<s>
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
(	O
also	O
called	O
Operation	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
)	O
was	O
a	O
protest	O
movement	O
against	O
the	O
practices	O
of	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
leaderless	O
Internet-based	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Chanology	B-Algorithm
"	O
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
"	O
4chan	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Scientology	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
publicly	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
video	O
posted	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
"	O
Message	B-Algorithm
to	I-Algorithm
Scientology	I-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
on	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
states	O
that	O
Anonymous	B-Application
views	I-Application
Scientology	I-Application
's	I-Application
actions	I-Application
as	O
Internet	B-Application
censorship	I-Application
,	O
and	O
asserts	O
the	O
group	O
's	O
intent	O
to	O
"	O
expel	O
the	O
church	O
from	O
the	O
Internet	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
started	O
referring	O
to	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
as	O
"	O
cyberterrorists	O
"	O
perpetrating	O
"	O
religious	O
hate	O
crimes	O
"	O
against	O
the	O
church	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detractors	O
of	O
Scientology	O
have	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
,	O
asserting	O
that	O
they	O
merely	O
provide	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
with	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
"	O
play	O
the	O
religious	O
persecution	O
card	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
critics	O
such	O
as	O
Mark	O
Bunker	O
and	O
Tory	O
Christman	O
initially	O
questioned	O
the	O
legality	O
of	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
's	O
methods	O
,	O
but	O
have	O
since	O
spoken	O
out	O
in	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
it	O
shifted	O
towards	O
nonviolent	O
protests	O
and	O
other	O
legal	O
methods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
word	O
"	O
Chanology	B-Algorithm
"	O
is	O
a	O
portmanteau	O
of	O
4chan	O
(	O
the	O
site	O
where	O
the	O
project	O
originated	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
Scientology.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
attorneys	O
for	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
attempted	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
newsgroup	B-Application
alt.religion.scientology	B-Application
(	O
a.r.s.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
removed	O
from	O
Usenet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
attempt	O
backfired	O
and	O
generated	O
a	O
significant	O
amount	O
of	O
press	O
for	O
a.r.s.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
conflict	O
with	O
a.r.s	B-Application
led	O
the	O
hacker	O
group	O
Cult	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
Cow	O
to	O
declare	O
war	O
on	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
series	O
of	O
events	O
is	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Scientology	B-Application
versus	I-Application
the	I-Application
Internet	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
featuring	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Tom	O
Cruise	O
was	O
posted	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
The	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
asserted	O
that	O
the	O
video	O
material	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
leaked	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
other	O
websites	O
was	O
"	O
pirated	O
and	O
edited	O
"	O
and	O
taken	O
from	O
a	O
three-hour	O
video	O
produced	O
for	O
members	O
of	O
Scientology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-General_Concept
removed	O
the	O
Cruise	O
video	O
from	O
their	O
site	O
under	O
threat	O
of	O
litigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
was	O
formulated	O
by	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
English-speaking	O
imageboards	O
711chan.org	O
and	O
4chan	O
,	O
the	O
associated	O
partyvan.info	O
wiki	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
several	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Relay	I-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
channels	O
,	O
all	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
collectively	O
known	O
as	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
,	O
on	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
issued	O
a	O
copyright	O
violation	O
claim	O
against	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
for	O
hosting	O
material	O
from	O
the	O
Cruise	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
effort	O
against	O
Scientology	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
group	O
members	O
as	O
"	O
Operation	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
webpage	O
called	O
"	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
wiki	B-Protocol
,	O
is	O
maintained	O
by	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
and	O
chronicles	O
planned	O
,	O
ongoing	O
and	O
completed	O
actions	O
by	O
project	O
participants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
use	O
other	O
websites	O
as	O
well	O
to	O
coordinate	O
action	O
,	O
including	O
Encyclopedia	O
Dramatica	O
and	O
the	O
social	O
networking	O
site	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
where	O
two	O
groups	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
movement	O
had	O
3,500	O
members	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
member	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
