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Anonymous vs. Scientology
Created: 02/13/2008
Video description: Anonymous is a nebulous and faceless group that normally lives comfortably on the Internet. It has chosen to step into meatspace on this particular day to face off with the Church of Scientology, an organization that it considers to be illegal and immorally coercive. Scientology labels Anonymous a cyber terrorist group. Irina pays a visit to the Church's San Francisco headquarters to get a sense of what all the fuss is about.

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