Cole Stryker: Press & Clips

"We also have plenty of memes built around silly white people. We have Kai, Corey, Kristen Bell..."

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:14:24 -0400

“We also have plenty of memes built around silly white people. We have Kai, Corey, Kristen Bell crying about sloths, and Jennifer Lawrence’s universally adored red carpet gaffes, which we desperately hope are genuine and not the result of calculated media training that has begun to recognize the generational yearn for authenticity among our celebs. We love Honey Boo Boo because she says the darnedest things—not because she’s poor, or because she has an underdeveloped intellect, but because she operates outside the stifling self-censorship that afflicts most media-addled humans. She’s not trying to perform; she’s simply in possession of an enviable and infectious comfort in her own skin.”

- “Finding humor in Charles Ramsey doesn’t make you a racist” by Cole Stryker (via stryker)

"The rise of the social web may be perceived as a re-villaging, where the permanence of one’s digital..."

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:41:05 -0400

“The rise of the social web may be perceived as a re-villaging, where the permanence of one’s digital footprint behaves as a deterrent, making it seem to some like an ideal time to reintroduce public shaming to reinforce norms. But considered through a historical lens, public shaming begins to look like a tool designed not to humanely punish the perp but rather to satisfy the crowd.”

- The Problem With Public Shaming | The Nation

stryker: My piece, “Go to Bed, Tao Lin” was included the Best of Rhizome 2012 ebook.

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:48:09 -0400

stryker:

My piece, “Go to Bed, Tao Lin” was included the Best of Rhizome 2012 ebook.

stryker: I talked to PBS about h4x0rz.

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:18:43 -0400

stryker:

I talked to PBS about h4x0rz.

stryker: Me on the Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin podcast.

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:14:32 -0500

stryker:

Me on the Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin podcast.

Video

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:00:25 -0500

"I look at these pranks as a cultural antidote to the asinine celebrity industrial complex,”..."

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:18:33 -0500

““I look at these pranks as a cultural antidote to the asinine celebrity industrial complex,” Stryker said. “It’s a way for people to take the piss out of powerful media entities that try to present themselves as authentic to their audiences.””

- Daily Dot | The anatomy of a 4chan hoax

"To be honest, I’m surprised they’re still doing this sort of thing in 2012. It seems..."

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:11:04 -0500

“To be honest, I’m surprised they’re still doing this sort of thing in 2012. It seems kinda boring at this point.””

- Daily Dot | I reported on 4chan—and all I got was this lousy pizza

"Cole Stryker, author of Epic Win for Anonymous, summed up the takeaway message saying, “It’s all..."

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:44:40 -0500

“Cole Stryker, author of Epic Win for Anonymous, summed up the takeaway message saying, “It’s all about adding layers of obfuscation. Make it annoying/costly enough to track you down. Worst case scenario. Delete [Everything].””

- Keeping intelligent information in the right hands – journalism and data privacy in the digital age | The Knowledge Effect

That’s “Delete Fucking Everything.”

Protecting Journalism Panel- on Livestream.com

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:51:14 -0500

Protecting Journalism Panel- on Livestream.com

"If users take advantage of what Stryker calls “layers of obfuscation,” they can..."

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:55:45 -0500

“If users take advantage of what Stryker calls “layers of obfuscation,” they can effectively keep their behaviors online separate from any information that could be used to identify them.”

- Petraeus scandal proves there is no private Internet life - WTOP.com

"The ideal of Web meritocracy assumes a level playing field, ignoring that the most marginalized..."

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:31:43 -0500

“The ideal of Web meritocracy assumes a level playing field, ignoring that the most marginalized voices can’t even get into the stadium. I’m not saying all Redditors are cigar puffing fatcats, but you’re not gonna see a struggling single mom from Detroit, let alone the Dominican Republic, become a Reddit power user.”

- Daily Dot | The Myth of the Meritocratic Web

Interview With Author Of 'Hacking The Future'; Techdirt Book Club | Techdirt

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:56:41 -0500

Interview With Author Of 'Hacking The Future'; Techdirt Book Club | Techdirt

"For Stryker, the story serves as a lesson for all that very few can achieve anonymity online,..."