told	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Times	O
that	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
consisted	O
of	O
"	O
a	O
loose	O
confederation	O
of	O
about	O
9,000	O
people	O
"	O
who	O
post	O
anonymously	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
security	O
analyst	O
told	O
The	O
Age	O
that	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
people	O
participating	O
anonymously	O
in	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
could	O
number	O
in	O
the	O
thousands	O
:	O
"	O
You	O
ca	O
n't	O
pin	O
it	O
on	O
a	O
person	O
or	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
of	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
say	O
their	O
main	O
goal	O
is	O
"	O
to	O
enlighten	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
(	O
CoS	O
)	O
by	O
any	O
means	O
necessary.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
's	O
stated	O
goals	O
include	O
the	O
complete	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
's	O
presence	O
from	O
the	O
Internet	O
and	O
to	O
"	O
save	O
people	O
from	O
Scientology	O
by	O
reversing	O
the	O
brainwashing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
participants	O
plan	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
posing	O
as	O
interested	O
members	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrea	O
Seabrook	O
of	O
National	O
Public	O
Radio	O
's	O
All	O
Things	O
Considered	O
reported	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
was	O
previously	O
known	O
for	O
"	O
technologically	O
sophisticated	O
pranks	O
"	O
such	O
as	O
spamming	O
chat	O
rooms	O
online	O
and	O
"	O
ordering	O
dozens	O
of	O
pizzas	O
for	O
people	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
like	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Singel	O
of	O
Wired	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
program	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
told	O
Seabrook	O
that	O
members	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
were	O
motivated	O
by	O
"	O
the	O
tactics	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
uses	O
to	O
control	O
information	O
about	O
itself	O
"	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
"	O
controversial	O
nature	O
of	O
Scientology	O
itself	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
began	O
its	O
campaign	O
by	O
organizing	O
and	O
delivering	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
denial-of-service	O
attacks	O
against	O
Scientology	O
websites	O
and	O
flooding	O
Scientology	O
centers	O
with	O
prank	O
calls	O
and	O
black	O
faxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
had	O
early	O
success	O
rendering	O
major	O
Scientology	O
websites	O
inaccessible	O
and	O
leaking	O
documents	O
allegedly	O
stolen	O
from	O
Scientology	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
coverage	O
on	O
social	B-General_Concept
bookmarking	I-General_Concept
websites	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
with	O
SCMagazineUS.com,	O
a	O
security	O
strategist	O
for	O
Top	O
Layer	O
Networks	O
,	O
Ken	O
Pappas	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
thought	O
that	O
botnets	B-Architecture
were	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
operation	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
circles	O
out	O
there	O
where	O
you	O
could	O
take	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
bot	O
machines	O
that	O
are	O
already	O
owned	O
and	O
launch	O
a	O
simultaneous	O
attack	O
against	O
 [ something ] 	O
like	O
the	O
church	O
from	O
50,000	O
PCs	O
,	O
all	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
escalated	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
Scientology	O
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
remained	O
inaccessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
announced	O
its	O
goals	O
and	O
intentions	O
via	O
a	O
video	O
posted	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
entitled	O
"	O
Message	B-Algorithm
to	I-Algorithm
Scientology	I-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
declaring	O
"	O
War	B-Algorithm
on	I-Algorithm
Scientology	I-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
against	O
both	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
and	O
the	O
Religious	O
Technology	O
Center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tom	O
Cruise	O
video	O
is	O
referred	O
to	O
specifically	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
YouTube	B-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
posting	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
characterized	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
propaganda	O
video	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
have	O
nowhere	O
to	O
hide	O
because	O
we	O
are	O
everywhere	O
...	O
We	O
are	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
different	O
video	O
posted	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
addresses	O
news	O
organizations	O
covering	O
the	O
conflict	O
and	O
criticizes	O
media	O
reporting	O
of	O
the	O
incident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
video	O
,	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
criticizes	O
the	O
media	O
specifically	O
for	O
not	O
mentioning	O
objections	O
by	O
the	O
group	O
to	O
certain	O
controversial	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
,	O
and	O
cited	O
past	O
incidents	O
including	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Lisa	O
McPherson	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
find	O
it	O
interesting	O
that	O
you	O
did	O
not	O
mention	O
the	O
other	O
objections	O
in	O
your	O
news	O
reporting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
