leaktivism

English

Etymology

Blend of leak +‎ activism

Noun

leaktivism (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) Activism through the release of confidential information to the public in the form of leaks.
    • 2016 April 5, Micah White, “The Panama Papers: leaktivism's coming of age”, in The Guardian:
      After all, shouldn’t we be jaded, or at least a tiny bit skeptical, about the potential of leaktivism to change the world?
    • 2021 October 11, Aaron Schaffer, “Hactivists are back”, in The Washington Post:
      It’s been an “incredibly big year” for hacktivism and leaktivism so far, said Emma Best, co-founder of nonprofit whistleblower group Distributed Denial of Secrets.

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