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'''Wikispooks''' is an online [[:Category:Wikis|wiki]] dedicated to documenting what Peter Dale Scott refers to as ''"deep politics"'' which are the politics of covert actors such as intelligence agencies. The site is a mixture of proven facts about actual conspiracies and covert operations, but can contain some unsubstantiated [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] as well.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Wikispooks|url=https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Main_Page|retrieved=2022-7-4|quote=Wikispooks - an encyclopaedia of deep politics}}</ref> | |||
'''Wikispooks''' is an online [[:Category:Wikis|wiki]] dedicated to documenting what Peter Dale Scott refers to as ''"deep politics"'' which are the politics of covert actors such as intelligence agencies. The site | |||
== Site outage == | == Site outage == | ||
In November 2021, there was a 5 day outage from the 12th to the 17th.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/qs45rw/is_wikispooks_down/ "Is wikispooks down?"] on r/Conspiracy on [[Reddit]]</ref> Given the nature of the project, speculation abounded about possible censorship from the UK government, where the site is registered.<ref>[https://www.whois.com/whois/wikispooks.com WHOIS records for Wikispooks]</ref><ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-cracks-down-on-spread-of-false-coronavirus-information-online UK Press Release: Government cracks down on spread of false coronavirus information online]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211029024537/https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Wikispooks:Site_Backup Archive: Wikispooks Site Backup]</ref> ProleWiki has independently confirmed that Wikispooks experienced an "advanced DDoS attack". They are continuing to investigate the specific origins of the attack. | In November of 2021, there was a 5 day outage from the 12th to the 17th.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/qs45rw/is_wikispooks_down/ "Is wikispooks down?"] on r/Conspiracy on [[Reddit]]</ref> Given the nature of the project, speculation abounded about possible censorship from the UK government, where the site is registered.<ref>[https://www.whois.com/whois/wikispooks.com WHOIS records for Wikispooks]</ref><ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-cracks-down-on-spread-of-false-coronavirus-information-online UK Press Release: Government cracks down on spread of false coronavirus information online]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211029024537/https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Wikispooks:Site_Backup Archive: Wikispooks Site Backup]</ref> ProleWiki has independently confirmed that Wikispooks experienced an "advanced DDoS attack". They are continuing to investigate the specific origins of the attack. | ||
Similar attacks had occurred earlier on the 26th of June, but these attacks only lasted for 8 hours. This 5 day outage marks an apparent intensification of attacks by unknown actors. | Similar attacks had occurred earlier on the 26th of June, but these attacks only lasted for 8 hours. This 5 day outage marks an apparent intensification of attacks by unknown actors. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Wikis]] | [[Category:Wikis]] | ||