Julian Assange became a free man on Wednesday Australia time (late Tuesday U.S. mainland time) after pleading guilty to espionage charges brought by the U.S. government in exchange for his freedom.
Jack Dorsey reemerged on Elon Musk’s X recently, calling it a “freedom technology” last week as he stepped down from Bluesky’s board. In an interview with Pirate Wires Thursday, the founder of Twitter says he never really left the platform, he just was posting less.
Bluesky confirmed Jack Dorsey’s departure from the decentralized social media company’s board of directors on Sunday.
U.S. officials say they will not pursue the death penalty against Julian Assange if he’s extradited from the UK to face charges related to his publication of documents highly embarrassing to the U.S.
A High Court in London is seeking assurances from the U.S. government that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange won’t receive the death penalty if his extradition is approved.