Almost Out of Cash, WikiLeaks Starts Taking Donations Again

WikiLeaks, which was down to about $120,000 in total reserves at the end of June because of a blockade program by Visa and MasterCard, is now accepting donations again.

The organization announced on Wednesday that it had found a loophole via the French credit card system, Carte Bleue. Carte Bleue is linked with Visa and MasterCard globally, but both are contractually barred from cutting off merchants within the Carte Bleue system, according to WikiLeaks. The French non-profit FDNN (Fund for the Defense of Net Neutrality or Fonds de Dfense de la Net Neutralit) has set up a Carte Bleue fund for WikiLeaks.

Now WikiLeaks is asking supporters to donate before MasterCard and Visa find…
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