as they added Seasons 4 and 4.5 of Eureka to the instant stream as of the first of April (I've already watched them all, naturally :v:), I can't really complain about that. [b]MORE WALKING DEAD, THOUGH, NETFLIX![/b]
[QUOTE=Jsm;35505104]I wish more of the mainstream media would understand this.Anonymous is an idea / ideology not a group.[/QUOTE] The idea that 12 year olds can be professional hackers?
[QUOTE=MightyMax;35504110]Anon's a bunch of retards. However, in something unrelated, Netflix needs to put more movies on their lists. No one watches the crappy b-movie/indie movies they put on there.[/QUOTE] I do. They're so fucking funny. One was Mega Pirahna I think where the main character wore a baby sized shirt and would always flex and when the bigass piranhas jumped out of the river at him he got on his back and bicycle kicked all of them. But you're still right.
They started a boycott campaign on the basis of an RT article? HAHA! They might as well have based it on a fortune cookie.
Wow are you guys absolutely dense? there [I]is no anon,[/I] this is probably just some dingus who created a twitter account that he uses to funnel information from whatever's going on in /b/ or wherever, giving him the illusion of being some sort of organized group. To be honest, I think 4chan is an alright website, a little dim-minded at times, but alright. except you guys have this falsified belief that all of it is /b/ and retarded flamewars, when really that's just not true. It's like if i hated FP because of the OIFY or fast threads.
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[QUOTE=wakarimasen;35514299][url]http://www.google.com/finance?cid=672501[/url][/QUOTE] If you are implying that there is some causal connection between anonymous's actions and the change in Netflix's stock price, you are wrong. The entire market tanked in the last week and Netflix's stock value is simply a byproduct of that. [editline]e[/editline] And you just got perma'd.
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