Wikileaks now has over 1M twitter followers, makes way to Google+

WikiLeaks, the controversial site that leaks classified media from anonymous sources, has made its way to Google's social network site Google+. As of 5 a.m. Sunday (Manila time), WikiLeaks' Google+ account has at least 161 followers – including hacker groups Anonymous and Lulz Security. Clicking on the profile picture of WikiLeaks reveals a second profile picture – the logo of Anonymous, indicating the hacktivist group may have had a hand in creating the WikiLeaks profile on Google+. Anonymous' Twitter account indicated as much, posting a link that led to the WikiLeaks Google+ account. Hacker groups shown support for WikiLeaks when they attacked PayPal for not allowing contributions to WikiLeaks. As of early Sunday, the WikiLeaks Google+ account had a profile picture with the slogan "Free Bradley," an apparent reference to Bradley Manning. Manning is a US Army soldier arrested in May 2010 on suspicion of passing restricted material to WikiLeaks. Meanwhile, WikiLeaks' Twitter account surpassed the one-million mark as of 3 a.m. Sunday (Manila time). As of 6:09 a.m. in Manila, the WikiLeaks Twitter account indicated 1,001,359 followers. "WikiLeaks passes 1,000,000 followers!" it said. — LBG, GMA News