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:52:08 -0500

“For Stryker, the story serves as a lesson for all that very few can achieve anonymity online, whether from a skilled hacker or the FBI.
“Anonymity requires a relentless attention to detail,” he said. ”You have to be perfect with it or you’re sunk.””

- Online Anonymity Nearly Impossible, Petraeus Emails Show - ABC News

"I couldn’t agree more with your assessment of privacy as contingent on class. A lot of people..."

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:13:43 -0500

“I couldn’t agree more with your assessment of privacy as contingent on class. A lot of people believe that the privacy question only matters to a bunch of white male libertarian geeks who don’t have any real problems to worry about, like putting food on the table or adequate medical care. But I’ve found that often the most marginalized people are the ones who suffer the consequences of privacy intrusions most. The wealthy have ways of sweeping things under the rug. The poor, not so much.”

- Identity is Currency, Privacy is Wealth: A Chat with “Hacking the Future” Author Cole Stryker | Motherboard

"The infamous Usenet troll Ted Frank told Stryker in an interview for his book Epic Win For..."

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:43:43 -0400

“The infamous Usenet troll Ted Frank told Stryker in an interview for his book Epic Win For Anonymous: How 4chan’s Army Conquered The Web, that trolling served as “an educational tool for newcomers.” Modern trolling culture has evolved from its roots on Usenet, however, and Frank “insists” the trolling similarities between 4chan and Usenet are “an etymological coincidence.” (In fact, the notion of trolling can be traced back even further than Usenet: Stryker describes comedian Andy Kaufman as one of the finest examples of a “pre-Internet troll,” and draws parallels with the “Greek prankster Pan, the Norse god Loki, and the conniving Native American Coyote.”)”

- What’s Behind The Public Shaming of Reddit’s King Troll Violentacrez?

"The gala was an example of how memes and Internet culture have become an important part of people’s..."

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:44:48 -0400

“The gala was an example of how memes and Internet culture have become an important part of people’s lives, said Cole Stryker, 28, an acclaimed media consultant, who donned the aforementioned violentacrez outfit.”

- Daily Dot | Scenes from Hallowmeme: The best Internet party IRL

haha ok

The Believer Logger: "Pigs don’t have to pay rent in a barn because they’re the ones that are getting butchered." An interview with Cole...

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 10:02:51 -0400

The Believer Logger: "Pigs don’t have to pay rent in a barn because they’re the ones that are getting butchered." An interview with Cole...:

believermag:

I met Cole Stryker at a secret party last summer, just before his first book came out, called Epic Win for Anonymous. Cole described Epic Win as a cultural study of trolling, 4chan, memes and the hacker darlings known as Anonymous. Invitees were asked not to bring a guest, not to tweet,…

"Stryker said that just because Anonymous has become the face of online hacking and activism, it..."

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:47:04 -0400

“Stryker said that just because Anonymous has become the face of online hacking and activism, it doesn’t mean we should trust what they say. Anyone can claim to be a member of Anonymous, so there’s no accountability in place when members make false claims, like what appears to have happened with the Todd video. “And the media stupidly buys into it,” Stryker said. “A lot of the time it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy where once the media pick up on the story then that person becomes the target.””

- Global Montreal | Media should tread carefully with hacktivist group Anonymous, critics say

"This kind of stuff is not unique to Reddit. Swapping photos of unsuspecting women has been happening..."

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:58:56 -0400

“This kind of stuff is not unique to Reddit. Swapping photos of unsuspecting women has been happening on Flickr for eight years, and it’s been happening on various forums and underground sites that don’t have any kind of moderation at all for decades. It’s not going to go away. Outing this guy—I think it’s great that so much attention was brought to this issue, because I think this kind of behavior needs to be shamed from the hilltops. Publicly shamed. And I’m glad to be seeing it get this kind of attention, but a victory was not achieved. All this guy is going to do is move to a different platform and continue posting porn.”

- How to Deal With Internet Trolls: Q&A With Cole Stryker, Defender of Anonymity | Mother Jones