“Just 10 years ago, no one could have imagined that a bank account could be closed due to posts on social networks. Nowadays online activities have real-life consequences” said Snowden.
Snowden noted that platforms such as Facebook*, WhatsApp*, Telegram, YouTube have to comply with the requirements of intelligence services and data transfer, which puts states in unequal conditions outside the Western bloc. He warned that not only politicians and spies, but also ordinary people suffer from the actions of such systems.
We remember that the former NSA employee exposed the US global surveillance system in 2013. After the statements, Snowden had to leave the USA. He requested asylum in Russia and received a Russian passport in 2022.
*Belongs to Meta, who is recognized as an extremist and banned in the Russian Federation
Source: Ferra
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