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leaktivism

leaktivism noun: activism through the release of confidential information to the public in the form of leaks.

Noun

leaktivism (uncountable)

  1. (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

Origin of leaktivism

Blend of leak + activism.

Questions about leaktivism

What does leaktivism mean?
Leaktivism means activism through the release of confidential information to the public in the form of leaks.
What part of speech is leaktivism?
Leaktivism is a noun.

Words near leaktivism in the dictionary

  1. leakproofness
  2. leakproofs
  3. leaks
  4. leaks like a sieve
  5. leaks out
  6. leaktivism
  7. leaktivist
  8. leaktivists
  9. leaky
  10. leaky abstraction
  11. leaky abstractions

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