Amazon yesterday dropped document leaking site WikiLeaks from its servers, following pressure from the US government. The Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee had been investigating the retailers connection with the whistle blowing site in the wake of the release of yet more sensitive classified documents on Sunday. WikiLeaks had been using bandwidth rented from Amazon.
Senator Joseph Liberman spoke out against the connection between the two companies, telling the press, “WikiLeaks’ illegal, outrageous, and reckless acts have compromised our national security and put lives at risk around the world. No responsible company–whether American or foreign–should assist WikiLeaks in its efforts to disseminate these stolen materials.”
WikiLeaks announced Amazon’s move to the world via its Twitter account yesterday, stating, “WikiLeaks servers at Amazon ousted. Free speech the land of the free — fine our $ are now spent to employ people in Europe,” later adding, “If Amazon are so uncomfortable with the first amendment they should get out of the business of selling books.”
The whereabouts of founder Julian Assange, meanwhile, are unknown, following calls for his arrest.
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