A number of major U.S.-based financial institutions have blockaded payments to Wikileaks, forcing the site to temporarily cease publication. Wikileaks is asking supporters to immediately start donating money through other entities in order to keep the site running. The blockade has cut off 95 percent of its revenue, the group claims. Companies that have blocked donations include Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, Western Union, Amazon and the Bank of America, according to Wikileaks. The group blames U.S. State Department missives and individual politicians, including Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.
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Wikileaks Muzzled by Donations Blockade
Posted by: Rob Spiegel October 24, 2011 12:43 PMA number of major U.S.-based financial institutions have blockaded payments to Wikileaks, forcing the site to temporarily cease publication. Wikileaks is asking supporters to immediately start donating money through other entities in order to keep the site running. The blockade has cut off 95 percent of its revenue, the group claims. Companies that have blocked donations include Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, Western Union, Amazon and the Bank of America, according to Wikileaks. The group blames U.S. State Department missives and individual politicians, including Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.