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WikiLeaks declared victory Thursday in the first round of its campaign against the financial blockade imposed by Visa and MasterCard after an Icelandic court ordered their local partner to resume processing credit card donations to the secret-spilling site. Visa and MasterCard were among half a dozen major U.S. financial firms to pull the plug on WikiLeaks following its decision to begin publishing about 250,000 State Department cables in late 2010. WikiLeaks says that the ensuing blockade has led to a 95 percent fall in revenue, something which founder Julian Assange says has forced him to focus on fundraising at the expense of his site's publication work. The judgment, handed down by Reykjavik District Court, is 'a very important milestone in our campaign,' WikiLeaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson said in a telephone interview. Lawsuits remain active in Denmark and in Belgium... |
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Wikileaks in the age of Citizens United??
by Amanda Lang on Friday, Jul 13, 2012 at 1:27:43 PM
A victory for freedom!
by goedel on Saturday, Jul 14, 2012 at 4:26:06 PM