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It seems pretty obvious that WikiLeaks has been compromised - is anyone buying this defense? And more importantly, who/what will replace WikiLeaks?
by ccvannorman 10y ago
It seems pretty obvious that WikiLeaks has been compromised - is anyone buying this defense?
And more importantly, who/what will replace WikiLeaks?
- ryanSrich 10y agoI feel like I'm out of the loop. When was wikileaks compromised? I've passively followed their work over the years, but I've tried to tune out most of the internet the past couple months.
- ovibos 10y agoThere hasn't been a proof-of-life from Julian himself in some time, and there was recently insurance files released that didn't have matching hashes. No hard evidence, but it is worrying, especially when there are so many parties that would benefit from wikileak's infiltration/de-legitimization.
- fulafel 10y agoIt may be hard to prove if the employ soft ways of influence, the traditional craft of intelligence agencies: extortion, bribery, forged threats from the opposing side etc.
- alphonsegaston 10y agoA Putin apparatchik was gloating to the Guardian that they helped sway the election the day after the results came in (ctrl+f "wikileaks": https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/09/putin-applauds-trump-win-and-hails-new-era-of-positive-ties-with-us https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/09/putin-applau...
- fixxer 10y agoHow does it seem obvious?
- mplewis 10y agoWho will replace WikiLeaks? Any legitimate news organization that actually vets potentially harmful material before releasing it.
- ovibos 10y agoWhat makes you think wikileaks doesn't vet their information before they publish it?
- xnull2guest 10y agoMost likely an intelligence agency will replace it. There will probably be a battle for the credibility vacuum created. With high likelihood USG will be a contenter.