Things You Can’t Say About Assange or WikiLeaks

Re:Things You Can’t Say About Assange or WikiLeaks by CryptoPunk on Monday January 07, 2019 @03:47PM (#18849886)

Any organization dedicated to publishing leaks can be used by any state to push its political propaganda. But that's the price of free speech. In a society that eshrines the right to free speech, unless you're sworn to secrecy, you're allowed to publish leaks, no matter what your motives, and no matter who those leaks help.

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Re:Things You Can’t Say About Assange or WikiLeaks by jayd16 on Monday January 07, 2019 @07:32PM (#18851792)

You might argue it was for the greater good but Wikileaks was a tool nonetheless.

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Re:Things You Can’t Say About Assange or WikiLeaks by dwd on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @03:03AM (#18854059)

True, in the same way Facebook and Twitter are tools.

The argument against them is the same, does the benefit outweight the damage that can also be done?

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