Anonymous Guy Fawkes mask
members of group anonymous wearing guy fawkes masks @ protest against church of scientology in london, 2008.
the mask became associated hacktivist group anonymous s project chanology protests against church of scientology in 2008. group protested church of scientology in response church forcing youtube pull video of tom cruise discussing scientology meant internal use within church. in response, anonymous protested litigious methods of church of scientology on period of several months. protesters encouraged hide faces, since common practice church members photograph anti-scientology protesters. guy fawkes mask used method of hiding faces.
as protests continued, more protesters began opting use guy fawkes mask, took on symbolic status within group. scott stewart of university of nebraska @ omaha s gateway wrote: many participants sported guy fawkes masks draw attention both identity anonymous , church of scientology s abuse of litigation , coercion suppress anti-scientology viewpoints. internet-based group adopted character wider protests against authority.
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