Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-02-23 18:33:39 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 73E399149C114EC77C42A8577D53EBA7DA988378E04452324B1A9829FF6BB1AA
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Assange didn't "unlawfully" publish anything. He is not a U.S. citizen and thus not bound by U.S. law. In any case, publishing classified documents in the public interest is a core function of U.S. national security journalists. (See: Pentagon Papers) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/us/politics/julian-assange-wikileaks-charges.html
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