Money, influence, and support

• Perception management is common

  • Soliciting funds under false pretenses / with lies
  • Extortion and similar activities for porn site visitors
  • Creating a public face showing graphic images
  • Supporting propaganda efforts and group actions/protest
  • Urging political action and creating influence groups
  • Stealing credit card information and money with it
  • Telling apocryphal tales to encourage action
  • Generating sympathy among influential groups
  • Supporting jailed comrades and their families
  • Gathering members and coordinating them anonymously

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