second	O
video	O
was	O
removed	O
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
citing	O
a	O
"	O
terms	O
of	O
use	O
violation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Organizers	O
of	O
the	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
protests	O
against	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
told	O
the	O
St.	O
Petersburg	O
Times	O
the	O
event	O
was	O
timed	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
birthday	O
of	O
Lisa	O
McPherson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
DDoS	O
attacks	O
against	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
websites	O
,	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
also	O
organized	O
a	O
campaign	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
websites	O
to	O
"	O
begin	O
bumping	O
Digg	B-Application
"	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
drive	O
up	O
Scientology-related	O
links	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
Digg.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
eight	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
stories	O
on	O
Digg.com	B-Application
were	O
about	O
either	O
Scientology-related	O
controversies	O
or	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
expose	O
Scientology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digg	B-Application
CEO	O
Jay	O
Adelson	O
told	O
PC	O
World	O
that	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
had	O
not	O
manipulated	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
algorithm	O
system	O
to	O
prevent	O
artificial	O
poll	O
results	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
They	O
must	O
have	O
done	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
job	O
of	O
bringing	O
in	O
a	O
diverse	O
set	O
of	O
interests	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
just	O
happened	O
to	O
hit	O
a	O
nerve	O
that	O
the	O
Digg	B-Application
community	O
was	O
interested	O
in.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Adelson	O
said	O
two	O
other	O
instances	O
which	O
similarly	O
have	O
dominated	O
the	O
Digg	B-Application
main	O
page	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
were	O
the	O
Virginia	O
Tech	O
Massacre	O
in	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
the	O
incident	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
7/7	O
"	O
London	O
bombings	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adelson	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Scientology	O
theme	O
within	O
the	O
Digg	B-Application
community	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
Digg	B-Application
,	O
there	O
's	O
no	O
question	O
that	O
the	O
topic	O
of	O
Scientology	O
has	O
been	O
of	O
great	O
interest	O
to	O
the	O
community	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
wrote	O
that	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
was	O
behind	O
the	O
Google	O
bomb	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
also	O
tried	O
to	O
bump	O
Scientology	O
up	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
result	O
in	O
Google	O
searches	O
for	O
"	O
brainwashing	O
cult	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Xenu.net	B-Application
website	O
first	O
result	O
in	O
searches	O
for	O
"	O
scientology	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rob	O
Garner	O
of	O
MediaPost	O
Publications	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
target	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
called	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
is	O
using	O
Google	O
bombs	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
as	O
its	O
tools	O
of	O
choice.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Calling	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
a	O
"	O
motley	O
crew	O
of	O
internet	O
troublemakers	O
"	O
,	O
Wired	O
blogger	O
Ryan	O
Singel	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
attempting	O
to	O
bypass	O
the	O
Prolexic	O
servers	O
protecting	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
website	O
,	O
users	O
of	O
a	O
misconfigured	O
DDoS	O
tool	O
inadvertently	O
and	O
briefly	O
had	O
targeted	O
the	O
Etty	O
Hillesum	O
Lyceum	O
,	O
a	O
Dutch	O
secondary	O
school	O
in	O
Deventer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
believed	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
behind	O
counter-attacks	O
against	O
Project	O
Chanology-related	O
websites	O
by	O
the	O
Regime	O
,	O
a	O
counter-hack	O
group	O
who	O
crashed	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
planning	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
allegedly	O
attempted	O
to	O
gain	O
personal	O
information	O
on	O
people	O
involved	O
in	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
to	O
turn	O
that	O
information	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
video	O
entitled	O
"	O
Call	O
to	O
Action	O
"	O
appeared	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
calling	O
for	O
protests	O
outside	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
centers	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
denied	O
that	O
the	O
group	O
was	O
composed	O
of	O
"	O
super	O
hackers	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Contrary	O
to	O
the	O
assumptions	O
of	O
the	O
media	O
,	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
is	O
not	O
'	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
super	O
hackers.	O
'	O
</s>
<s>
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
is	O
everyone	O
and	O
everywhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
said	O
that	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
participants	O
include	O
"	O
individuals	O
from	O
all	O
walks	O
of	O
life	O
...	O
united	O
