27-09-2018 21:06 via theverge.com

WikiLeaks has a new editor-in-chief because Julian Assange has no internet access

Julian Assange has stepped aside as editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, with the group saying his departure was “due to the extraordinary circumstances” of him being unable to communicate with anyone but his lawyers for the last six months. Assange has appointed Kristinn Hrafnsson to replace him. Hrafnsson is an Icelandic journalist who served as WikiLeaks’ spokesperson from 2010 to 2016.
Assange has been unable to communicate with the outside world since the end of March, when his
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