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Wikispooks is an online 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 contains proven facts about actual conspiracies and covert operations as well as some unsubstantiated conspiracy theories.^[1]

Site outage[edit | edit source]

In November 2021, there was a 5 day outage from the 12th to the 17th.^[2] Given the nature of the project, speculation abounded about possible censorship from the UK government, where the site is registered.^[3]^[4]^[5] 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.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ “Wikispooks - an encyclopaedia of deep politics”

Wikispooks. Retrieved 2022-7-4.
↑ "Is wikispooks down?" on r/Conspiracy on Reddit
↑ WHOIS records for Wikispooks
↑ UK Press Release: Government cracks down on spread of false coronavirus information online
↑ Archive: Wikispooks Site Backup

[1] “Wikispooks - an encyclopaedia of deep politics”

Wikispooks. Retrieved 2022-7-4.

[2] "Is wikispooks down?" on r/Conspiracy on Reddit

[3] WHOIS records for Wikispooks

[4] UK Press Release: Government cracks down on spread of false coronavirus information online

[5] Archive: Wikispooks Site Backup

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-'''Wikispooks''' is an online [[:Category:Wikis|wiki]] dedicated to collecting information about deep politics. In [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] terms, deep politics are the "private" affairs of the [[bourgeoisie]], which are in contrast to the "public" affairs of the so-called "democratic" state.
+[[File:Wikispooks.png|thumb|Logo]]
+'''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 contains proven facts about actual conspiracies and covert operations as well as some unsubstantiated [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]].<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Wikispooks|url=https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Main_Page|retrieved=2022-7-4|quote=Wikispooks - an encyclopaedia of deep politics}}</ref>
-The content on Wikispooks is not always of a high enough quality for use by ProleWiki, but it does provide a counter-hegemonic perspective to contrast the mainstream narratives promoted on [[Wikipedia]] and in the [[Corporate media|corporate-controlled media]]. While some perspectives promoted on Wikispooks can be considered right-wing, there as also some very good left-wing ([[Historical materialism|materialist]]) analyses of [[imperialism]] and the [[Capitalism|capitalist]] ruling class.
+== 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.
-== Site shutdown ==
+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.
-As of Nov 12, 2021, it appears that the URL [http://wikispooks.com wikispooks.com] is unavailable.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/qs45rw/is_wikispooks_down/ "Is wikispooks down?"] on r/Conspiracy on [[Reddit]]</ref> According to WHOIS records, it's registered in the UK,<ref>[https://www.whois.com/whois/wikispooks.com WHOIS record for wikispooks.com]</ref> which has recently been subjected to government crackdowns of against supposed "misinformation."<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> Interested parties (including some ProleWiki contributors) are seeking to track down site backups so site mirrors can be hosted elsewhere, particularly on censorship-resistant platforms.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211029024537/https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Wikispooks:Site_Backup Archive: Wikispooks Site Backup]</ref>
+== See also ==
+* [[CovertAction Magazine]]
 == References ==
 [[Category:Wikis]]
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+[[Category:Targets of censorship]]

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