by	O
an	O
awareness	O
that	O
someone	O
must	O
do	O
the	O
right	O
thing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Specific	O
controversies	O
involving	O
the	O
CoS	O
were	O
cited	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
as	O
the	O
explanation	O
for	O
actions	O
by	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
email	O
to	O
CNET	O
News	O
,	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
stated	O
that	O
coordinated	O
activities	O
were	O
planned	O
for	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
many	O
major	O
cities	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
hoped	O
to	O
use	O
"	O
real	O
world	O
"	O
protests	O
to	O
rally	O
public	O
opinion	O
to	O
their	O
cause	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	O
posted	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
called	O
"	O
Code	O
of	O
Conduct	O
"	O
outlined	O
twenty-two	O
rules	O
to	O
follow	O
when	O
protesting	O
,	O
and	O
urged	O
protestors	O
to	O
remain	O
peaceful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Orlando	O
Sentinel	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
protest	O
was	O
"	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
worldwide	O
campaign	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
that	O
calls	O
itself	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
unnamed	O
organizer	O
who	O
spoke	O
to	O
the	O
paper	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
group	O
was	O
protesting	O
"	O
a	O
gross	O
violation	O
of	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
see	O
free	O
church	O
material	O
"	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
Tom	O
Cruise	O
video	O
that	O
was	O
pulled	O
from	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
One	O
protester	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
created	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
group	O
to	O
organize	O
the	O
protest	O
,	O
explaining	O
"	O
It	O
started	O
online	O
with	O
a	O
group	O
called	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
...	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
24hours	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
protest	O
,	O
a	O
search	O
for	O
"	O
Scientology	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
protest	O
"	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Blog	I-Application
Search	I-Application
returned	O
more	O
than	O
4,000	O
results	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
2,000	O
pictures	O
on	O
the	O
image-sharing	O
site	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aaron	O
Tavena	O
of	O
College	O
Times	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Guy	O
Fawkes	O
masks	O
provided	O
a	O
"	O
dramatic	O
effect	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
protests	O
,	O
and	O
Nick	O
Jamison	O
of	O
The	O
Retriever	O
Weekly	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
During	O
the	O
February	O
10	O
protests	O
,	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
was	O
informative	O
,	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
was	O
peaceful	O
,	O
and	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
was	O
effective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Stewart	O
of	O
University	O
of	O
Nebraska	O
at	O
Omaha	O
's	O
The	O
Gateway	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Many	O
participants	O
sported	O
Guy	O
Fawkes	O
masks	O
to	O
draw	O
attention	O
both	O
to	O
their	O
identity	O
as	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
's	O
abuse	O
of	O
litigation	O
and	O
coercion	O
to	O
suppress	O
anti-Scientology	O
viewpoints.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
a	O
website	O
created	O
by	O
Scientologists	O
showing	O
an	O
anti-Anonymous	O
video	O
,	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
participants	O
created	O
a	O
website	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
domain	O
name	O
with	O
a	O
video	O
displaying	O
the	O
music	O
video	O
to	O
"	O
Never	O
Gonna	O
Give	O
You	O
Up	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
protests	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
reports	O
that	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
was	O
freezing	O
the	O
view	O
counts	O
on	O
videos	O
criticizing	O
Scientology	O
,	O
including	O
clips	O
from	O
the	O
protests	O
themselves	O
,	O
potentially	O
preventing	O
them	O
from	O
being	O
displayed	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
's	O
front	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
Message	B-Algorithm
to	I-Algorithm
Scientology	I-Algorithm
"	O
video	O
had	O
received	O
nearly	O
2.5	O
million	O
views	O
and	O
yet	O
failed	O
to	O
be	O
featured	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
most-watched	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
net	O
neutrality	O
activist	O
group	O
movieLOL	O
strongly	O
criticized	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
for	O
a	O
"	O
display	O
of	O
the	O
decay	O
of	O
internet	B-Application
freedom	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-General_Concept
's	O
official	O
response	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
was	O
an	O
issue	O
with	O
video	O
view	O
counts	O
not	O
increasing	O
that	O
has	O
now	O
been	O
resolved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
protests	O
,	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
City	O
State	O
Country	O
Protesters	O
Min	O
Max	O
Adelaide	O
South	O
Australia	O
Australia	O
150	O
150	O
150	O
Amsterdam	O
Netherlands	O
N/A	O
,	O
50	O
50	O
50	O
Anchorage	O
Alaska	O
United	O
States	O
8	O
8	O
8	O
Atlanta	O
Georgia	O
United	O
States	O
100	O
50	O
50	O
Austin	O
Texas	O
United	O
States	O
N/A	O
,	O
200	O
200	O
200	O
Berlin	O
