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FireBeyond2y ago· 2 in thread

What, by picking and choosing what content to release to push a political agenda?

Like getting leaked data from the DNC and RNC and coordinating with the Trump campaign to time DNC leaks for maximum effect (I have no love for the DNC) while not releasing RNC content sent to you?

whoitwas2y ago

I think Wikileaks stopped being reliable long before this occurred. I can't find and exact date, but their canary died more than a decade ago.

harry82y ago

>What, by picking and choosing what content to release to push a political agenda?

I think you've confused wikileaks with the new york times there. The times definitely pick and choose. I have seen no evidence that wikileaks suppressed anything ever. Link if you have it as that would make them more like the times.

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drewcoo2y ago· 1 in thread

> should inspire future whistleblowers

I'd think his treatment might dissuade future whistle blowers.

rfoo2y ago

Well, it would be depressing if we have to rely on The Shadow Brokers-style "whistleblowers" in the future.

GaryNumanVevo2y ago

I'm glad Assange is free, but he really pushes the definition. He wasn't a whistleblower, he actively pushed whistleblowers to deliver information that he wanted to publish. He frequently revealed sources in active warzones, and redacted a bunch of Russian financial information from their leaks on Syria.

ffhhj2y ago

The world changed a lot, now our computers are surveilance tools.

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