Multiple sources reporting:
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37680411
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/10/17/wikileaks-says-assanges-internet-link-was-severed-by-state-party.html
http://time.com/4532984/wikileaks-julian-assange-theories/
Wikileaks has announced that Julian Assange's internet access had been intentionally severed by a state actor. I would assume this means they disrupted a VPN connection he had rather than just cutting all internet access to the Ecuadorian Embassy, but again details are limited.
The announcement of disruption was also preceded by multiple strange tweets of random numbers (likely crypto keys) that appear to be part of a dead man system activated by the disruption.
takyon: The full tweet states "Julian Assange's internet link has been intentionally severed by a state party. We have activated the appropriate contingency plans." Wikileaks recently released Part 9 of the Podesta Emails. Also at CNET and Ars Technica.
Update: Wikileaks says: "We can confirm Ecuador cut off Assange's internet access Saturday, 5pm GMT, shortly after publication of Clinton's Goldman Sachs speechs."
Perhaps the embassy's perennial guest has finally overstayed his welcome?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 18 2016, @10:51AM
So to be the next president you just have to stink slightly less than the alternative. lovely system...
(Score: 2) by isostatic on Tuesday October 18 2016, @07:48PM
Well in reality there's a bit of choice, it's a multi stage system. On the D side, the country rejected Bernie Sanders for being too "extreme", probably somewhere in the Tony Blair 1997 range. On the R side the party was unable to put any real opposition candidates up.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by arulatas on Wednesday October 19 2016, @02:12PM
I don't think the country rejected Bernie. I think that political maneuvering inside of the democrats caused him to lose. Not everything was Kosher in the primaries as was discovered.
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