Category Archives: activism

Online petition to stop magnetite (black sand) mining in Ilocos Region and Cagayan Valley

Sign the petition There are a total of 158 applications for mining of magnetite, onshore and offshore. However, the fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) wants the DENR to deny the applications. The group is afraid … Continue reading

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Anonymous ‘threatens’ to take down Facebook in Operation Global Blackout

Following a massive attack waged Thursday on several government and entertainment industry websites, hacktivists with Anonymous continued their assault over the weekend, momentarily taking CBS.com offline. The next target very well might be Facebook. The shut-down of the file sharing … Continue reading

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Don’t Panic: Recently Leaked Facebook Credentials Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Facebook Was Hacked

[from lifehacker.com] This past Saturday, a hacker known as Hannibal leaked 100,000 Facebook usernames and passwords that allegedly belong to Arab users of the social network. This leak is the result of an ongoing Israeli-Arab feud and likely not a … Continue reading

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SOPA Protests Sway Congress: 31 Opponents Yesterday, 122 Now

Yesterday the Internet cried out in protest of SOPA-PIPA, and congress heard us loud and clear. At the beginning of Janaury 18th, there were 80 members of congress who supported the legislation, and 31 opponents. Now, just 63 support SOPA-PIPA, … Continue reading

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