This is Assange trying to help break into a classified computer system. It's not journalism. It's not publishing. It's potential criminal activity. https://t.co/ACrL1JX66T pic.twitter.com/QW0Kt9cI2B

— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) April 11, 2019

Much dialogue around Assange has assumed he's being charged for publishing (claiming press freedom issue). But as has been known (ignored?), Assange went beyond that. UK says "accused [..] of computer related offences" (offered to crack hash for Manning) https://t.co/XyDOzu8wxO pic.twitter.com/HFq4wQCtbd

— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) April 11, 2019

The fact that Assange is only being charged with CFAA violations will make it an interesting question whether the UK will distinguish this from Lauri Love, who successfully fought extradition to the US on hacking charges: https://t.co/FFTN6yeJN2

— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) April 11, 2019

Assange is charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion by working to help former Chelsea Manning hack a password on a Pentagon computer.

This charge has nothing to do with press freedom. It is a crime for anyone to conspire to hack a server. https://t.co/8XQXIQuYB2

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) April 11, 2019

Even assuming they get Assange extradited, it's going to be very interesting to see if the US Gov can really prove its case. The question: How much did he actively encourage Manning and directly help her?

— Chris O'Brien (@obrien) April 11, 2019

A few interesting revelations in the newly unsealed federal indictment of Julian Assange:

1) It is for only one account of, essentially, a hacking conspiracy in 2010
2) It dates back over a year ago
3) Assange’s co-conspirator was Chelsea Manning

1/ https://t.co/xIweX8HNRy

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) April 11, 2019

Just In: The Justice Department says that Assange is being charged for assisting Chelsea Manning in hacking.

“Assange engaged in a conspiracy with Chelsea Manning to assist Manning in cracking a password stored on DOD computers connected to the Secret Internet Protocol Network” pic.twitter.com/DBs3pN4uGm

— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) April 11, 2019

Here's Julian Assange's fateful offer to crack a password for Chelsea Manning.

Context: Manning, worried her SIPRnet downloads were being noticed, thought about using someone else's desktop for a while to cover tracks. pic.twitter.com/71oeKAfSKs

— Kevin Poulsen (@kpoulsen) April 11, 2019

UPDATE: Julian Assange has been further arrested in relation to an extradition warrant on behalf of the United States authorities. He remains in custody at a central London police station. https://t.co/rK3mtlsPBE pic.twitter.com/kipiWbflOh

— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) April 11, 2019

JUST IN: @EDVAnews: Assange arrested "in connection with a federal charge of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion for agreeing to break a password to a classified U.S. government computer." https://t.co/fLwMacCyys pic.twitter.com/URIEmU2Oyz

— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) April 11, 2019

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange seen in police van following his arrest in London this morning. https://t.co/fLwMacCyys pic.twitter.com/Mt1Bge1BaQ

— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) April 11, 2019

BREAKING: Wikileaks’ Julian Assange arrested in London, now faces possible extradition to the US. Here’s our @GMA: https://t.co/pDoWm2RFcJ https://t.co/pDoWm2RFcJ

— David Wright (@WrightUps) April 11, 2019

Ahead in #HotTopics: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested on seven-year-old warrant at the Embassy of Ecuador in London and "further arrested in relation to an extradition warrant on behalf of the United States authorities," Metropolitan Police say. https://t.co/iuCG5rWsWB

— The View (@TheView) April 11, 2019

For years, it has been publicly reported that Julian Assange offered to help Chelsea Manning break into a classified computer system.

Now the Department of Justice has charged Assange for that. https://t.co/lbTkowTgBZ

— VICE (@VICE) April 11, 2019

Here's our piece on Assange's charges, which is basically what was in these tweets before the charges were announced

Julian Assange’s Charges Are Centered on Hacking, Not Publishing Classified Informationhttps://t.co/5MurumTZbd

— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) April 11, 2019

Julian #Assange Arrested On Behalf Of The US, For Trying To Help #ChelseaManning Crack CIA Password https://t.co/ms2bgZ5tsS

— Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (@schestowitz) April 11, 2019

Julian Assange Arrested On Behalf Of The US, For Trying To Help Manning Crack CIA Password - https://t.co/ZnAUo5XvZu good explanation of what we know so far...

