Edward Snowden has been left impressed by a poll conducted by Twitter CEO Elon Musk on the platform.
What Happened: Musk’s poll asking his nearly 120 million followers on the platform resulted in 3.31 million votes. 80.5% of those who voted said Wikileaks founder Julian Assange along with Snowden should be pardoned.
That is a very big number. https://t.co/iyYkVt9619
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) December 5, 2022
Snowden said on the poll, “That is a very big number.”
Why It Matters: Musk said that he was not “expressing an opinion” when he ran the poll over the weekend.
Snowden said earlier that he and Assange were charged under a law that was aimed at the prevention of fair trials, according to a prior report. Both men are wanted by authorities in the United States for leaking classified information.
The former National Security Agency contractor is now a Russian citizen and a fugitive from U.S. law enforcement. Assange is awaiting extradition to the U.S. in the United Kingdom.
Read Next: Edward Snowden Responds To NSA's Call For Former Workers To Come Back: 'Thanks, I'll Pass'
Photo courtesy: Gage Skidmore on Wikimedia
© 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
Comments
Trade confidently with insights and alerts from analyst ratings, free reports and breaking news that affects the stocks you care about.