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leaktivism en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of leak + activism.

Meanings

  1. (neologism, uncountable) 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:

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leaktivist · whistleblowing