Amazon Pulls the Plug on WikiLeaks

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Updated Apr. 24, 2017 5:04PM ET / Published Dec. 01, 2010 9:25AM ET

At least you can still buy Decision Points for just $18.89. It appears Amazon.com has taken down WikiLeaks, which was hosted on the online seller’s servers. WikiLeaks’ site was down, as Amazon servers refused requests for data. Amazon refused to say whether it forced WikiLeaks to leave.

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