I personally do, he actually risked his life to release information about the government spying on people. And there are for sure more advanced ways now. Even your phone is listening.

    • edible_funk@sh.itjust.works
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      18 days ago

      That they were/are pretty pro Russia and have uncritically disseminated Russian agitprop intended to destabilize the US.

      • tar@lemmy.zip
        2·
        18 days ago

        i don’t think it’s true that they’re pro-russia, and if the agitprop was true, i don’t see the problem with disseminating it.

        • edible_funk@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          18 days ago

          As long as context is clearly explained and sources named I don’t disagree. But they’ve been less than reliable about that in the past. If you repeat propaganda (even if it’s more or less true) without explaining that it’s propaganda by providing relevant context then you are a propagandist.