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Wikileaks was centralised because they would not publish anything that would imminently endanger lives or ongoing operations. There was a detailed verification process to make sure the leaks were legit, and redacted where needed
alternatively...
Wikileaks was centralized because they would not publish anything that would imminently damage the goals they were attempting to achieve. There was just enough beurcracy to ensure leaks that were attacking allies were silenced and leaks exposing targets were amplified.
Do you have anything to support that claim? Julian was very persecuted for someone protecting allies
Ohhhhh, TIL. Thanks