Hacktivism= Future of ACTIVISM

Reading through hackbloc.org, it donned on me that hacktivism is the most powerful form of activism and possibly the most realistic approach to anarchy in the 21st century.

Our progress towards a more networked landscape, a world quite literally built around a network seems like an extremely ironic movement in terms of the type of environment our governments are tempted to construct.

Our dependency on the Internet is an ironic progression as it is the most difficult medium for governments and authorities to successfully police. With every security development and regulation put in place by authorities, a handful of hacktivist successes are quick to follow.

Hacktivism has quite literally given anyone who is willing to learn a chance to question and challenge the authoritative constructs of Western society; as our network dependency grows so does our power as citizens. While most of us may not use hacktivism as a form of free speech, many of us are able to use the web to network ourselves based on similar interests and ideologies, whether it be organizing a movement or challenging the words of a corporation, at the end of the day everyone on the Internet is held accountable.

Hackbloc.org is an interesting blog as it is able to appeal to everyone who may be interested in activism. My initial assumptions regarding the website were that the material would be ultimately directed to those already involved with hacktivism, therefore, lexicon and ideas only familiar to those who have already taken an initiative to learn about the movement. I was surprised to see that the website actually caters to an entire spectrum of people, everyone from those interested in getting started to those who are fully educated on the culture. Hackbloc does a great a job of attracting and holding interest regardless of the viewer’s background. I am an individual who is extremely interested in activism yet fairly new to the world of hactivism, I therefore found their content to be appealing and easy to digest as they covered everything from the current political landscape as it relates to a democratic Internet- scape to material very specific to hacktivism. It is clear that the community attracted to this website is likely interested in the specific hacktivism culture, but as activists I believe that everyone should be following the website.

I like that Hackbloc uses exerts directly from the news to legitimize their cause. Not only does this referencing empower the opinions expressed on the website but they kept me interested in the current affairs of our Internet.

Hacktivism is vital to activism. I believe that activists of all kind must take the time to educate themselves in hacktivism as I truly believe that it will be the last surviving form of activism. While aggressive policing efforts may lead to the end of physical movements, Internet movements are here to stay as the strength of hacktivists resides in their ability to stay one step ahead of government controls.