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Internet Activists Target Scientology

Posted Mar 3, 08 2:10 PM CST in Technology,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Scientology is increasingly under attack on the Internet, where critics and dropouts are undermining the church's traditionally tight control of its public image, reports the LA Times. Three ex-Scientologists, including the niece of the church's head, launched ExScientologyKids.com last week. Its motto: "We were born. We grew up. We escaped."

A group of hackers and activists called Anonymous, incensed by the church's effort to remove a Tom Cruise pro-Scientology video from the Internet, picketed Scientology locations around the globe last month and has staged cyber-attacks on church websites. The church calls members of Anonymous "cyber-terrorists"  and says they're spreading "religious hatred and bigotry."

Source Los Angeles Times

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A member of an internet-based group called Anonymous, right, shares a moment with an unidentified passerby while protesting near buildings associated with the Church of Scientology on Sunday, Feb. 10,...   (Associated Press)
Tom Cruise arrives at the premiere of "Mad Money" in Los Angeles, in this Jan. 9, 2008, file photo. Cruise is Scientology's best-known advocate. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)   (Associated Press)
Masked men and women demonstrate against Scientology in Amsterdam.   (Getty Images (by Event) Individuals)
Scientology headquarters in Germany.   (Getty Images)
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A "Message to Scientology" from the anti-Scientology online coalition, Anonymous.   (Church0fScientology (YouTube))

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