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Anonymous' unusual weapon against ISIS – 'rickrolling'

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Nov 23, 2015

Could singer Rick Astley help take down the Islamic State?

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According to Bloomberg, Anonymous "hactivists" are using the age-old "rickrolling" meme – in which a person pretends to hyperlink to one site but instead links to the video for Astley's 1987 song "Never Gonna Give You Up" – to disrupt the terrorist group's efforts to create threads and trending topics on social media.

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"Our upcoming action: spamming verified ISIS hashtags with rickrolls," @OpParisOfficial, the Twitter account for Anonymous' campaign against ISIS in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, posted last week. "Will release the list as soon as it's compiled."

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Anonymous, which declared war against the terrorist group after the Nov. 13 attacks, also recently posted "how-to" guides so those new to hacking can help them take down ISIS websites. 

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