Anonymous, Reddit win people’s choice vote in Time 100 PollApril 10, 2012 - 22:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Anonymous, a global, loosely knit hacker collective made infamous by a series of high-profile data breaches, information leaks and website takedowns, has won the people’s choice vote in the Time 100 Poll, Mashable reports. The poll asked Internet users to vote for the year’s most influential individuals spanning a range of fields and professions, from politics to entertainment. Anonymous was trailing in the poll up until the last 24 hours of voting. By midday Thursday, April 5, the organization had received approximately 40,000 “yes” votes; by the time the poll closed at 5 pm. ET Friday, it had accumulated 395,000, causing some observers to speculate that Anonymous was rigging the results. Time did not find any evidence of foul play. Erik Martin, general manager of Reddit, came in second with 264,000 yes votes, followed by Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat, India, with 257,000. The voting round for the magazine’s 100 most influential people may be over. But the final list - which will be determined by Time’s editors, not a popular vote - will be announced April 17. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |