Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's extradition hearing

Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by hrktb on Monday February 17, 2020 @06:54PM (#22352118)

It’s so far from the narrative we’ve been hearing for years now, than even reading your comment triggers a “that’s just some batshit conspiration theory” reaction on the moment.

Going through the link requires putting aside that reaction. I missed the link posted two weeks ago, and I am so glad you commented.

It’s really chilling and takes time to fully process.

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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by stubish on Monday February 17, 2020 @09:00PM (#22352784)

And different countries are being fed different narratives, which is why discussions are so polarized and volatile.

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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by totalZero on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @03:30AM (#22354405)

Some countries are being fed both. Look at Ecuador.

Ex-president Rafael Correa decries the fact that Assange, who had been granted Ecuadorian citizenship in addition to his political asylum, was dragged out of a sovereign embassy by UK police. He notes that an IMF deal occurred somewhat concurrently with the surrender of Assange.

Current president Lenin Moreno claims Assange wouldn't clean up after his cat and smeared poop on the walls of the embassy. Moreno ejected Assange shortly after blaming WikiLeaks for the publication of photos and messages hacked from the Moreno family's smartphones.

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