A form of electronic civil disobedience deriving its name from the sit-ins popular during the civil rights movement of the 1960s, a virtual sit-in attempts to re-create that same action digitally using a DDoS. During a virtual sit-in, hundreds of activists attempt to access a target website simultaneously and repetitively. If done right, this will cause the target website to run slowly or even collapse entirely, preventing anyone from accessing it. Because this form of hacktivism is legal (it involves nothing more than visiting a website) and represents the will of many people (not just that of a single, malicious hacker) it is generally seen as a moral form of protest by the activism community.

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  • A form of electronic civil disobedience deriving its name from the sit-ins popular during the civil rights movement of the 1960s, a virtual sit-in attempts to re-create that same action digitally using a DDoS. During a virtual sit-in, hundreds of activists attempt to access a target website simultaneously and repetitively. If done right, this will cause the target website to run slowly or even collapse entirely, preventing anyone from accessing it. Because this form of hacktivism is legal (it involves nothing more than visiting a website) and represents the will of many people (not just that of a single, malicious hacker) it is generally seen as a moral form of protest by the activism community. (en)
  • Eine Online-Demonstration oder ein Virtuelles Sit-In ist eine politische Aktionsform des Internet-Zeitalters. Durch wiederholtes Aufrufen einer bestimmten Homepage von zahlreichen Computern aus und innerhalb einer festgelegten Zeitspanne wird eine Blockade des Servers beabsichtigt, über den die betreffende Homepage erreichbar ist. Bei einem technischen Erfolg ist die entsprechende Webseite unerreichbar oder nur stark verlangsamt abrufbar. Online-Demonstrationen tragen den Charakter einer Blockade oder eines Sit-Ins. Sie richten sich wie herkömmliche Demonstrationen gegen die Politik von Staaten, Konzernen, Organisationen usw. Sie bedienen sich dabei des Mittels Internet und zielen auf die Lahmlegung der Webseite durch Zugriffe zahlreicher Demonstranten. Um einen technischen Erfolg zu erringen, ist eine große Teilnehmerzahl notwendig. Deswegen wird zu Online-Demonstrationen öffentlich aufgerufen und mobilisiert. Dadurch unterscheiden sich Online-Demonstrationen von DDoS-Attacken, die nach dem gleichen Prinzip funktionieren, sich jedoch fremder Rechner ohne Erlaubnis bedienen und somit auch von einer einzigen Person durchgeführt werden können. (de)
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  • A form of electronic civil disobedience deriving its name from the sit-ins popular during the civil rights movement of the 1960s, a virtual sit-in attempts to re-create that same action digitally using a DDoS. During a virtual sit-in, hundreds of activists attempt to access a target website simultaneously and repetitively. If done right, this will cause the target website to run slowly or even collapse entirely, preventing anyone from accessing it. Because this form of hacktivism is legal (it involves nothing more than visiting a website) and represents the will of many people (not just that of a single, malicious hacker) it is generally seen as a moral form of protest by the activism community. (en)
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  • Virtual sit-in (en)
  • Online-Demonstration (de)
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