WikiLeaks Controversy
In August 2010, Moneybookers blocked the account operated by WikiLeaks as a donation collection account, citing the organization's addition to Australian blacklists and American watchlists. This decision came under fire by free speech activists worldwide as complicit with out-of-court pressure applied on WikiLeaks by the government of the United States, as WikiLeaks had not been directly charged with any crime.
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