| What happened to the Snowden archive(libroot.org) | |
| 714 points by EXHades 23 days ago | 570 comments | |
tl;dr: The Snowden archive has been effectively silent since May 2019, with major outlets (Guardian, Der Spiegel, NYT/ProPublica, Intercept) having published only ~1% of the documents before stopping one by one, often citing vague reasons like "aging documents" or budget constraints. The Intercept's 2019 closure, pushed by Greenwald and editor Betsy Reed over Poitras's objections, was justified with shifting and contradictory explanations despite the organization running a surplus. Full copies reportedly still exist with Greenwald, Poitras, Gellman, and others, but promised academic partnerships never materialized, and journalists like Appelbaum allege significant unreported material—including evidence of compromised telecom infrastructure—remains suppressed. | |
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