Hacktivist Who Leaked the Steubenville Rape Video Faces 10 Years in Prison as Culprit Walks Free

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2014 Remember that awful case in which a couple of high school football stars in Steubenville, Ohio, who raped an unconscious young girl were sentenced thanks to an anonymously leaked video? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Spanish Feminists Say %$&#* to Best-Seller ‘Get Married and Be Submissive’

BLANK Dec 16, 2013 A Catholic archbishop-published book runs up the Amazon best-seller list -- and infuriates most of the rest of the country that didn’t buy the book. Among its gems: Women “like humiliation because it is for a greater good.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Jeremy Hammond

BLANK Nov 18, 2013 In a statement made Friday just before he was sentenced to 10 years in jail for hacktivism, Jeremy Hammond confirmed his role as a living martyr for the human cause.Just before he was sentenced to 10 years in jail for hacktivism, Jeremy Hammond confirmed his role as a living martyr for the human cause. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Barrett Brown’s Mother Sentenced

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 9, 2013 The mother of the activist-journalist with links to Anonymous was sentenced to six months' probation Friday for helping her son hide laptops from the FBI. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gagging the Press: The Federal Case Against Barrett Brown

BLANK Sep 8, 2013 A federal judge has issued a gag order in the controversial case against journalist Barrett Brown, accused of a crime for, among other things, posting a link to a public site containing hacked files. Yes, the feds are trying to criminalize a journalistic act. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Canada Bans the Mask: Unlawful Protesters Risk 10 Years in Prison

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 20, 2013 Masked protesters have become a common sight around the globe and Canada is so concerned about the phenomenon that parliament passed a bill that could, under certain circumstances, put disguised men and women away for a very long time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Jeremy Hammond

BLANK Jun 2, 2013 Had activism merely been a way of getting kicks, Jeremy Hammond would not have risked spending years in jail for hacking the private intelligence firm Stratfor. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Marco Rubio vs. Rand Paul, Dianne Feinstein vs. Ted Cruz, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 15, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a Reuters editor is indicted on suspicion of aiding hackers and Barack Obama wants Democratic lawmakers to know he's not Dick Cheney. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Was 2012 the Best Year for Documentaries?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2013 Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: A look at the Oscar-nominated docs and other political movies, and more on the hacktivist collective Anonymous. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Operation SOTU’: Anonymous Vows to Hack State of the Union

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Feb 13, 2013 “We reject the State of the Union. We reject the authority of the President to sign arbitrary orders and bring irresponsible and damaging controls to the Internet,” a statement posted to one of the websites affiliated with the group said. "There will be no State of the Union Address on the web tonight." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anonymous Said to Breach Federal Reserve

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 7, 2013 The Federal Reserve confirmed Wednesday that one of its internal websites was accessed after the hacktivist group Anonymous claimed to have stolen information on more than 4,000 banking executives. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Anonymous Retaliates for Swartz’s Suicide

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 27, 2013 Members of Anonymous, a collection of digital pranksters working for democracy in the dark places of the Web, said Saturday that they had hijacked the site of the U.S. Sentencing Commission as well as a trove of sensitive documents to take revenge for the death of Internet freedom advocate Aaron Swartz. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )