What is WikiLeaks?

The UK Information Commissioner has stated that “WikiLeaks is part of the phenomenon of the online, empowered citizen”. In 2010, an Internet petition in support of WikiLeaks attracted more than six hundred thousand signatures.

How do I submit documents to WikiLeaks?

WikiLeaks publishes documents of political or historical importance that are censored or otherwise suppressed. We specialise in strategic global publishing and large archives. The following is the address of our secure site where you can anonymously upload your documents to WikiLeaks editors. You can only access this submissions system through Tor.

Does WikiLeaks have a’thermo-nuclear device’?

In December 2010, Assange’s lawyer, Mark Stephens, told The Andrew Marr Show on BBC Television that WikiLeaks had information it considered to be a “thermo-nuclear device” which it would release if the organisation needs to defend itself against the authorities.

Is WikiLeaks no longer trying to be transparent?

The Sunlight Foundation, an organisation that advocates for open government, said that such actions meant that WikiLeaks was no longer striving to be transparent but rather sought to achieve political goals.

What happened to WikiLeaks in 2010?

On 22 January 2010, the Internet payment intermediary PayPal suspended WikiLeaks’ donation account and froze its assets. WikiLeaks said that this had happened before, and was done for “no obvious reason”. The account was restored on 25 January 2010.

What was the largest leak of classified information in history?

After the leak of information concerning the Afghan War, in October 2010, around 400,000 documents relating to the Iraq War were released. The BBC quoted the US Department of Defense referring to the Iraq War Logs as “the largest leak of classified documents in its history”.