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"How does anonymity enable free speech - and how is it a threat? 'I think anonymity on the internet has to go away,' famously said by Randi Zuckerburg (sister of Mark), has become the policy for some, while the Stop Online Piracy Act mobilised millions to petition Congress is protest. ""Identity Wars"" examines the ways that online anonymity influences politics, activism, religion and art. Cole Stryker presents a strong defence of anonymity and explores some of the tools and organisations that have sprung up around the issue as it has evolved with the ubiquity of the Internet. Cogent and compelling, his examination of online identity, both false and real, is an essential read for the networking age."

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PRAISE FOR EPIC WIN FOR ANONYMOUS 'Goes deep into the underpinnings of the somewhat notorious [Anonymous]' Independent 'If you want to know what your 15-year-old is up to right now, it'll probably tell you' Word

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Cole Stryker is a writer at Urlesque.com, one of the web's leading sites for dissecting memes and 4chan news. He has also written for Nerve, Popmatters and Converse's arts and culture blog, Play. His first book, Epic Win for Anonymous, is published by Duckworth.

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