The provided text is an extensive Wikipedia article about the Anonymous hacker group, detailing its origins on 4chan, its philosophy centered on anti-censorship and activism, and its history of cyberattacks and protests against various entities including governments, corporations, and organizations like the Church of Scientology. The article outlines significant operations such as Project Chanology and Operation Payback, discusses arrests and trials of alleged members, analyzes media portrayals and evaluations of the group's effectiveness, and covers related groups like LulzSec and AntiSec, concluding with a chronological account of their activities up to 2022 and their involvement in contemporary events like the Russo-Ukrainian War.