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Re:USA vs. Julian Assange Judgment by jojobas on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @08:12AM (#25645115)
Failure to edit wasn't what he was accused of.

US government secrets are not expressly protected by UK law.

Consider this absurdity: you could be extradited to South Korea for having some North Korean songs on your phone.

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Re:USA vs. Julian Assange Judgment by myrandomcomment on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @10:52AM (#25646776)
So in the UK you can go to jail for what he did, unlike in the US. The Pentagon Papers ruling gave cover for journalists leaking government secrets. In the UK the official secrets act offers no such protection and is a ticket right to jail.
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