I am Julian Assange founder of WikiLeaks -- Ask Me Anything

Despite claims that WikiLeaks is a not-for-profit organization, the only legal structure directly associated (I'm aware non-profits like Wau Holland provide outside support) with Wikileaks is registered as a for-profit Icelandic corporation.

In the United States, at least, an actual not-for-profit would be required to disclose its finances and adopt a conflict of interest policy. This would address concerns that, for example, donor money is going to the organization's cause and not the personal legal affairs of a member, or that actions by the group aren't being influenced by business partners of members, or where you happened to find $100,000 to pay for the full text of a trade deal that could potentially harm China and Russia. None of this seems inconsistent with WikiLeaks's stated goals of promoting transparency.

Much of the recent controversy around WikiLeaks derives from the fact that you're (somewhat ironically) quite opaque about your own operations. What policies (e.g. regular financial disclosures, meetings minutes, conflict of interest disclosures, external audits) can WikiLeaks pursue in 2017 to maintain its legitimacy as a duly independent publishing organization in pursuit of the public interest?

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