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hacktivism

use of computers and computer networks as a means of protest to promote political ends
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hacktivism

Summary

hacktivism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (871 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • hacktivism is a type of Internet activism[2].
  • hacktivism is a type of hacking[3].
  • hacktivism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hacktivism[4].
  • hacktivism's name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'хактивизм'}[5].
  • hacktivism's practiced by is recorded as hacktivist[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include Internet activism[2] and hacking[3].

Why It Matters

hacktivism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (871 views/month).[1] hacktivism has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] hacktivism is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). hacktivism. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hacktivism
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hacktivism_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{hacktivism}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hacktivism}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Hacktivism
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → Internet activism, hacking
    Image → Anonymous cat mural.jpg
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007572628805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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