The Internet won one against Daesh last week with #TrollingDay

Published December 15th, 2015 - 03:14 GMT
This Anonymous project was well worth it. (AFP/File)
This Anonymous project was well worth it. (AFP/File)

When it comes to battling Daesh (ISIS), the war on the Internet is as important as it is on the ground. 

Whether it's cross-border recruitment on Facebook or slickly produced execution videos haunting the halls of YouTube, the militant group has made a name for itself in online propoganda. But there's been a few times when the Internet has hit back with striking success, pushing humor, steadfast logic or good old-fashioned Photoshop to make Daesh look as ridiculous as possible. 

We got another taste of that this week, when a hashtag campaign launched by online hacktivist group Anonymous took off on Twitter.

The hashtag is #TrollingDay, and its message ia as simple as it sounds—stop Daesh's online success by making fun of them. The group also took aim at Donald Trump (for doing you know what last week). 

The Daesh operation, part of a larger project by Anonymous called OPISIS, asked for an international "Trolling Day" of the group, complete with instructions about content and posting times by region. 

"We are the majority and with our strength in numbers we can make a real difference," the group's statement read. "We will mock [Daesh] for the idiots they are."

In typical fashion, the Internet brought its best Photoshop skills and memes to the party—even Grumpy Cat made an appearance. Have a look at some of the best below. 

 

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