The Faces of Hacktivism by the Anonymous Collective in the Context of Russian War Against Ukraine. Comparison Between 2014 and 2022
Journal: Journal of Security and Sustainability Issues
Year: 2023

Hacktivism is a social phenomena which evokes different social assessments. The definitions of a term differ in many respects. This theoretical model of hacktivism has not yet been implemented into an empirical strategy for sociological research. The paper describes the the main initiatives taken by Anonymous collective during the 2014 conflict in Ukraine, which is considered by many researchers to be the first stage of preparation for the war triggered by Russia in 2022. Author analyses the col