After DNC leak, Snowden says WikiLeaks shouldn’t dump emails
WikiLeaks, the online organization that publicized the hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee, is taking criticism from an unexpected source - NSA leaker Edward Snowden.
Snowden tweeted his displeasure with WikiLeaks after the site posted thousands of emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee, – aparrently leaked by Russian agents as an attempt to influence the U.S. presidential election, as reported by The Hill.
Democratizing information has never been more vital, and @Wikileaks has helped. But their hostility to even modest curation is a mistake.
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) July 28, 2016
WikiLeaks shot back at Snowden after his tweet, accusing him of looking for a way home from his current self-imposed exile in Russia, where Snowden is avoiding federal prosecution for his leak of information from the U.S. National Security Agency.
“Opportunism won't earn you a pardon from Clinton & curation is not censorship of ruling party cash flows,” it replied.
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This story was originally published July 29, 2016 at 11:35 AM.