WikiLeaks lost a major funding source when PayPal suspended their donation account on Friday. PayPal claims that the action taken against WikiLeaks is due to their violation of the terms of a donation account. The troubled website will be looking for new ways to bring in cash for its efforts from here on out.
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No more PayPal donations for WikiLeaks
PayPal donation accounts are subject to a list of terms and conditions to participate in the program. WikiLeaks violated those terms when they used the money donated to fund illegal activities, namely the recent leaking of confidential government documents. WikiLeaks didn't take this laying down, they immediately tweeted a link for donors to send in money through other means. Perspective donors can send in money with credit cards, direct deposits from a bank account, and even though the mail.
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The most recent release of thousands of government cables has landed WikiLeaks in hot water with governments around the world, not to mention online. Their website was shut down by a U.S.-based domain name provider on Friday. Amazon.com removed any WikiLeaks content from their servers as well. It seems Julian Assange may have gone too far for his own good this time.
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WikiLeaks has no plans of giving up their goal of full transparency in governments, by allowing the masses to see secret documents. The concept of such an organization is obviously radical, and was sure to get into trouble someday. Until recently, WikiLeaks straddled the fine line between illegal and controversial. However, that line may have been crossed with the release of about 250,000 confidential U.S. diplomatic cables. With allies and funding quickly evaporating, who knows how long Julian Assange can keep his dream alive.
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Comments: 4
This Wikileaks thing is telling us a lot about our government and the world, stuff that if we do not know or understand makes a mockery of our calling ourselves a demcracy ... or is it Da-Mock-cracy ?