Julian Assange’s cyber-sins seem quaint in comparison to those of big tech | Simon Jenkins

Forces more dangerous to public liberty than WikiLeaks are intruding on our lives. We need proper protection

The eviction of Julian Assange from London’s Ecuadorian embassy is a strange irony. He saw himself as a warrior for truth across the boundless paradise of the web, where people could make their own rules. Now he finds himself badly in need of a secure border, a friendly judge and legal protections.

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