— Glyn Moody (@glynmoody) April 11, 2019

Julian Assange published 100% accurate information about the US government and high ranking officials.

He did the work the American media should have done, but refused to for partisan reasons.

His prosecution is a dystopian miscarriage of justice. https://t.co/gLzE1ZF35u

— Harlan Z. Hill (@Harlan) April 11, 2019

Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder arrested in London - BBC News ⁦@Twitter⁩ @RedRacoon #FreeRed Look, we’re all sharing it, too. https://t.co/Z8pI1TFvkv

— Pol Robinson (@polrobin) April 11, 2019

Like him or not, we're faced with this reality: British forces walked onto another country's sovereign soil and arrested a citizen of a third sovereign country. On charges even the accusing (fourth!) country admit may be specious.https://t.co/6boYgKjaZN

— Kevin L Nenstiel (@KLNenstiel) April 11, 2019

Arrestato Julian Assange ! Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange arrested - BBC News https://t.co/dzCpZU2qNm

— Alex Orlowski (@alex_orlowski) April 11, 2019

BREAKING: bogus asylum seeker who ran away from rape investigation finally taken into custody: https://t.co/ZBmP0lzsd9

— Rob Marchant (@rob_marchant) April 11, 2019

‘Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder arrested in London’

Arrested by the U.K. and U.S. authorities. https://t.co/TQTuyCbA6J

— RynheartTheReluctant (@TheRynheart) April 11, 2019

HOMBRE STINKY FINALLY IN CLINKY https://t.co/iZxSZrABL4

— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) April 11, 2019

I hope Assange drops the hammer on Bush, Obama, Hillary, Merkel, May and all the criminal 'new world order' #wikileaks #Assange https://t.co/Jk8hsKnSm9

— Rupert in Texas (@RupertinTexas) April 11, 2019

WikiLeaks Co-Founder Julian Assange Arrested in London

The U.K. will decide whether to extradite Assange to the U.S., in response to allegations that he conspired with former U.S. intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to download four classified databases. https://t.co/p58jxMI9uI

— PEN America (@PENamerican) April 11, 2019

Next time they lie to you that there is freedom of speech!

Where are our noisy journos & human rights activists? ??‍♂️

Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder arrested in London https://t.co/7CKmxCOusI

— mmatigari (@matigary) April 11, 2019

Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, charged in computer hacking conspiracy. Click here for copy of the indictment: https://t.co/9JItxR6VRX

— U.S. Attorney EDVA (@EDVAnews) April 11, 2019

Here's the Trump DOJ announcement about its indictment of Assange. It relates *only* to the 2010 classified docs about the Iraq & Afghanistan War logs & diplomatic cables. It has nothing to do with the 2016 election. This is huge attack on press freedom https://t.co/sKRTeACsYZ

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 11, 2019

Assange charges appear legally strong and strategically wise. By charging conspiracy to hack government computers, DOJ has avoided First Amendment problems that could arise by charging a crime under the Espionage Act for publishing classified information. https://t.co/zsTMkfVrFi

— Barb McQuade (@BarbMcQuade) April 11, 2019

Assange is charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion by working to help former Chelsea Manning hack a password on a Pentagon computer.

This charge has nothing to do with press freedom. It is a crime for anyone to conspire to hack a server. https://t.co/8XQXIQuYB2

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) April 11, 2019

WikiLeaks Founder Charged in Computer Hacking Conspiracy https://t.co/j7mjuRYrJU

— TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) April 11, 2019

Assange stans are claiming he is charged with publishing classified documents so they can cry foul. That’s false. He is charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion (or in lay terms, conspiracy to hack a computer) https://t.co/86wJcxf4Xv

— Trinity is Voting for a Woman 2020 (@TrinityMustache) April 11, 2019

So Assange hid in a broom closet for nearly seven years in order to avoid a five-year jail sentence? https://t.co/oSZQgQjHjU

— ? Kim (@kim) April 11, 2019

"If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison."

