WikiLeaks disavows verified account after doxxing tweet

Published January 7, 2017 3:13pm ET



WikiLeaks is disavowing a Twitter account associated with the secrets-leaking organization after a tweet was sent out about developing an online database for the personal information of many Twitter users.

After experiencing social media backlash, WikiLeaks tweeted late Friday a note from its @WikiLeaks to say the other account, WikiLeaks Task Force, was not “authorized” to make any statements on behalf of the organization.

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