What kind of information does WikiLeaks publish?
WikiLeaks (/ˈwɪkiliːks/) is an international non-profit organisation that publishes secret information, news leaks, and classified media provided by anonymous sources.
Why are people standing up for WikiLeaks?
In standing up for WikiLeaks, we are defending courage — the courage of those who say ‘no’ to the perennial bullies seeking a divine power over human affairs. Founded and led by Julian Assange, WikiLeaks has provided people all over the world with an armory of truth about wars and politics and the aims of violent, unaccountable power.
Who is Julian Assange and what does WikiLeaks do?
WikiLeaks is an online library of secret government documents, news leaks, and classified media, all collected from anonymous sources. Founded by Julian Assange, Wikileaks publishes this information to give whistleblowers a platform to expose hidden truths about various governments and institutions around the world.
Why is WikiLeaks accused of lack of transparency?
Although it aims to expose problems within governments and powerful institutions, WikiLeaks itself has been accused of a lack of transparency because it does not reveal how it is funded, its use of nondisclosure agreements within its own organization, and the amount of control Julian Assange has over what’s published.
When did the WikiLeaks donation account get suspended?
On 22 January 2010, the Internet payment intermediary PayPal suspended WikiLeaks’ donation account and froze its assets. WikiLeaks said that this had happened before, and was done for “no obvious reason”. The account was restored on 25 January 2010.
Why was WikiLeaks dropped from EveryDNS service?
WikiLeaks used EveryDNS, but was dropped by the company after distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against WikiLeaks hurt the quality of service for its other customers. Supporters of WikiLeaks waged verbal and DDoS attacks on EveryDNS.