U.S. Urged Ecuador to Act against WikiLeaks
The radical technological growth has created distinct ways of acquiring and delivering information in regard to the daily happening. The media especially utilizes the internet sites in growing its delivery locations as a way of informing the general public. This swift has thus, brought a closer connections across all the states globally. Governments are well known for withholding sensitive information from the general public which may cause insensitive or unwanted controversies. Some individuals continuously establishes distinct ways of getting the information and supplying it which to most is considered illegal but it is their civic rights. However, when this practice violates the policies of the government it can be limited through constitutional authority. The recent decision of shutting down WikiLeaks is justified since the sites have been leaking information that can be classified as personal to Russians thus violating the united states privacy.
Julian Assange is entitled to the freedom of gathering and delivering information but not the one that exposes the national security to threats. Like any other news media the sites makes informational decisions that are both sensitive and highly assessed (Dilanian, Arkin & Windrem, 2016). However, its operation on leaking private information violates media’s regulations greatly and better policies on what they should deliver should be designed critically. This makes it clear that Assange’s desire and priority is undermining the US power by participating in informing Russians in regard to intelligence operations.
The national security is generally dependant of secret decisions and privacy which is being violated by the sites. This undermines the freedom and rights of American as their election is being underrated which makes the conduct illegal. Given that Assange and the sites do not support any of the American presidential candidates the information they offer should not be biased and should not be leaning on a single side by uncovering personal details (Dilanian, Arkin & Windrem, 2016). However, despite the fact that the Clinton’s personal emails information was acquired in illegal ways it the sites played a crucial role in creating public awareness. The general public holds the right of understanding matters regarding their national welfare that may affect them.
The shutting decision was appropriate as a way to ensure US security. This is because Russia as an outside state with the provided personal information is equipped to work against the united stated which is a violation. The public need to know of the occurrence of events but that does not imply that personal and sensitive decisions are supposed to be exposed without making some considerations. Information that is released to the general public at times requires to be filtered to protect them as well as the nation in general (Dilanian, Arkin & Windrem, 2016). Shutting down the sites and denying Assange the right to access the internet is a better strategy of exercising national authority and protection of privacy and security.
In conclusion, the growth of technology has increased the desire and the ability of media organizations to pursue thought triggering coverage’s. Civilization has increased and the amount of information that is released to the public has also grown gradually. WikiLeaks delivers some classified and sensitive information to the general public. Such sites requires higher regulations and governing policies to protect individuals privacy and uphold national security. The public holds the right of obtaining information in regard to the happenings but if the information violates the rights of another the freedom should never be exercised.
Reference
Dilanian, K., William M. Arkin & Windrem, R. (2016). U.S. Urged Ecuador to Act against WikiLeaks. Retrieved from http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-urged-ecuador-act-against-assange-n669271
