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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by gwbas1c on Monday August 29, 2022 @03:17PM (#32642292)
In the US, you can get in a lot of trouble for publishing military secrets. (IE, you bet a movie that casually mentions a military secret would get into a lot of hot water right away.)

Otherwise, the rest of censorship comes from social pressure; or someone with hurt feelings trying to twist the courts to enforce their will.

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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by astrange on Monday August 29, 2022 @08:49PM (#32645426)
Publishing military secrets is legal (eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Progressive,_....). Journalists don't have a duty to keep classified information secret, only the people who've agreed to keep it secret do.
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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by trasz on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @03:54AM (#32647794)
Obviously false, see Assange.
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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by astrange on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @05:14AM (#32648255)
Assange hasn't been convicted of anything yet. Seeing as he was part of a conspiracy to steal the classified information, probably will be though.

The bit of the Espionage Act that conflicts with my previous post is unconstitutional.

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Re:The Big [Censored] Theory by trasz on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @08:19AM (#32649406)
It doesn’t matter if he hasn’t been formally convicted; he spent last decade de facto imprisoned, proving that US does in fact punish journalists that are a bit too nosy about US military.
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