Germany	O
N/A	O
,	O
30	O
30	O
30	O
Birmingham	O
England	O
150N/A	O
50	O
150	O
Boston	O
Massachusetts	O
United	O
States	O
50	O
,	O
100	O
,	O
200	O
50	O
200	O
Brussels	O
Belgium	O
N/A	O
,	O
20	O
–	O
30	O
20	O
30	O
Buffalo	O
New	O
York	O
United	O
States	O
N/A	O
,	O
25	O
25	O
25	O
Champaign	O
Illinois	O
United	O
States	O
N/A	O
Charlotte	O
North	O
Carolina	O
United	O
States	O
N/A	O
Chicago	O
Illinois	O
United	O
States	O
N/A	O
Clearwater	O
Florida	O
United	O
States	O
N/A	O
,	O
100	O
,	O
180	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
NBC11	O
,	O
a	O
woman	O
from	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
contacted	O
them	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
protests	O
were	O
planned	O
against	O
Scientology	O
each	O
month	O
through	O
May	O
2008	O
;	O
and	O
that	O
a	O
large	O
protest	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
two	O
days	O
after	O
Scientology	O
founder	O
L	O
.	O
Ron	O
Hubbard	O
's	O
birthday	O
,	O
March	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carlos	O
Moncada	O
of	O
The	O
Tampa	O
Tribune	O
reported	O
that	O
an	O
"	O
open	O
letter	O
to	O
the	O
press	O
from	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
"	O
was	O
sent	O
out	O
via	O
e-mail	O
,	O
and	O
states	O
that	O
a	O
protest	O
is	O
planned	O
for	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
March	O
protests	O
were	O
titled	O
"	O
Operation	B-Algorithm
Party	I-Algorithm
Hard	I-Algorithm
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anonymous	B-Algorithm
spokesman	O
told	O
News.com.au	O
that	O
Scientology	O
should	O
lose	O
its	O
tax-exempt	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
150	O
protesters	O
demonstrated	O
in	O
Clearwater	O
,	O
Florida	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
local	O
organizer	O
for	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
told	O
The	O
Tampa	O
Tribune	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
feel	O
that	O
we	O
have	O
an	O
obligation	O
to	O
educate	O
the	O
public	O
about	O
the	O
things	O
that	O
have	O
gone	O
on	O
and	O
hopefully	O
make	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
understand	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
change.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
a	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Police	O
Department	O
officer	O
at	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
protest	O
was	O
widely	O
praised	O
after	O
a	O
video	O
was	O
uploaded	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
showing	O
him	O
acknowledging	O
the	O
demonstrators	O
 '	O
right	O
to	O
protest	O
and	O
encouraging	O
them	O
to	O
stay	O
on	O
the	O
sidewalk	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
safety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
protests	O
,	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
City	O
State	O
Country	O
Protesters	O
Min	O
Max	O
Adelaide	O
South	O
Australia	O
Australia	O
N/A	O
,	O
200	O
200	O
200	O
Amsterdam	O
Netherlands	O
N/A	O
,	O
120	O
120	O
120	O
Atlanta	O
Georgia	O
United	O
States	O
N/A	O
Auckland	O
New	O
Zealand	O
20	O
,	O
30	O
20	O
30	O
Battle	O
Creek	O
Michigan	O
United	O
States	O
40	O
See	O
also	O
:	O
40	O
40	O
Berlin	O
Berlin	O
Germany	O
N/A	O
,	O
50	O
50	O
50	O
Birmingham	O
England	O
100	O
100	O
100	O
Boise	O
Idaho	O
United	O
States	O
8	O
8	O
8	O
Brisbane	O
Queensland	O
Australia	O
N/A	O
Brussels	O
Belgium	O
N/A	O
Cincinnati	O
Ohio	O
United	O
States	O
50	O
50	O
50	O
Clearwater	O
Florida	O
United	O
States	O
N/A	O
,	O
75	O
,	O
100	O
,	O
includes	O
newscast	O
:	O
'	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
 '	O
comes	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
shadows	O
150	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
held	O
its	O
third	O
international	O
protest	O
against	O
Scientology	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wen	O
Hsing	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
,	O
commented	O
to	O
scopical.com.au	O
about	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
's	O
denial	O
of	O
its	O
"	O
Fair	O
Game	O
"	O
policy	O
:	O
"	O
Even	O
if	O
the	O
name	O
'	O
fair	O
game	O
 '	O
is	O
not	O
in	O
use	O
,	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
is	O
an	O
organization	O
that	O
continues	O
to	O
practice	O
a	O
vicious	O
policy	O
of	O
retribution	O
against	O
perceived	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
teaches	O
its	O
members	O
that	O
extreme	O
measures	O
are	O
morally	O
justified	O
if	O
they	O
aid	O
the	O
Church.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
also	O
held	O
a	O
protest	O
in	O
Budapest	O
,	O
Hungary	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
and	O
location	O
as	O
a	O
program	O
of	O
the	O
local	O
Scientology	O
church	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Protesters	O
dressed	O
up	O
as	O
pirates	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Macquarie	O
National	O
News	O
,	O
members	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
highlighted	O
the	O
controversial	O
practices	O
of	O
the	O
Sea	O
Org	O
,	O
including	O
what	O
the	O
protesters	O
believe	O
to	O
be	O
forced	O
contracts	O
where	O
Scientologists	O
work	O
below	O
a	O
livable	O
wage	O
,	O
that	O
female	O
Sea	O
Org	O
members	O
who	O
become	O
pregnant	O
are	O
pressured	O
to	O
have	O
abortions	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
children	O
of	O
families	O
in	O
the	O
organization	O
are	O
made	O
to	O
perform	O
difficult	O
physical	O
labor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
dressed	O
as	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
and	O
highlighted	O
what	O
they	O
described	O
as	O
questionable	O
deaths	O
and	O
suicides	O
of	O
