PENDINGLegal & JusticeThe hacktivist collective Anonymous released a video promising the public release of Epstein files amid the DOJ's selective disclosure. The video went viral with 20,251 upvotes, reflecting massive public distrust in official channels to deliver transparency.
“The hacktivist collective Anonymous released a video promising the public release of Epstein files amid the DOJ's selective disclosure. The video went viral with 20,251 upvotes, reflecting massive public distrust in official channels to deliver transparency.”
When the government won't release the files, the hackers step in. Anonymous — the decentralized hacktivist collective — released a video promising to make the Epstein files public. It got 20,251 upvotes because the public has lost all faith in official channels.
The Anonymous video, featuring their signature Guy Fawkes imagery and digitally distorted voice, directly addressed the DOJ's failure to fully release the Epstein files. The message was clear: if the government won't provide transparency, Anonymous will.
20,251 upvotes reflects something deeper than curiosity — it reflects desperation. The public has watched the DOJ take files offline, delay releases, and subpoena-dodge for months. When citizens have to rely on hacktivists for transparency that their own government refuses to provide, the social contract is broken.
Anonymous has delivered before. They've exposed corporate wrongdoing, government surveillance programs, and institutional corruption. Whether they can actually deliver on the Epstein files remains to be seen — but the fact that millions of people are putting more faith in anonymous hackers than in the Department of Justice tells you everything about the state of American institutions.
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