Wikileaks needs money

[gwillen]

Apparently WikiLeaks has suspended operations due to lack of funds.

If you like them, and you have money, give them some money. I am.

ETA: It's also worth noting that they can't use low-bid hosting -- they get constant takedown notices and lawsuit threats, so they have to use so-called "bulletproof" hosting, most often used by spammers, so they don't get shut down every time someone threatens their webhost with a lawsuit. This adds a substantial multiplier to their hosting cost.

Comments

[ikeepaleopard]

Maybe I don't understand what wikileaks does all day, but it sounds like they need way more money than I'd expect. What do they do with it?

[jcreed.livejournal.com]

Fascinating! I always vaguely assumed bulletproof hosting was just for spammers and scammers and the like, but this is a great example of why it's not.

I still would hold onto the hope that some distributed (and therefore more money- and network-efficient) thingy would catch on sufficiently to serve the same purpose they are serving.

[saetherion.livejournal.com]

I gave $25. I'm pretty broke right now but I figure if I just spent $50 on a sweater it's pretty damn hypocritical not to spend half that combating mass media.

Thanks for linking to this.