Scientologists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chanology	B-Algorithm
participants	O
shared	O
the	O
limelight	O
with	O
a	O
person	O
in	O
a	O
bunny	O
suit	O
protesting	O
against	O
the	O
hero	O
worship	O
of	O
Claus	O
von	O
Stauffenberg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
an	O
18-year-old	O
male	O
member	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
ran	O
into	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Scientology	O
building	O
shirtless	O
and	O
covered	O
with	O
Vaseline	O
,	O
pubic	O
hair	O
,	O
and	O
toenail	O
clippings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
weeks	O
later	O
,	O
21-year-old	O
film	O
student	O
and	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
member	O
Jacob	O
Speregen	O
was	O
charged	O
with	O
aggravated	O
harassment	O
and	O
criminal	O
mischief	O
as	O
hate	O
crimes	O
after	O
he	O
filmed	O
Almahadin	O
carrying	O
out	O
his	O
prank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|Anonymous	O
protester	O
demonstrating	O
during	O
January	O
2009	O
raid	O
outside	O
the	O
Founding	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
in	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
</s>
<s>
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
organized	O
a	O
12th	O
global	O
protest	O
against	O
Scientology	O
for	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
Chanology	B-Algorithm
movement	O
's	O
first	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
released	O
a	O
statement	O
:	O
"	O
Scientology	O
operatives	O
still	O
continue	O
to	O
paint	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
in	O
a	O
negative	O
light	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
distracting	O
attention	O
from	O
Scientology	O
operations	O
and	O
attempting	O
to	O
discredit	O
those	O
who	O
bring	O
truth	O
to	O
the	O
issues	O
at	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
continued	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
one-year	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Chanology	B-Algorithm
movement	O
during	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
protests	O
held	O
in	O
locations	O
including	O
Hemet	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Protesters	O
at	O
Gold	O
Base	O
have	O
included	O
members	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
Scientology	O
officials	O
claimed	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
threatened	O
with	O
violence	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
stating	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
plead	O
guilty	O
to	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
January	O
2008	O
DDoS	O
attacks	O
against	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
websites	O
,	O
an	O
18-year-old	O
self-described	O
member	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
entered	O
a	O
guilty	O
plea	O
related	O
to	O
hacking	O
charges	O
in	O
May	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
release	O
from	O
the	O
US	O
Justice	O
Department	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
individual	O
,	O
a	O
resident	O
of	O
New	O
Jersey	O
,	O
"	O
participated	O
in	O
the	O
attack	O
because	O
he	O
considered	O
himself	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
an	O
underground	O
group	O
called	O
'	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
 '	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
members	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
told	O
WSMV-TV	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
bullied	O
by	O
off-duty	O
security	O
guards	O
while	O
protesting	O
at	O
a	O
Scientology	O
event	O
in	O
April	O
in	O
Nashville	O
,	O
Tennessee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Scientology	O
security	O
guards	O
were	O
not	O
clearly	O
identified	O
as	O
off-duty	O
police	O
officers	O
,	O
and	O
permits	O
for	O
the	O
Scientology	O
event	O
attended	O
by	O
the	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
protesters	O
were	O
for	O
the	O
wrong	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Post	O
interviewed	O
former	O
Scientologist	O
Mandy	O
Mullen	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
joined	O
the	O
Manhattan	O
organization	O
in	O
2008	O
after	O
seeing	O
information	O
on	O
4chan	O
about	O
Chanology	B-Algorithm
protests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Fall	O
2008	O
Mullen	O
left	O
the	O
church	O
,	O
joining	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Chanology	B-Algorithm
protesters	O
across	O
the	O
street.Karni	O
,	O
Annie	O
(	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
)	O
"	O
Weird	O
'	O
Science	O
 '	O
:	O
Why	O
I	O
Left	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
-	O
The	O
100-pound	O
Parasite	O
off	O
my	O
Back	O
"	O
,	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Post	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
Manhattan	O
President	O
John	O
Carmichael	O
issued	O
a	O
response	O
the	O
following	O
week	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Mandy	O
Mullen	O
's	O
story	O
about	O
Scientology	O
...	O
is	O
all	O
lies	O
in	O
the	O
service	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
hate	O
group	O
that	O
targets	O
our	O
Church	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
anyone	O
who	O
just	O
falls	O
onto	O
their	O
radar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
woman	O
who	O
stated	O
she	O
was	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
told	O
KNTV	O
that	O
the	O
group	O
has	O
shifted	O
strategy	O
to	O
activities	O
which	O
fight	O
Scientology	O
but	O
are	O
not	O
deemed	O
illegal	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
government	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
