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Following V for Vendetta, the mask was adopted by the hacktivist group Anonymous in 2008, symbolizing their fight against corruption and injustice. The momentum continued as the Occupy movement surged in 2011, inspiring protests in cities from New York to Egypt. The imagery associated with these protests struck a chord around the world, as individuals embraced the mask not just as a piece of costume, but as an embodiment of their collective struggles against systemic failures.