That's less time than he's spent in the Ecuadorian embassy.https://t.co/hqhxvgRzzI

— Sharon Weinberger (@weinbergersa) April 11, 2019

Not to mention that Dennis apparently didn't read the DoJ press release or he'd know that Assange is not accused of hacking into any US govt PC's nor is he accused of stealing anything from those PC's. Reading is fundamental.https://t.co/PhsDQzwfhW

— CTPatriot (@CTPatriot2006) April 11, 2019

Trump’s DOJ is charging Assange for spreading information which shed light on American empire. Be under no illusion regarding what this is about. https://t.co/kfa3Q06ZG1

— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) April 11, 2019

FBI makes my blood Boil! @realDonaldTrump only you can fix this!!! https://t.co/AaAreOgUHv

— George M Nassif (@GeorgeMNasif) April 11, 2019

Assange extradition is for computer crimes. Assuming the charge is under CFAA that would mean no chilling effect on freedom of press. A charge under Espionage Act would have that concern. https://t.co/3fQ8MluXht

— David Carroll ? (@profcarroll) April 11, 2019

?Per U.K. authorities: “We can confirm that Julian #Assange was arrested in relation to a provisional #extradition request from the United States of America.

“He is accused in the United States of America of computer-related offences.”https://t.co/VQjuVY8bDq

— Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) April 11, 2019

Read our statement following the arrest of Julian Assange, and accompanying factsheet on the extradition process https://t.co/0uqbimI08c

— Home Office (@ukhomeoffice) April 11, 2019

Much dialogue around Assange has assumed he's being charged for publishing (claiming press freedom issue). But as has been known (ignored?), Assange went beyond that. UK says "accused [..] of computer related offences" (offered to crack hash for Manning) https://t.co/XyDOzu8wxO pic.twitter.com/HFq4wQCtbd

— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) April 11, 2019

The @ukhomeoffice says the US extradition warrant for Assange is for "computer related offences.” https://t.co/ejHpeBpbpO

— Ryan Gallagher (@rj_gallagher) April 11, 2019

Is Julian Assange’s arrest a threat to press freedom or an appropriate response to hacking? https://t.co/DG6YD2mcFJ

— Joshua Benton (@jbenton) April 11, 2019

다른 것보다도, 세월탓인지 스트레스탓인지 달라진 외모에 눈길이 갑니다.

저널리즘의 반복되는 숙제:
‘알 권리’는 어두운 구멍으로 밀어 넣은 머리를 얼마나 보호해줄 것인가? 물론 가장 떨고 있는 것은 언제나 그 머리.

https://t.co/xqD9hlbhWI

— Goodhyun 김국현 (@goodhyun) April 12, 2019

“The charges allege that he was actively conspiring to break into systems to obtain the information in the first place, through illegal means” which, if true, is not what journalists do https://t.co/ITP1zFUFGW

— Jerome Taylor (@JeromeTaylor) April 11, 2019

Say what U may about #Assange as a person, what he & Manning did in regard to the cloaked, security state of the West, which deals in murder and military fanfare for profit - should shame all reporters who claim to care about their vocation. #FreeAssangehttps://t.co/OFKKCm6c9B

— ?♱⚜????? ?????⚜♱? (@UrielMahdi) April 11, 2019

https://t.co/6JY9PglZdo

It's outright criminal act by the imperialist powers!
Down with the imperialist powers!
Free #JulianAssange!!

— K K (@kk0000000000) April 11, 2019

Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder arrested in Londonhttps://t.co/Fy6uXgpTJ4

— Karol ? (@karolcummins) April 12, 2019

アサンジ氏逮捕される。エクアドル新大統領が亡命保護を却下。・・・イギリスと言う国も終わったな、という印象。願わくばアメリカに引き渡しされないことを望むのみ。終身刑か死刑になる。https://t.co/sLDTeo2pWP

— TertuliaJapón (@TertuliaJapon) April 11, 2019

https://t.co/RcXhCNWKvY
It finally has happened

— Man in a Basement (@maninabasement) April 11, 2019

Irrespective of how you feel about the man, it is a dark day as the world takes a step backward from #truth, transparency and accountability of nation states. #JulianAssange #Assangearrest https://t.co/o1gFGwNOm9

