The people who illegally obtained classified information to leak to WikiLeaks have made a political impact: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/26/wikilea... as well as reprisals in the form of arrests and prosecutions.
We also call Greenpeace "activists", but they also employed violent direct-action in their efforts against whaling.
Carl Icahn calls himself a shareholder activist, and many people still consider him a vulture capitalist.
The people who illegally obtained classified information to leak to WikiLeaks have made a political impact: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/26/wikilea... as well as reprisals in the form of arrests and prosecutions.
We also call Greenpeace "activists", but they also employed violent direct-action in their efforts against whaling.
Carl Icahn calls himself a shareholder activist, and many people still consider him a vulture capitalist.