Did Wikileaks and Twitter Cause Tunisia’s Revolution? [Video]
It’s been a month since protests erupted in Tunisia. President Zine El Abidine has fled, the government’s collapsed and clashes between protesters and police are sweeping the country. Of course, the requisite cries of “Twitter revolution!” are sweeping the blogosphere. More »
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Julian Assange’s New Clubhouse [Wikileaks]
Julian Assange’s borrowed rural mansion is uncomfortably distant from court, so the Wikileaks founder got permission to lodge at London media hangout the Frontline Club. Don’t worry, Julian: The club’s wine racks sound as well stocked as the manse’s cellar. More »
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Anonymous Attacks Tunisian Government over Wikileaks Censorship [Hacktivism]
Anonymous, the loosely-organized band of hacker activists and vigilantes, has chosen its next victim: The government of Tunisia. (They’ve taken down its official website.) Why? In part, because it tried to block access to secret-sharing website Wikileaks. More »
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4Chan Takes Down Mastercard’s Web Site [Wikileaks]
Anonymous is taking credit for shutting down Mastercard’s web site in retaliation for the credit card network refusing to process donations to Wikileaks. Mastercard says the shutdown isn’t affecting transactions, but the BBC is hearing from merchants who say otherwise. More »
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Play Wikileaks: The Video Game [Games]
Want to know exactly what it feels like to run Wikileaks? Play this game. You, Julian Assange, must sneak into the oval office and download 300,000 classified documents from Barack Obama’s laptop using a thumb drive while he sleeps. More »
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