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Wikileaks Court Decision Reversed, Main Site Back Online

by Tim Stevens on April 1, 2008 at 07:38 AM

Wikileaks Court Decision Reversed, Main Site Back OnlineA few weeks ago we reported on the developing story of online whistleblower site Wikileaks. It exists as a safe haven for would-be exposers of corruption and dirty deeds, but after it got involved with a bank, hosting documents indicating some shady operations and potential money laundering, a judge in California ordered the site off-line. Now, that same judge has reversed his earlier decision, citing both First Amendment concerns and also seeming to shrug his shoulders at the futility of the move.

The futility factor comes in because the ruling was simply to shut down the primary URL for the site, Wikileaks.org. However, the site is currently mirrored in many countries around the world with international web addresses like Wikileaks.cx, Wikileaks.org.uk, Wikileaks.cn, and Wikileaks.in. So, shutting down the central URL had little or no impact on the overall access to and operation of the site, a site many see as a vitally important tool for ending corruption, and others see as simply an opportunity for the carefree disclosure of classified and private information.

That debate is still raging, so while the site may be back and this court order seemingly finished, don't think that this story is.

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