1.) Assange began his high profile association with Wikileaks as a spokesperson, only. That essentially made him immune to legal action because he made it clear he did not have anything to do with the internals of WL.
Later, when pissed off governments wanted his young ass, he changed his job description to, "journalist," in an effort to be immune by way of freedom of the press.
2.) WL itself fell off the radar and had very little in the way of exciting revelations and donations fell dramatically. They stepped back into the news cycle by violating their own strict rules of conduct by creating publicity prior to data releases.
Donors didn't bite and WL went to hell.
I've studied both Wikileaks and Assange for years and I admired their first efforts but that all soured when Assage's ego and WL's financials went in opposite directions.
Actually, you have blown our cover. Very clever of you to deduce this.
The timing was right to address a part of America that we normally don't have time or money to adjust.
We elected Donald Trump in order to bring him down, along with his cohorts and family members.
Look: The situation was a perfect storm for us: Clinton had too much baggage. She didn't address the under-educated poor white women of the Rust Belt. She was Obama 2.0., and the list goes on.
Added to that, Bernie Sanders was a significant spoiler. The Democratic party had groomed Clinton for years. She was supposed to be the only Democratic candidate and it should have been a walk-off.
Trump did not want to win. His plan was to feed his ego and crank up "Trump TV," where he could tap into revenue streams similar to Limbaugh, Coulter, and Hannity.
He would outperform his favourite Fox News Network with over the top conservatism and rabid white supremacy, feeding raw meat to his core.
Well, we screwed that. It makes sense now, doesn't it? Take out the organized crime connection to Russia when the opportunity presented itself. Prior to the election, Trump and his gang were too low-profile. We elevated that situation to the level of close inspection by every American citizen.
The documents were/are the property of the US. They were stolen and sent to WikiLeaks. I followed the Mannng case all the way from his Lady Gaga CD, through a scared hacker, to WikiLeaks, for example.
The shit was stolen and given to WikiLeaks.
Without judging the merits, those are the facts.
Assange hung himself when he stopped pretending to being a spokesperson and then said he was a publisher.
WikiLeaks fucked up when they lost control of Assange.
In addition to lack of donations, WikiLeaks and Assange became dormant until they aggressively sought stolen information.
I've been reporting Assange and WikiLeaks ever since they were a thing. Assange was a self-described "spokesperson," at first. He said he has nothing to do with the internal workings of WikiLeaks; that he was sim-ply rhe front man.
Later on, after he and WikiLeaks fell off the radar and money and attention waned, Assange claimed to be a "publishers," so he could hide behind those credentials.
The US has wanted Assange, day one. WikiLeaks is guilty of two things: 1.) possession of stolen documents, 2.) espionage.
I really liked WikiLeaks until they monetized whistle-blowing.
Slashdot Mirror
And second, relying on ISPs and users to fix this will not accomplish anything.
What historical works support your statement?
It's a commonsense approach to a serious problem. Hell, America could use citizen sleuths and crowdsource the effort.
Then, each sorry device could be reported to the owner aggregated and vendor's reps could be yelped.
I think it's a great idea.
Sadly, you're the target audience.
Hold that thought then read TFS.
My affiliations are hugging the goddam Internet since its birth.
You're what I call a linksta. You throw a lot of links you know I won't read because I've been studying this since it surfaced.
Your links aren't going to add value to my real-time follow.
And, I already answered your redundant question.
Stop popping and start hopping.
Facebook is the most visible, but but not the only, game in town.
Google has got to be looking at this very closely. All of the points that are relevant to Facebook apply to Google.
Twitter is in this space. So is Microsoft, Apple, Amazon ...
It's gonna take some energy to move those beasts.
Good luck.
That falls under 17 U.S. Code 1201 - Circumvention of copyright protection systems. Notice the jurisdiction.
The subject is Wikileaks.
Die-hard fans were able to donate plenty post-mainstream payment ban. Not enough people wanted to.
Why should they? You know as well as I do that people's attention span lasts only as long as the lightning strike.
... links to the rippers.
No commodity of any kind, way, shape or form is unfundable on the Internet. You know that. Look at Silk Road.
The payment methods you mention are outdated. If that were not true, the Dark Web would have no market.
Someone at Slashdot ...
You don't appear to be new here but you sure act like it.
Do you suppose there's any way at all that you can discover who actually authored TFA?
