iDEFENSE Intelligence Services Special Report: May Day 2001

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iDEFENSE, an internet intelligence gathering service, created this report on the use of the internet by anti-capitalist activists, including a summary of May Day organizing in the UK. They write in the report's introduction: "Over the past six years, anti-capitalist protests have reemerged as a threat to public order worldwide. Since 1999, this development has been greatly enhanced by the increased use of the Internet as a means of disseminating ideology, coordinating activity and as an offensive medium. Protests of this sort are generally geared around specific events, such as gatherings of organizations concerned with the maintenance of global capital and the symbolic May Day holiday. While last year's May Day protests were marked by a certain degree of Internet organization and street violence, preparations for protests on May 1, 2001, have seen far more activity and a growing awareness by activists that the soft underbelly of capitalism lies in corporate Internet infrastructure. "