Politically motiviated hacking. Some examples include denial of service attacks against conservative groups, defacement of political websites, malicious software development, and website parodies. Tends to be leftist and has close ties with anarchy.
When the media is taken over by conservative propaganda, citizens can engage in underground hacktivism to fight back.
by sephos August 31, 2006
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One who participates in macktivism is said to be a "macktivist."
One who participates in macktivism is said to be a "macktivist."
I met the cutest boy at the US Social Forum in Detroit last summer -so glad we decided to get our macktivism on!
The Campus Libertarians never get laid because macktivists just aren't interested.
The Campus Libertarians never get laid because macktivists just aren't interested.
by frigglefraggle December 28, 2010
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The brand of political or social activism that involves doing nothing meaningful whatsoever except for completely useless gestures, "discussing the issues" with people who already share your point of view, and flooding Facebook with activism posts.
The whole point of which is simply to make sure everyone else in the world knows how tolerant and great you are and how shitty and tolerant they aren't, while actually not making any difference whatsoever.
The whole point of which is simply to make sure everyone else in the world knows how tolerant and great you are and how shitty and tolerant they aren't, while actually not making any difference whatsoever.
That Tiffany girl who is always posting 10 times a day on Facebook about how society is controlled by anti-gay, anti-feminist, anti-immigrant, poverty-hating white guys gets drunk four nights a week on her parent's dime, and sleeps around while skipping half of the classes in her Development Studies major. She's never actually contributed to the betterment of society in any meaningful way. But pat yourself on the backtivism means she still thinks she's a better person than everyone else.
by BroamChomsky February 7, 2014
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A well-known hacktivist all her life, Alison is now working for the Internet Security division of Microsoft.
by Gabriel September 30, 2003
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Becoming a happtivist and practicing happtivism isn't like joining any organization or religion. It means being committed to being your own happiness activist.
by happtivist June 7, 2021
Get the Happtivism mug.A moniker given to Activision shortly after the debacle of the Modern Warfare 2 Launch hackfest, given IW.nets inability to actively catch cheaters in tandem with the utter lagfest that is the current iteration of Modern Warfare 2.
by Dudefortune June 18, 2010
Get the Hacktivision mug.Due to the Great Firewall of China, the Chinese dissident movement was in pretty bad shape until they got help from some benevolent hacktivists.
by apathetic September 30, 2003
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