— aatish ramkaran (@aatishrZA) April 11, 2019

A leftist gets asylum thanks to a president with a Ph.D. in economics from an American university and has that revoked by a guy named Lenin. The world we live in. https://t.co/cCrBfgCBLa

— Gennady Rudkevich (@grudkev) April 11, 2019

Who said there is freedom in those so caled democratic countries@usembassyharare@TimoOlkkonen@JeffFlake@ChrisCoons@matigary @MachonaTawanda

Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder arrested in London https://t.co/qC1CXqzWPS

— wekwaMtyambizi (@olievermm) April 11, 2019

BBC News - Julian Assange: arrested in London. The same media demanding that the Mueller Report be released with classified information unredacted is about to celebrate as a journalist is arrested for publishing classified material unredacted. https://t.co/DqQdsVP2Cg

— michael (@thechoobster) April 11, 2019

Worrisome. He said it was about US extradition and not the Sweden allegations. When you're right you're right. #journalism #freedomofinformation #foi #accesstoinformation #FreeAssange https://t.co/1Nu25qJYH8

— RJ Peltz-Steele (@RJPeltzSteele) April 12, 2019

Breaking News: Julian Asange, Wikileaks co-founder arrested in London after Ecuador terminated his political asylum. #OngaziMakazi #Asange #Wikileaks https://t.co/gx1IwG44MX

— Right2Know (@r2kcampaign) April 11, 2019

FREE ASSANGE!!!https://t.co/TBKSQWZIMt

— The Crypto Monk Hodlonaut ⛩ (@TheCryptoMonk) April 11, 2019

Due to the use of the conditional tense & the fact that prosecutors don't claim the password was cracked, it looks like this alleged "password-cracking agreement" between Assange & Manning -- the crime Assange is accused of -- wasn't even successful. (https://t.co/K1T8OLNcAk) pic.twitter.com/tqFOo4yvBu

— Aaron Maté (@aaronjmate) April 11, 2019

WikiLeaks Founder Charged in Computer Hacking Conspiracyhttps://t.co/SQz9UIYgRs

— Karol ? (@karolcummins) April 12, 2019

⭕BREAKING NEWS⭕
Julian #Assange, founder of @WikiLeaks, charged in computer hacking conspiracy. Click here for copy of the indictment.@wikileakshttps://t.co/TvQ3MZ7GcX

— Anonymous Scandinavia? #SafePassage⏳ #NoExpulsion (@AnonScan) April 11, 2019

This is the link to the official write up from the DOJ on JA's arrest. If you read the 3rd paragraph of what the indictment alleges we already know he is innocent from the @GeorgeMNasif metadata files which I posted earlier.https://t.co/Es9owme0ra pic.twitter.com/7XN7LW2S1N

— Yig (@yigsstarhouse) April 12, 2019

It's throw-back Thursday. Here's the President in 2016 praising Wikileaks. Trump's own DOJ is now charging the organization's founder with hacking government computers in 2010. https://t.co/6zzzvrZjKV https://t.co/isHRzdL1hp

— GovTrack.?? (@govtrack) April 11, 2019

Home Office factsheet on the extradition process for Julian Assange: https://t.co/jqbAmYftVA

— Chris Wimpress (@ChrisWimpress) April 12, 2019

How UK has prostituted herself to US ... Preaches about free speech while violating it at every single way...https://t.co/vTWxUwpsWZ

— Tauwheed (@tauwheed1) April 11, 2019

Updated piece for those who are diving into the ‘is he a journalist or not’. Is Julian Assange’s arrest a threat to press freedom or an appropriate response to hacking? » Nieman Journalism Lab https://t.co/Gfv4GMwBOy

— Lisa Millar (@LisaMillar) April 11, 2019

Been a long term issue. https://t.co/sFbhRBbCZ6 @LisaMillar: Updated piece for those who are diving into the ‘is he a journalist or not’. Is Julian Assange’s arrest a threat to press freedom. » Nieman Journalism Lab https://t.co/U13UUgmO3g

— Norman Swan (@normanswan) April 11, 2019