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Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by rootusrootus on Monday June 24, 2024 @10:43PM (#40783830)
> concerned about the political implications for journalism

As I recall, Wikileaks made the choice to take sides in politics, so the blame lies with them.

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Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by whatshisface on Monday June 24, 2024 @11:03PM (#40783961)
Without starting the whole "is publishing documents received from an enemy of the state seditious," debate, I didn't think there was supposed to be a jail term on taking sides in politics. :-)
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Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by vkou on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @03:50AM (#40785660)
No, but there may be jail terms for assisting your source in accessing computer networks in order to leak that information.
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Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by alfiedotwtf on Monday June 24, 2024 @11:03PM (#40783966)
Hillary wanted to drone Assange, so you would expect Wikileaks to take her opponent’s side
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