December 4, 2010

Killing WikiLeaks, and Making Collaborators of Us All

Killing WikiLeaks, and Making Collaborators of Us All
By Arthur Silber
December 4, 2010

First, Amazon forbade WikiLeaks the use of its servers. Now, PayPal "has permanently restricted the account used by WikiLeaks." WikiLeaks won't be able to receive any donations via PayPal in future.

Coincidentally, I had recently been attempting to learn some of the details regarding precisely how Amazon attained its behemoth status online. Conservatives and "libertarians" devoted to the "free market" (and probably many contemporary liberals as well) doubtless believe Amazon's success is due solely to creative and marketing genius. Of course, that's a lie.

Continued. . .