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'''Cyberterror''' is a [[propaganda]] phrase that should be avoided. Use the more specific terms [[denial of service attack]], [[vandalism]], [[vandalbot]], [[spoof]], [[trolling]], [[spam]], [[virus]] or [[worm]]. Trying to claim that | '''Cyberterror''' is a [[propaganda]] phrase that should be avoided. Use the more specific terms [[denial of service attack]], [[vandalism]], [[vandalbot]], [[spoof]], [[trolling]], [[heroic trolling]], [[magnificent trolling]], [[spam]], [[virus]] or [[worm]]. Trying to claim that any of these forms of [[free speech]] or [[interference with commerce]] have anything to do with real live body-damaging [[w:terrorism|terrorism]] is extremely offensive to actual victims of it. Sadly, some [[sysop power structure]] fanatics use words to describe opinions they don't like as if they were equivalent to planting bombs or something, and invent [[spun threat]]s to justify [[censorship]] and such. | ||
Another example of bogus '''cyberterror''' claims being used to justify an immense and wasteful and destructive expense was the infamous [[Y2K fraud]]. | |||