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Civil Liberties

Anonymous Twitter Account Suspended

@YourAnonNews announced a back-up account was ready days ago

Reason Staff | 12.19.2012 12:12 PM

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YourAnonNews, a Twitter account used by members of Anonymous to relay messages pertinent to the hacktivist movement, has been suspended.

Twitter users aligned with Anonymous and other collectives announced the suspension just shy of 12 noon EST on Thursday, December 19. In the days before, YourAnonNews announced that they had created a back-up account in case of such an event.

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