Hackers invade O Globo newspaper in the name of democratic media.

The Anonymous group claims responsibility for an attack on the Twitter account of the newspaper O Globo and publishes messages demanding "the democratization of the media that participated in the 64 coup and supported the dictatorship"; activists call the journalism of the Globo Organizations "the most disgusting, corrupt and despicable in the world" and criticize the "disgusting manipulation of this 'big' media"; in the image of a poster also released by the newspaper's account on the network, the phrase: "The media hides Brazil, but cannot contain the power of the internet"

September 06, 2013, 18:15 PMUpdated July 09, 2018, 17:10 pm

The Anonymous group claims responsibility for an attack on the Twitter account of the newspaper O Globo and publishes messages demanding "the democratization of the media that participated in the 64 coup and supported the dictatorship"; activists call the journalism of the Globo Organizations "the most disgusting, corrupt and despicable in the world" and criticize the "disgusting manipulation of this 'big' media"; in the image of a poster also released by the newspaper's account on the network, the phrase: "The media hides Brazil, but cannot contain the power of the internet" (Photo: Gisele Federicce)

247 - The hacker group Anonymous claimed responsibility this afternoon for hacking into the newspaper's account. O Globo on Twitter, through which he published messages calling for "real democracy now." "We want the democratization of the media that participated in the 64 coup and supported the dictatorship," said the last message, before the profile was taken over again by the outlet.

The activists attacked what they called the "disgusting manipulation of this 'mainstream' media" and stated that they will not stop fighting for our country, "whether you like it or not," in a message to Globo Organizations. The hacker group also called the company's journalism "the most disgusting, corrupt, and despicable in the world" and criticized the "disgusting manipulation of this 'mainstream' media."

In June, amidst the popular demonstrations that swept through several cities in Brazil, the same group hacked into Veja magazine's profileFrom Abril publishing house, in yet another critique of manipulation by the mainstream press. Read below all the messages published while O Globo's account was under the control of Anonymous.

"WE WANT THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF THE MEDIA THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE 64 COUP AND SUPPORTED THE DICTATORSHIP! #REAL DEMOCRACY NOW!!!"

"Understand that whether you like it or not, we will continue fighting for our country. The disgusting manipulation of this 'mainstream' media doesn't work anymore!"

"And FUCK the most disgusting, corrupt, and despicable journalism in the world!"

"The easiest way to dominate a nation is through disinformation, or manipulated information." pic.twitter.com/loRUKq9C1g

"Restrictions on mask use at demonstrations are unconstitutional, and it's good that this is being revoked soon... @AnonManifest"

"The worst dictatorship is the one disguised as a democracy! #REAL DEMOCRACY NOW!!!"

"I call on everyone to join the demonstrations on September 7th; all social movements, let's show our power..."