I am Aubrey Cottle a.k.a. Kirtaner. I am the founder of the hacker collective "Anonymous". Yes. Really. Ask me anything.

https://twitter.com/Kirtaner/status/1322730329912782853

Hello, /r/IAmA! I am the originator of the Internet Hate Machine that took the world by storm in 2007-2008. This was confirmed the other day by Gregg Housh.

https://twitter.com/GreggHoush/status/1322017274623107072

I have "come out of retirement" in service of dealing with the current QAnon menace warping minds around the world.

https://twitter.com/Kirtaner/status/1321975553264680960

In the process, I am working closely with forensic researchers and journalists. Most recently, I collaborated with Mother Jones on a piece covering Jim Watkins' past business.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/10/jim-watkins-child-pornography-domains/

And lastly, for the piece that revealed my identity to the world, you may read this article published in The Atlantic on August 11 earlier this year.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/08/hacker-group-anonymous-returns/615058/

I am also the founder of 420chan, one of the oldest living imageboards still in operation today.

Ask me Anything.

edit: This is probably going to take a while :)

edit 2: 3 hours in, do not worry, I intend to be here for a very, very long time. I know everyone is going to have so many questions.

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