Hacktivism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The practice of promoting a political agenda by hacking, especially by defacing or disabling websites. Internet, uncountable
"Hacktivism is a form of activism for social change that appropriates computers and electronic networks for this purpose. Also called electronic civil disobedience, hacktivism is geared to political ends."
Example
More examples"Hacktivism is a form of activism for social change that appropriates computers and electronic networks for this purpose. Also called electronic civil disobedience, hacktivism is geared to political ends."
Etymology
Blend of hack + activism, a portmanteau coined in 1994 by a member of the Cult of the Dead Cow hacker collective.
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