Meaning of leaktivism | Babel Free

Definitions

Activism through the release of confidential information to the public in the form of leaks.

neologism, uncountable

Examples

“After all, shouldn’t we be jaded, or at least a tiny bit skeptical, about the potential of leaktivism to change the world?”

“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.”

CEFR level