US Air Force: Access to newspaper pages blocked because of WikiLeaks
The U.S. Air Force has blocked access via its computer network to numerous newspapers that have published documents from the whistleblowing platform WikiLeaks.
According to a spokeswoman on Tuesday, at least 25 websites can no longer be accessed from Air Force computers. Among others, the New York Times and the British Guardian are affected. The spokeswoman defended the measure as a normal procedure for websites that disseminate inappropriate content.
In recent weeks, WikiLeaks has published tens of thousands of internal documents from the US State Department, exposing the foreign policy of the superpower. There is a debate in the USA as to whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be prosecuted for espionage.
In recent weeks, WikiLeaks has published tens of thousands of internal documents from the US State Department, exposing the foreign policy of the superpower. There is a debate in the USA as to whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be prosecuted for espionage.