Internal	O
Revenue	O
Service	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
's	O
501(c )	O
(	O
3	O
)	O
tax-exempt	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
woman	O
from	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
told	O
Newsweek	O
that	O
the	O
group	O
plans	O
to	O
accomplish	O
this	O
through	O
a	O
lobbying	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
member	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
calling	O
herself	O
"	O
Envie	O
"	O
told	O
Today	O
Tonight	O
that	O
the	O
group	O
has	O
longer-term	O
plans	O
against	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
are	O
incredibly	O
determined	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
member	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
calling	O
herself	O
"	O
Sarah	O
"	O
spoke	O
with	O
Radar	O
magazine	O
about	O
a	O
letter-writing	O
campaign	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
're	O
sending	O
letters	O
to	O
senators	O
and	O
congresspeople	O
requesting	O
that	O
their	O
tax-exempt	O
status	O
be	O
looked	O
at.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
Toronto	O
,	O
a	O
Canadian	O
spokesperson	O
for	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
said	O
she	O
did	O
n't	O
"	O
give	O
a	O
damn	O
"	O
if	O
the	O
group	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
disrupting	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Scientology	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Church	O
spokeswoman	O
Yvette	O
Shank	O
told	O
Sun	O
Media	O
that	O
she	O
thought	O
the	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
members	O
were	O
a	O
"	O
pathetic	O
"	O
group	O
of	O
"	O
computer	O
geeks	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
CNET	O
News	O
reported	O
that	O
Karin	O
Pouw	O
,	O
public	O
affairs	O
director	O
for	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
address	O
their	O
specific	O
request	O
for	O
a	O
comment	O
about	O
the	O
denial-of-service	O
attacks	O
but	O
instead	O
only	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Tom	O
Cruise	O
video	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
consisted	O
of	O
"	O
pirated	O
and	O
edited	O
"	O
excerpts	O
of	O
Cruise	O
from	O
a	O
2004	O
Scientology	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
day	O
after	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
complained	O
to	O
law	O
enforcement	O
about	O
the	O
DDoS	O
attacks	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
sites	O
was	O
down	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
message	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
said	O
that	O
their	O
site	O
crashed	O
due	O
to	O
attacks	O
from	O
Scientologists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
statement	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
members	O
of	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
as	O
"	O
hate	O
crimes	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
religious	O
bigotry	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
a	O
media	O
release	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
group	O
is	O
guided	O
by	O
Communist	O
Manifesto	O
and	O
Mein	O
Kampf	O
;	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
organizers	O
of	O
the	O
protest	O
responded	O
to	O
the	O
latter	O
allegation	O
by	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
where	O
they	O
got	O
that	O
from	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
think	O
that	O
's	O
true	O
considering	O
that	O
I	O
am	O
a	O
capitalist	O
and	O
a	O
Jew	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
posted	O
a	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
claiming	O
that	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
are	O
"	O
terrorists	O
"	O
and	O
alleging	O
that	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
is	O
perpetrating	O
"	O
hate	O
crimes	O
"	O
against	O
the	O
church	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
has	O
denied	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
more	O
severe	O
accusations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
church	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
DVD	O
containing	O
the	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DVD	O
called	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
a	O
"	O
dangerous	O
"	O
group	O
and	O
accused	O
them	O
of	O
making	O
threats	O
against	O
Scientology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-General_Concept
user	O
"	O
AnonymousFacts	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
Radar	O
Online	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
associate	O
of	O
Scientology	O
,	O
displayed	O
the	O
names	O
and	O
personal	O
information	O
of	O
several	O
supposed	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
members	O
and	O
accused	O
the	O
group	O
of	O
violent	O
threats	O
and	O
terrorism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-General_Concept
quickly	O
took	O
the	O
video	O
down	O
and	O
suspended	O
the	O
"	O
AnonymousFacts	O
"	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
sought	O
an	O
injunction	O
and	O
a	O
restraining	O
order	O
to	O
prevent	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
from	O
protesting	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
citing	O
threats	O
allegedly	O
made	O
by	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
appearance	O
on	O
CNN	B-Architecture
,	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
spokesman	O
Thomas	O
W	O
.	O
Davis	O
said	O
that	O
Scientology	O
was	O
"	O
dealing	O
with	O
ninety-six	O
death	O
threats	O
,	O
bomb	O
threats	O
,	O
acts	O
of	O
violence	O
,	O
vandalism	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
