Is Wikileaks (wikihacks) Assange Dead? -Update-
No it seems he is not dead but there is no confirmation either Adamfoxie believes he is not dead because it has been 24 hours and in that time we would have received confirmation. Below is what sparked the rumors yesterday:
Social media yesterday went into meltdown over the bizarre messages, consisting of a string of numbers, which user speculated may be a “dead man's switch".
Prominent figures who fear for their lives, such as Mr Assange, have been known to programme their communication channels to send out seemingly incomprehensible messages upon their deaths which make sense to only a select few followers.
The revelations provoked a maelstrom of speculation about the health and potential state of the WikiLeaks founder, who is hiding out in the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
Concerns about his safety intensified earlier this month after it emerged that Hillary Clinton asked whether the US miltary could "drone" Mr Assange whilst she was Secretary of State. WikiLeaks has repeatedly vowed to release dynamite information which could sink the Democrat nominee's bid for the White House.
However, rumours of his death were immediately denied by WikiLeaks volunteer Kelly Kolisnik, who tweeted: "Julian Assange is alive and well. Rumors circulating that he tweeted out a ‘Dead Mans' switch are completely false and baseless."
The speculation surrounding the condition of Mr Assange is not the first to be sparked by a series of cryptic tweets.
Back in August the account of fellow whistleblower Edward Snowden, who is currently in exile in Russia, posted a similarly bemusing message.
The tweet contained a string of numbers and letters, just like WikiLeaks', followed by a message simply saying: "It's time."
However, the alert later turned out to be a false alarm, with the account deleting the tweet and friends of Mr Snowden insisting he was fine.
It comes as Wikileaks said an unidentified "state actor" had shut down internet access for Assange.
Assange has been claiming asylum at London's Ecudorean embassy. Wikileaks did not return calls and emails on Monday, but it tweeted: "We have activated the appropriate contingency plans."
A woman who picked up the phone at the Ecuadorean embassy said: "I cannot disclose any information."
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Update 10/19/2010
The Ecuador embassy in London has for the time being taken away Assange(wikihacks, wikileaks) internet connection for trying to influence ‘another nation’s political system’.
This apparently was the reason for the silence which many thought it was Assange being dead because he stopped sending out hack emails.
He seems to be alive and twirling his thumbs (for the time being).
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