Last month, WikiLeaks announced it was in financial trouble and could be shut down as early as the beginning of 2012. They are scaling back their operations in the hopes of raising additional funds, despite Visa, MasterCard and others refusing to all cardholders to donate to the site.
With Julian Assange still in the midst of a legal battle overseas, where does this leave WikiLeaks? Assange was denied extradition today in a London High Court trial. The court is calling for a trail in Sweden for alleged sexual misconduct charges against Assange.
With all the bad press surrounding Assange, will readers want to donate to the struggling site? Although Assange's personal life and action don't correlate with the site, the mere connection could be enough to shy readers away.
If Assange is found guilty in Sweden, some years away, will WikiLeaks survive? Will it survive a possible Supreme Court appeal in Britian and a possible Swedish trial?
Despite their financial woes, the turmoil surrounding Assange can't be beneficial to the infamous whistle-blowing site.
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