group	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNN	B-Architecture
's	O
John	O
Roberts	O
responded	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
Federal	O
Bureau	O
of	O
Investigation	O
found	O
nothing	O
connecting	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
to	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
's	O
accusations	O
of	O
violence	O
:	O
"	O
You	O
are	O
leveling	O
these	O
accusations	O
at	O
this	O
group	O
,	O
the	O
F.B.I.	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
looking	O
into	O
it	O
,	O
says	O
it	O
has	O
found	O
nothing	O
to	O
connect	O
this	O
group	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
with	O
what	O
you	O
're	O
talking	O
about	O
,	O
or	O
death	O
threats	O
against	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
church	O
,	O
the	O
F.B.I.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|In	O
a	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
,	O
Mark	O
Bunker	O
asked	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
to	O
stop	O
using	O
destructive	O
tactics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andreas	B-Application
Heldal-Lund	I-Application
,	O
founder	O
of	O
the	O
Scientology-critical	O
website	O
and	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
Operation	B-Application
Clambake	I-Application
,	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
criticizing	O
the	O
digital	O
assault	O
against	O
Scientology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Bunker	O
,	O
an	O
Emmy	O
Award-winning	O
journalist	O
and	O
Scientology	O
critic	O
who	O
runs	O
the	O
website	O
XenuTV.com,	O
posted	O
a	O
video	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
asked	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
to	O
tone	O
down	O
their	O
campaign	O
against	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
NPR	O
's	O
Morning	O
Edition	O
,	O
Bunker	O
has	O
"	O
become	O
a	O
revered	O
voice	O
to	O
many	O
members	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
refer	O
to	O
him	O
as	O
"	O
Wise	O
Beard	O
Man	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bunker	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
received	O
6,000	O
emails	O
from	O
individuals	O
who	O
say	O
they	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
appearance	O
on	O
the	O
G4	O
television	O
program	O
Attack	O
of	O
the	O
Show	O
!,	O
Mark	O
Ebner	O
,	O
journalist	O
and	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
book	O
Hollywood	O
,	O
Interrupted	O
,	O
and	O
Nick	O
Douglas	O
of	O
Gawker.com	O
commented	O
on	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick	O
Douglas	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
group	O
decided	O
to	O
shift	O
their	O
strategy	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
attacks	O
to	O
Scientology	O
websites	O
:	O
"	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
even	O
decided	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
stop	O
that	O
attack	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
bad	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
,	O
Scientology	O
and	O
law	O
enforcement.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
readers	O
praised	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
,	O
while	O
others	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
DDoS	O
attacks	O
bring	O
more	O
attention	O
to	O
Scientology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Economist	O
likened	O
the	O
DDoS	O
attacks	O
used	O
by	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
to	O
"	O
cyberwarfare	O
techniques	O
normally	O
associated	O
with	O
extortionists	O
,	O
spies	O
and	O
terrorists	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
referred	O
to	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
as	O
"	O
internet	O
activists	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schultz	O
wrote	O
"	O
For	O
members	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
I	O
'm	O
betting	O
most	O
of	O
these	O
things	O
are	O
already	O
unspoken	O
understandings	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
pointed	O
to	O
their	O
use	O
of	O
memes	O
and	O
cited	O
the	O
forums	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
enturbulation.org	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
collaborate	O
effectively	O
to	O
accomplish	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
report	O
on	O
the	O
recent	O
actions	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
against	O
Scientology	O
,	O
CNN	B-Architecture
reporter	O
Kareen	O
Wynter	O
commented	O
:	O
"	O
Legal	O
experts	O
say	O
the	O
church	O
may	O
be	O
facing	O
its	O
biggest	O
challenge	O
yet	O
–	O
trying	O
to	O
protect	O
its	O
image	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
loosely	O
policed	O
medium	O
seen	O
by	O
millions	O
of	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Message	B-Algorithm
to	I-Algorithm
Scientology	I-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
"	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Call	O
to	O
Action	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Code	O
of	O
Conduct	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
Road	O
to	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
,	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Onward	O
-	O
the	O
road	O
to	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
"	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
Vimeo	O
,	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Know	O
Your	O
Meme	O
:	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
Know	O
Your	O
Meme	O
Season	O
2008	O
,	O
Episode	O
13	O
,	O
"	O
Rocketboom	O
"	O
,	O
YouTube''	O
,	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
