A recent outbreak of pornography on Facebook is leading some to speculate that the international Internet hacktivist collective known as Anonymous is responsible for the barrage of offensive images.
In particular, some are suggesting that a rumored “Fawkes Virus” associated with the hacktivist collective is responsible for the outbreak of unsolicited pornographic and obscene images popping up on the pages of Facebook.
Jeromie Williams, Canada Pop Culture Examiner, explains the current porn outbreak on Facebook:
What started out as a trickle of inappropriate images showing up on Facebook walls and news feeds last week has now turned into tidal wave of images depicting self mutilation, sexual intercourse, bestiality and extreme violence from profiles located around the world.The attack is exploiting the new photo-enhanced layout of the website, which now places full images in the newsfeed of users when a friend comments on a photograph - even if it is to detail their distaste or disgust, it forces the photograph onto the news feeds of their friends.
Associating Anonymous with the outbreak of porn on Facebook revives speculations about a rumored attack on Facebook by Anonymous enthusiasts planned for November. This rumor, began last August, was given a great deal of attention by the media, yet such an operation was disavowed and discredited by most Anonymous enthusiasts. The supposed plot to disable Facebook on November 5, 2011, did not come to pass. The proposed operation seemed to have been, for all intents and purposes, a non-operation.
The “Fawkes Virus” is thought to be engineered and released by those claiming to represent the nebulous and notorious international Internet hacktivist collective known as Anonymous. However, at the present time, Anonymous has not claimed responsibility for the outbreak of porn on Facebook, and there is no evidence linking the virus to the outbreak.
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