Representatives of the hacker movement Anonymous reacted negatively to Wikileaks' decision to demand money from those wishing to familiarize themselves with the "leaks" published on the site. On October 11, in one of the most popular microblogs associated with the movement, wishes appeared for the resource to “burn in hell.”

The day before, Wikileaks began publishing materials related to the US presidential election campaign. When trying to open documents, users saw a banner with a video criticizing Barack Obama and a request to make a donation. Without sending money, it was impossible to close the “plug” and read the “leak”.

The Twitter account @YourAnonNews , which contained a negative reaction to the Wikileaks decision, is read by more than 600 thousand users. It contained demands for the resource administration to explain its decision, and also published ways to bypass the “stub” (for this it was proposed to install the NoScript browser extension, which allows you to prohibit the loading of certain elements on the page).

Another microblog that identifies itself as Anonymous, @AnonymousIRC (more than 285 thousand readers), published a link to a statement criticizing the Wikileaks decision. The text says that the resource pays too much attention to its creator, Julian Assange , instead of focusing on pursuing the mission of free access to information.

on Twitter Wikileaks later clarified that users do not have to pay for access to materials. Instead, they can post a link to the resource on Twitter or Facebook , or just wait.

Wikileaks was launched in 2006 and relies on user donations. In December 2010, a number of large banks and payment systems refused to transfer money to the resource, which is why it began to experience financial difficulties.

Anonymous was offended by Wikileaks for paid access to materials