If Twitter Sells Out Wikileaks, It Could Be Hacked As Early As This Weekend

Exciting stuff. Since its inception, the internet has provided new ways for people all over the world to exercise the rights of free speech, freedom of the press and freedom of assembly. These rights are not simply the benefits of a free society--they are the very means of preserving that society's freedom. The recent increase in government interference with these freedoms coincides with the failure of the corporate media to fulfill their vital role in checking the abuse of authority. Censorship and journalistic abdication have left citizens unaware and unable to hold their governments accountable. WikiLeaks has moved to fill the void left by traditional news media, providing the necessary information for citizens to hold their governments to account. Yet it has not been granted the legal protections generally afforded to journalists. Instead, the organization has been vilified and monetary support has been blocked by governments and private corporations. The vitriol aimed at WikiLeaks demonstrates an unsettling disregard for the fundamental freedom to exchange information and express ideas. Members of a free society must not allow information to be suppressed simply because it inconveniences those in power. We share the responsibility to defend vital liberties. The time to act is now. We are Anonymous, a leaderless movement that has worked tirelessly to oppose all forms of Internet censorship worldwide, from DMCA abuses to government mandated content filters. Our initiatives include supporting dissenting groups in Iran, Zimbabwe and Tunisia, as well as waging the highly visible information battle against the Church of Scientology. We are now prepared to take the fight to the world stage. Join us on January 15th for the first in a series of global protests in defense of WikiLeaks and freedom of expression. Stand with us to defend your freedoms. We Are Anonymous And So Are You So reports Why We Protest. There's even a video. Crikey. At the moment Twitter are very much in Anonymous' good books, as they've both opposed the Wikileaks subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice (read it here) that ordered them to hand over the account details of all 637,000 @wikileaks followers, and made the legal action very public. But, reports MSNBC and others, that boldness cannot last forever. Law is law - and even Twitter's own policy means that ultimately they'll likely hand over the data. "[N]on-public information about Twitter users is not released unless we have received a subpoena, court order or other legal process document." So, here's the real question: if Twitter is forced to comply, does this mean that, in spite of their stalling and momentary act of bravery, they'll be next on Anonymous' hit list, simply because they've sold out to the man? Perhaps. And if it happens before this weekend, then brace yourself for at least a few hours of minor annoyance.

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If Twitter Sells Out Wikileaks, It Could Be Hacked As Early As This Weekend

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