WikiLeaks at 20: The Leaks that Shook the World
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WikiLeaks at 20: The leaks that shook the world
Founded by Julian Assange in 2006, the platform brought classified documents, covert operations and government secrets into public view Sunday marks 20 years since Australian journalist and activist Julian Assange founded WikiLeaks, the whistleblowing platform that would publish some of the most consequential leaks of the internet age, exposing classified US war records, CIA hacking tools, mass surveillance and other closely guarded government s…
THE SITE THAT KNEW TOO MUCH: 20 YEARS OF WIKILEAKS
THE SITE THAT KNEW TOO MUCH: 20 YEARS OF WIKILEAKSEvgeny DODOLEV, journalistThe website was launched on October 4, 2006. It looks ordinary: technical, boring, with a white background and green lettering. To say that this website has turned the world...
LONDON/BRATISLAVA – On October 4, 2006, Australian Julian Assange launched WikiLeaks, a platform that would allow anonymous sources to securely share and publish documents of political and historical significance. In the years that followed, it would release vast files of military reports, diplomatic cables, and other classified materials.
Last week, 4 October, it was exactly 20 years since Julian Assange launched the Wikileaks project, a project that publishes data from anonymous sources or leaks. Wikileaks published several times as a basis for sensational journalism investigations. Wikileaks' media partners include leading publications from around the world, including New York Times, The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, and Russian RT. Wikileaks-based publications focused on abuse…
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