Hacktivism as a political action

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The purpose of this article is to investigate the nature of hacktivism. A phenomenon that combines political activism and computer hacking techniques, uses technology and digital tools to challenge authority, support social changes, and disrupt traditional power structures, and has become an important tool for influencing politics. Is. From the path of documentary study and descriptive analysis, this article deals with what hacktivism is, the goals and techniques used, its relationship with other forms of social political action such as social movements and civil disobedience, and its impact on politics. Although the future of hacktivism is influenced by technological developments, legal frameworks, social attitudes and geopolitical dynamics, it seems that ignoring social and political grievances and ignoring protests and protesters, blocking the space and channel Criticism and legal demands, eliminating the opportunity and possibility of conventional social political activism, as well as the application of restrictive policies (censorship and filtering) on the internet will increase the incidence of this form of political activism.

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