Notorious hactivist group Anonymous claims that 18 members of its group are spearheading a new development to set up a social networking platform where freedom of speech will take precedence over censorship.

Dubbed AnonPlus, the new platform won’t just be for members of the group, who recently shot to fame for supporting WikiLeaks by hacking PayPal and Visa websites, but will be available to all. The move to create such a platform comes after a number of members had their Google+ accounts banned.

“We've all heard the stories of activists being banned from Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and governments blocking their people from these sites as well through organised black outs,” reads the blog post by Anonymous.

“This is one social network that will not tolerate being shut down, censored, or oppressed - even in the face of blackout. We the people have had enough...enough of governments and corporations saying what's best for us - what's safe for our minds. The sheep era is over. The interwebz are no longer your prison.”

AnonPlus is currently in the works with no current indication of release date.