leaktivism
nounEtymology Blend of leak + activism.
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Neologism Activism through the release of confidential information to the public in the form of leaks.
- After all, shouldn’t we be jaded, or at least a tiny bit skeptical, about the potential of leaktivism to change the world?2016 April 5, Micah White, “The Panama Papers: leaktivism's coming of age”, in The Guardian:
- 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.2021 October 11, Aaron Schaffer, “Hactivists are back”, in The Washington Post:
- Related terms
- leaktivist, whistleblowing