Anonymous asks to recognize DDoS attacks as a legitimate form of protest

Anonymous group organized a collection of signatures on the White House website in order to recognize DDoS attacks as a protected form of expression of free speech, writes The Verge.

Hacktivists argue that DDoS attacks can be compared with protests like "Capture Wall Street", and online participants violate access to the site just as protestors can disrupt access to buildings. Anonymous also calls for all prisoners convicted of DDoS attacks to be released from prison and completely decriminalize them.

In The Verge it is reasonable to note that the occupy-protests irritate someone, but their members rarely interfere with access to buildings. Those who tried were subsequently arrested. DDoS attacks, as a rule, have much more devastating consequences, often hampering the work of sites for several hours or even days.
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However, the group has time until February 6 to try to convince people and collect the necessary 25 thousand signatures to review the petition by the Obama administration.