You are correct, and there's a little more:
1.) Assange began his high profile association with Wikileaks as a spokesperson, only. That essentially made him immune to legal action because he made it clear he did not have anything to do with the internals of WL.
Later, when pissed off governments wanted his young ass, he changed his job description to, "journalist," in an effort to be immune by way of freedom of the press.
2.) WL itself fell off the radar and had very little in the way of exciting revelations and donations fell dramatically. They stepped back into the news cycle by violating their own strict rules of conduct by creating publicity prior to data releases.
Donors didn't bite and WL went to hell.
I've studied both Wikileaks and Assange for years and I admired their first efforts but that all soured when Assage's ego and WL's financials went in opposite directions.
We're sorry, but EditorDavid is not the author of TFA.
I don't read reddit at all. Why the simple fuck would I?
They aren't a more valid source than say, Facebook, right?
Those people don't know bullshit from wild honey.
There are other things besides collusion.
There's the basic mistake of attacking every critic including the FBI, the failing NYT, Wapo, every goddam Trump aid, and so on.
Remember that Trump never bothered to replace Obama's staff at the mid-lower levels of government, especially the FBI.
Those people are pranking Trump all over hell's half an acre with leaks and the intent to bolster the indictment count.
Trump has fired all the competent advisers in his hive and is left with celebrities like himself who know nothing about politics.
Pelosi knows where all the dead bodies are. She's got those left-over Obama loyalists aiding her.
It don't get any better than that. Hell, Trunp's core is crumbling and imploding down to a few batshit crazy, rabid certified nut wings.
You know: Like Giuliani.
Actually, you have blown our cover. Very clever of you to deduce this.
The timing was right to address a part of America that we normally don't have time or money to adjust.
We elected Donald Trump in order to bring him down, along with his cohorts and family members.
Look: The situation was a perfect storm for us: Clinton had too much baggage. She didn't address the under-educated poor white women of the Rust Belt. She was Obama 2.0., and the list goes on.
Added to that, Bernie Sanders was a significant spoiler. The Democratic party had groomed Clinton for years. She was supposed to be the only Democratic candidate and it should have been a walk-off.
Trump did not want to win. His plan was to feed his ego and crank up "Trump TV," where he could tap into revenue streams similar to Limbaugh, Coulter, and Hannity.
He would outperform his favourite Fox News Network with over the top conservatism and rabid white supremacy, feeding raw meat to his core.
Well, we screwed that. It makes sense now, doesn't it? Take out the organized crime connection to Russia when the opportunity presented itself. Prior to the election, Trump and his gang were too low-profile. We elevated that situation to the level of close inspection by every American citizen.
We got him.
Bullshit.
The documents were/are the property of the US. They were stolen and sent to WikiLeaks. I followed the Mannng case all the way from his Lady Gaga CD, through a scared hacker, to WikiLeaks, for example.
The shit was stolen and given to WikiLeaks.
Without judging the merits, those are the facts.
Assange hung himself when he stopped pretending to being a spokesperson and then said he was a publisher.
WikiLeaks fucked up when they lost control of Assange.
In addition to lack of donations, WikiLeaks and Assange became dormant until they aggressively sought stolen information.
I'm on /. and I never said such a thing.
I've been reporting Assange and WikiLeaks ever since they were a thing. Assange was a self-described "spokesperson," at first. He said he has nothing to do with the internal workings of WikiLeaks; that he was sim-ply rhe front man.
Later on, after he and WikiLeaks fell off the radar and money and attention waned, Assange claimed to be a "publishers," so he could hide behind those credentials.
The US has wanted Assange, day one. WikiLeaks is guilty of two things: 1.) possession of stolen documents, 2.) espionage.
I really liked WikiLeaks until they monetized whistle-blowing.
Like Trump is in yours?
FOLLOW THE MONEY!
Shut up and calculate.
... are these unbiased sources?
I've heard it.
It's a suppressed sneer.
My anus is a dungeon-like prison, you insensitive clod.
... but they don't let the peasants know about it.
... and the Moon.
Dumb bastards. The US could have been a contendah. STELLA!!!
Had Waxahachie gone through, the world's leading scientists would be gathered in Texas. Imagine all the ancillary economic benefits.
We would have mining colonies on the Moon manufacturing fuel and launching rockets from 1/6th gravity.
Fuck that.
Let's create jobs with the goddam war machine, right?