Anonymous has made many online attacks against high-profile websites, but so far the hacktivist group has never hacked into the world’s largest social network, Facebook. And, if you believe most Anonymous connected Twitter accounts, that won’t be changing anytime soon – despite ongoing rumors and a YouTube video stating an Anonymous-backed Facebook strike is planned for Saturday.
The question of whether Anonymous will attack Facebook got started with a YouTube video that was published Monday. The video states that the group is targeting the social network as a part of an online war in reaction to two controversial online anti-piracy bills known as SOPA and PIPA that were abandoned by several Washington politicians last week.
@AnonOps on Twitter stated that there are no plans to hit Facebook. “Again we must say that we will not attack #Facebook! Again the mass media lie,” one tweet said. Another tweet repeated the denial of the YouTube video, stating “AGAIN: ‘Anonymous Threatens Facebook Shutdown Jan’ IS A FAKE. RT PLEASE.”
