WikiLeaks cut off from Amazon servers

WikiLeaks "ousted" by Amazon, where the controversial site had been hosted since Sunday.

(CNN) — Amazon, whose servers have been home to WikiLeaks since earlier this week, has quit hosting it, the website behind a massive disclosure of controversial documents said Wednesday.

WikiLeaks confirmed the move on its Twitter feed Wednesday afternoon.

“WikiLeaks servers at Amazon ousted,” read a post from shortly before 3 p.m. ET. “Free speech the land of the free–fine our $ are now spent to employ people in Europe.”

The site wasn’t accessible early Wednesday, but appeared to be reactivated by Wednesday afternoon.

U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman was one of the first public officials to announce the move. One of the most vocal critics of WikiLeaks, Lieberman said Amazon officials told him Wednesday morning that they had taken down the site.

“I wish that Amazon had taken this action earlier based on WikiLeaks’ previous publication of classified material,” Lieberman said in a written statement. “The company’s decision to cut off WikiLeaks now is the right decision and should set the standard for other companies WikiLeaks is using to distribute its illegally seized material.”

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13 Comments

  1. Nasirabadi
    December 3, 2010

    Live Long WikiLeaks
    Long Live WikiLeaks

    • Truth, Justice, Love, Peace and Unity
      December 10, 2010

      See how long you will live. :twisted:

  2. Tory taytay
    December 2, 2010

    U have freedom of speech in the USA until u start saying things that the government doesn’t like to hear or doesn’t want the public to know… They they undermine friends and foes alike… For whatever will advance their agenda

  3. mabouché
    December 2, 2010

    No matter what the truth will be revealed ! The info Wikileaks revealed has put the U.S , Canada & other government bodies to shame so they are trying to spin it around by claiming it puts lives at risk.
    Most of the info revealed has to do with issues that have been questioned for many years but we never had the concrete evidence to support our suspicions. Only a fool would want to be kept in the dark as to the extent their countries leaders would go to achieve power.
    Long live Julian Assange ! Long live Wikileaks !

  4. Tory tatay
    December 2, 2010

    Lmao @mouth of the south… Did I read that right?? Did u say “no corruption is allowed in office in the USA”??? R u serious??? Stop talking and read a bit… Watch a little news… Do some research and rewind on that lol u people need to stop believing that America is heaven on earth eh… I mean seriously!!!!!!

  5. LATITUDED810
    December 2, 2010

    IN THE USA WHEN LAST YOU SEE A LEADER WHO HAD LIED ABOUT A BUGGING ALEGATION STILL SITTING IN PARLIMENT, ONLY IN DOMINICA.WHEN LAST YOU SEE A PARTY LEADER WHO TOLD BBC REPORT THAT THERE IS NO COURUPTION STILL SITTING IN PARLIMENT,
    WHEN LAST YOU SEE AN OPPOSTION LEADER WHO WOULD RATHER SEE HIS COUNTRY SINK THAN RATHER SAYING TO JERRY BRISBANE THAT HE IS DEAD WRONG JUST LIKE THE US SENATORS DID HAHAH ONLY IN D/CA. WHEN LAST YOU SEE PEOPLE CLLECTING TAX PAYERS MONIES FOR NOT BEING IN PARLIMENT IN THE USA THE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TOUCH THAT CASH OR THEY WOULD PAY THE PRICE BOTH TO THE ELECTORATE AND THE IRS. ONLY IN DOMINICA , I SAY TO YOU GET THEY DIRTY LAUNDRY OF THE OPPOSTION CLEAN AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.

  6. mouth of the south
    December 2, 2010

    that situation is just a one-off,,,,in the u.s all gov’t dirty laundry gets aired,,,,when the last time u ever heard a leader in gov’t say ‘no law or constitution can prevent me from taking office’ haha that senator would be out of a job the next millisecond,,,,no corruption is allowed in office in the u.s.a,,,,what wikileaks did was put the gov’t’s of many nations in jeopardy,,,put innocent civilians in harms way,,,,n give terrorists information to their advantage they could use to cause more mayhem,,,,i don’t see what’s in that u all want to know about,,,,

  7. LATITUDED810
    December 2, 2010

    THAT WHY I SAY DOMINICA HAS TO MUCH FREE SPEECH YET STILL THE PEOPLE IN OPPOSITION THINK IN THERE IMAGINATION THAT WE ARE LIKE A DICTATORSHIP, THE LAND OF THE FREE HOME OF THE BRAVE HAVE CRITIZE HEAVELY WHAT WIKLEAKS DID, IT HAS RESULTED WITH THERE SERVERS BEING PULLED OFF FROM AMAZON. IN DOMINICA YOU WOULD HEAR THEM.

    WHERE ARE THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS SITUATED, WHY DON’T THEY CHALLANGE THE US SENATORS, WHERE IS THE OPPOSTION TOGETHER WITH JERRY BRISBANE WHY DONT THEY SEND MORE LETTERS

    THE SENATORS ARE SMART JUSTLIKE OUR PM SKERITT, THE OPPOSITION AND JERRY ARE LIKE THAT MOVIE { TEARS FROM THE SUN } KILL A WHOLE COUNTRY TO GET TO THE TOP
    WHAT A BUNCH OF I-I-T-

    • Mopey
      December 2, 2010

      You can’t possibly be comparing this Wikileaks situation to the DA situation. You are talking about National Security breaches vs allegations of corruptions.

      Be serious now!

  8. Birdman
    December 2, 2010

    When the truth comes out. The evil will run. If they have nothing to fear they should not panic

  9. The Third Side
    December 2, 2010

    Wikiliennox was cut from who?

  10. Sheffield
    December 2, 2010

    Good move. Free press and free speech are all well and good but even I feel violated. There are in fact some information meant to stay private and confidential.

  11. oh really?
    December 1, 2010

    hmmm so this have nothing to do with the founder on the most wanted list??

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