# Why the world needs WikiLeaks

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2010
- Speaker: Julian Assange
- Year: 2010
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/julian_assange_why_the_world_needs_wikileaks)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The controversial website WikiLeaks collects and posts highly classified documents and video. Founder Julian Assange talks to TED's Chris Anderson about how WikiLeaks operates and what drives their mission. The interview includes graphic footage of a US airstrike in Baghdad.

## Lectures

1. [Why the world needs WikiLeaks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/julian_assange_why_the_world_needs_wikileaks/651ad845af00), 20 min (TED's player)