Where does the information from WikiLeaks come from?

WikiLeaks /ˈwɪkiliːks/ is an international non-profit organisation that publishes secret information, news leaks, and classified media provided by anonymous sources. Its website, initiated in 2006 in Iceland by the organisation Sunshine Press, claims a database of 10 million documents in 10 years since its launch.

Who is Julian Assange and what does WikiLeaks do?

WikiLeaks is an online library of secret government documents, news leaks, and classified media, all collected from anonymous sources. Founded by Julian Assange, Wikileaks publishes this information to give whistleblowers a platform to expose hidden truths about various governments and institutions around the world.

Why is WikiLeaks accused of lack of transparency?

Although it aims to expose problems within governments and powerful institutions, WikiLeaks itself has been accused of a lack of transparency because it does not reveal how it is funded, its use of nondisclosure agreements within its own organization, and the amount of control Julian Assange has over what’s published.

Is the Berkman Center part of WikiLeaks?

Yes, under an evolving set of models. Berkman Fellow Ethan Zuckerman has some interesting thoughts on the development of Wikileaks and its practices over the years, which will be explained in greater detail when the Berkman Center podcast about Wikileaks is released later this week. In the meantime, here’s a capsule version.

When did WikiLeaks start publishing the Spy Files?

In December 2011, WikiLeaks started to release the Spy Files. On 27 February 2012, WikiLeaks began publishing more than five million emails from the Texas-headquartered “global intelligence” company Stratfor. On 5 July 2012, WikiLeaks began publishing the Syria Files (emails from Syrian political figures 2006–2012).

How did Julian Assange get started with WikiLeaks?

Assange, a noted computer hacker, pleaded guilty to a host of cybercrime charges in 1991, but because of his youth he received only minimal punishment. He was inspired to create WikiLeaks by Daniel Ellsberg’s 1971 release of the Pentagon Papers.

When did the first Wikileaks cables come out?

In November 2010 WikiLeaks released selections from a trove of some 250,000 classified diplomatic cables between the U.S. State Department and its embassies and consulates around the world. Those documents dated mostly from 2007 to 2010 but included some dating back as far as 1966.

When did WikiLeaks release the September 11 intercepts?

From 3AM on Sunday September 11, 2011, until 3AM the following day (US east coast time), WikiLeaks is re-releasing over half a million US national text pager intercepts. The intercepts cover a 24 hour period surrounding the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington.

When did the WikiLeaks donation account get suspended?

On 22 January 2010, the Internet payment intermediary PayPal suspended WikiLeaks’ donation account and froze its assets. WikiLeaks said that this had happened before, and was done for “no obvious reason”. The account was restored on 25 January 2010.

What did the International Federation of Journalists call WikiLeaks?

In a 2013 resolution, the International Federation of Journalists, a trade union of journalists, called WikiLeaks a “new breed of media organisation” that “offers important opportunities for media organisations”.

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