CNN's outing of Reddit user is so bad even Julian Assange is criticizing the network

Wait, Assange is anti-doxing now?

— CLA (@ConservativeLA) July 5, 2017

LOL.

Even WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange thinks CNN went too far in tracking down the Reddit user who created the Trump–WWE GIF:

When Trump goes low CNN goes lower: threatens to dox artist behind "CNN head" video if he makes fun of them again https://t.co/Ka4R1fFEWa pic.twitter.com/82eWSmWtLf

— Defend Assange Campaign (@DefendAssange) July 5, 2017

Sheesh. When you’ve lost Assange…

https://twitter.com/Mellecon/status/882449016717537281

Oh this is fun. #CNNBlackmail https://t.co/5G7hf6SQZ1

— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) July 5, 2017

And he thinks CNN committed a state and federal felony:

CNN just committed a crime violating § 135.60 of the New York criminal code "coercion" https://t.co/FwPPlczPRhhttps://t.co/AHQhjDS6ds pic.twitter.com/a7HAdMQQDV

— Defend Assange Campaign (@DefendAssange) July 5, 2017

CNN also appears to have committed a federal felony violation of 18 U.S. Code § 241 in relation to the 1st Amendmenthttps://t.co/Ij06te1Bcr pic.twitter.com/AFt8RJyHsW

— Defend Assange Campaign (@DefendAssange) July 5, 2017

Maybe he’s taking online law school courses while he’s holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London?

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