Anyone know how to contribute money to them so there is a guarantee they will get it?
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Anyone know how to contribute money to them so there is a guarantee they will get it?
From their own site: https://www.wikileaks.nl/support.htmlQuote:
Posted in reply to the post by chollie:
Just a note though, in the spirit of transparency: https://www.wired.com/threatlevel/20...leaks-funding/
I just got this interesting information about effectively donating to Wikileaks, sent by my friend Mary Moore:Quote:
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To all: People have been looking for a reliable way to get money and
messages to WikiLeaks and here are six ways to do it. MM
Six Companies That Haven't Wussed Out of Working with WikiLeaks
By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet December 10, 2010
Giants like PayPal, Amazon.com, Visa and MasterCard almost instantly
crumbled under government (and p.r.) pressure to drop WikiLeaks, depriving
the site of vital funding sources and online platforms. But other companies,
some of them small, independent start-ups, have decided to risk the wrath of
Joe Lieberman, the State Department, and their European counterparts and
help keep WikiLeaks afloat by providing funding sources (yeah, you can now
donate to WikiLeaks even if you only have Visa or MasterCard.) and hosting
the site. Here's a list of companies that have stood by WikiLeaks:
1. Xipwire: The Philly online payment company has announced that unlike
PayPal they welcome customer donations to WikiLeaks. According to their
site, they're even waiving fees and charges so that 100% of the money goes
to the whistleblower site. "While people may or may not agree with
WikiLeaks, we at XIPWIRE believe that anyone who wishes to support the
organization through a donation should be able to do so," they say on their
site. While the publicity advantages are obvious, there's also the threat of
backlash. One of the founders told the tech blog BaltTech, "We're fully
aware that not everyone likes what Wikileaks is. But we are prepared to
accept the consequences." (For the moment the money goes to an escrow
account because they haven't been able to reach WikiLeaks.)
2. Flattr: Flattr, which was started by one of the founders of Pirate Bay,
has also been funneling money to WikiLeaks. The site lets users put money
into accounts; when they run into a website they want to support, they can
click on their "flattr" button to donate money to site. According to
TechCrunch, WikILeaks has used Flattr since August and received over 3,000
Flattr donations when they released the Afghanistan war diary.
3. Datacell: The Icelandic company processes debit and credit card donations
to WikiLeaks, so Visa and Mastercards' recent decision to cut all donations
to the site has not done great things for their business. In a statement
published on their site, CEO Andreas Fink slammed Visa for letting
political considerations get in the way of customer service: "The suspension
of payments towards Wikileaks is a violation of the agreements with their
customers. Visa users have explicitly expressed their will to send their
donations to Wikileaks and Visa is not fulfilling this wish." Founder Ólafur
Sigurvinsson pointed out in an interview with an Icelandic news channel,
"I've got confirmed today that I am capable of supporting Al-Qaeda, Ku Klux
Klan, buy weapons, drugs and all sorts of pornopraphy with a VISA card. But
that's not being investigated. Instead I can not support a humanitarian
organisation fighting for the freedom of speech."
4. OVH: WikiLeaks moved to the French data server OVH after getting kicked
off Amazon. This did not sit well with French Industry Minister Eric Besson,
who demanded that the site be purged from all French servers. Rather than
instantly boot WikiLeaks offline, the company asked the courts to clarify
Besson's order. Earlier this week a judge ruled that the French government
had to actually prove that WikiLeaks broke the law, instead of just saying
so and then trying to intimidate private companies. A company spokesperson
said, "OVH is neither for nor against this site. Now that itıs with us, we
will fulfill the contract. Thatıs our job.²
5. Twitter: WikiLeaks relies on Twitter to communicate, and their account
seems to be safe for now. The micro-blogging site has been accused of
blocking #WikiLeaks and #Cablegate from the trending topics though, a claim
they dispute.
6. Facebook: Facebook recently released a statement saying that they have no
plans to delete the WikiLeaks account, which has 1,187,990 fans.
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