America
WikiLeaks accuses Hillary Clinton to stealing its logo
Washington, April 13
International
whistleblower organisation Wikileaks has accused former US first lady
and secretary of state Hillary Clinton of stealing its “innovativeâ€
Twitter logo design for her 2016 presidential campaign.
The
Julian Assange-led organisation tweeted on Sunday accusing Clinton of
stealing their insignia for her logo, the Daily Mail reported on Monday.
“Hillary Clinton has stolen our innovative WikiLeaks twitter logo design,†read a WikiLeaks Twitter post.
The WikiLeaks tweet compared its logo with that used in Clinton's campaign, by placing them side-by-side.
The
WikiLeaks logo features an hourglass with one “globe†dripping into
another with a red arrow next to it. Clinton's logo, on the other hand,
shows a red arrow with a large blue “H†around it.
Clinton is not, however, the first politician to be criticised for their logo choices this year.
Earlier
this year, US Senator Rand Paul was accused of swiping Tinder's flame
for his Rand Paul Political Action Committee logo. Both logos feature a
flame above the typography.
Clinton's presidential announcement
caused a wave of criticism on Twitter, in which several people used the
hashtag, #WhyImNotVotingForHillary.
While launching her
presidential campaign on Sunday, Clinton leaned on the message of
middle-class rescue and claimed that the US economy was “still stacked
in favour of those at the topâ€, according to a campaign video.
“I'm
getting ready to do something,†Clinton said, following a series of
clips of ordinary-looking Americans describing what they were “getting
ready forâ€.
“I'm running for president,†she said. “Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion.â€
Clinton, 67, became the third major figure to announce her US presidential aspirations.
Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Rand Paul rolled out their campaigns earlier.