{"id":42467,"date":"2017-07-24T05:30:21","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T05:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theaegisalliance.com\/home2\/theaegis\/WP\/?p=42467"},"modified":"2026-09-01T02:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:43:10","slug":"attempting-clear-misconceptions-anonymous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaegisalliance.com\/es\/2017\/07\/24\/intento-de-ideas-claras-anonimo\/","title":{"rendered":"Attempting to Clear up Misconceptions about Anonymous&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Attempting to clear up misconceptions about Anonymous&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_58cn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/anonymous?source=feed_text&amp;story_id=712054888997743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*N&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:104}\"><span class=\"_5afx\"><span class=\"_58cl _5afz\" aria-label=\"hashtag\">#<\/span><span class=\"_58cm\">Anonymous<\/span><\/span><\/a> has different sectors&#8230; They aren&#8217;t just one giant group of \u00abhackers\u00bb like the misconceptions some people have about them. There are many \u00abhacker\u00bb groups who&#8217;ve done operations that just go by the name Anonymous. Anonymous is an idea and a movement; not all Anons are \u00abhackers\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Anonymous had already been divided; and when President Trump took office, it divided them further.<\/p>\n<p>There are UN-official rules of Anonymous such as\u00a0<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">to not support politicians in the name of Anonymous. Many Anonymous members have broken this rule on a personal level, but most Anonymous doesn&#8217;t exploit politicians for monetary gains and to be looked at as a leader figure. <\/span>There is also another rule to not make money in the name of Anonymous; and both of these rules have been broken by so-called Anonymous such as <a href=\"http:\/\/anonhq.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AnonHQ.com<\/a> that now goes by <a href=\"http:\/\/anonymous-news.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anonymous-News.com<\/a> &#8230; Along with <a href=\"http:\/\/anonews.co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anonews.co<\/a> &#8230; They&#8217;ve broken the rules and are not actually Anonymous.<\/p>\n<p>There are no leaders of Anonymous; and <a href=\"https:\/\/theaegisalliance.com\/2017\/09\/18\/youtube-channel-anonymous-official-exposed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">there is no Official Anonymous<\/a> either.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AEGISAlliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The AEGIS Alliance<\/a> does not claim to be a leader of Anons; but we do have Anonymous allies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;And I made damned sure I didn&#8217;t use the name of Anonymous when I came up with the meaning for AEGIS in\u00a0<a class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AEGISAlliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=278105649059338&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">The AEGIS Alliance<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>The Activists &#8211; Alliance for the Exposure of Government Intelligence and Secrets<\/p>\n<p><em>Here is an excerpt of the UN-official rules of Anonymous that AnonHQ.com has broken; provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/anonymousforjustice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We are Anonymous<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/anonymous4justice.blogspot.com\/2016\/02\/anonhq-is-not-anonymous-they-are-fake.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">THIS WEB PAGE<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"quote-solid\"><p>1) Showed support for a politician<br \/>\n2) Tried to influence their large supporters to vote for BS<br \/>\n3) Profit from the name of Anonymous<br \/>\n4) Uses Click Bait to lure trusting supporters<br \/>\n5) Sells Anonymous merchandise<br \/>\n6) Posts rubbish stories to mislead the masses<br \/>\n7) Is turning people away from Anonymous<br \/>\n8) Claims to be Anonymous Headquarters<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theaegisalliance.com\/2017\/09\/18\/youtube-channel-anonymous-official-exposed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube Channel Anonymous Official Exposed!<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">How These Claims Held Up<\/h4>\n<p>The central argument here \u2014 that several sites trading on the Anonymous name were breaking the movement&#8217;s unofficial rules against profiteering and undisclosed leadership \u2014 only became easier to document in the years that followed. The anonews.co domain singled out above was reportedly taken over by an unknown group around 2019. Much of its earlier conspiracy material was removed, and the site shifted toward repackaged world and political stories drawn from mainstream outlets. Media watchdogs note it still names no owners or editors, offers no about page, runs on advertising revenue, and has become only minimally active. In other words, the very things this post flagged in 2017 \u2014 opacity, monetization, and a brand built on a movement that never appointed it \u2014 are exactly what independent reviewers later described.<\/p>\n<p>The broader point this article makes still stands on its own terms: Anonymous has no headquarters, no official website, and no leaders, so any outlet claiming that mantle is asserting something the movement itself rejects. The AEGIS Alliance has held that position consistently, declining to claim leadership while keeping this explainer on file as a reference for readers trying to separate the idea of Anonymous from the businesses that have borrowed its name.<\/p>\n<p>Related from The AEGIS Alliance: <a href=\"https:\/\/theaegisalliance.com\/2015\/12\/17\/hello-world\/\">About The AEGIS Alliance and What We Do Here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theaegisalliance.com\/2017\/06\/29\/remember-anonymous-outraged-anonhq-com-supporting-bernie-sanders-not-anonews-co\/\">the AnonHQ Bernie Sanders fight<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/theaegisalliance.com\/2017\/09\/06\/fbi-releases-its-2006-investigation-into-anonymous-project-chanology\/\">FBI Project Chanology files<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/theaegisalliance.com\/category\/news\/anonymous-and-the-aegis-alliance-news\/anonymous-news\/\">Anonymous News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anonymous is an idea with no leaders and no headquarters. 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