Anonymous: You Mess with Our Children, You Mess with Us

Anonymous hacktivists have initiated a campaign against individuals suspected of spreading adult content involving children.

They have started by publishing a post on Pastebin in which they name around 100 Twitter accountholders that allegedly participate in such illegal activities.

“This is a list of [child molesters] that twitter hasn't deemed important to remove despite their affiliations with each other, their posts of children participating in lewd acts, and their requests for this sort of material. We are releasing these names in hopes that Twitter will work together with LEA in order to catch and stop these [expletive],” they explained.

“You mess with our children, you mess with us,” the hackers added.

According to mediabistro.com, the campaign might be led by Anonymous, but it wasn’t their idea. Senator Beth Moura sent a tweet to Rhode Island Representative Dan Gordon to help in “bringing to justice” a user nicknamed @panudedude, accusing him of posting illegal materials that featured children.

“Attention of deck. Just got a tip from a friend that @Panudedude is posting [expletive]. Just went & looked. Some help h4x0rs? #Anonymous,” came the response from Rep. Dan Gordon.

Soon after that tweet, the #TwitterPedoRing hashtag came to life and many hacktivists initiated the hunt, making doxes and reporting individuals they suspected of being child molesters.

Rep. Dan Gordon requested any information that may be of value, telling Anonymous hackers that all the details would be forwarded to authorities.

Threat Post informs that the massive campaign has made even Twitter become more actively involved, a company spokesperson revealing that they have been investigating all the reports.

A number of accounts have been suspended, the individuals hiding behind them being reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Users who want to join the battle against child molesters can email Twitter at [email protected], mentioning the suspect’s account and any evidence that may show signs of wrongdoings.