[ptsal]

Is that blackmail?

[mrsmith]

Coercion.

Julian Assange; @JulianAssange · 25m25 minutes ago

CNN just committed a crime violating § 135.60 of the New York criminal code “coercion” http://codes.findlaw.com/ny/penal-law/pen-sect-135-60.html …

[bigbob]

#CNNBlackMail is trending on twitter

[freeandfreezing]

Yes, it is extortion, and a violation of widely accepted standards for behavior on the internet. Doxing is bad enough, forcing somebody to make a show apology and then threatening to release private information if they don't follow some requirement is really outlandish.

CNN thinks it is OK to threaten private citizens who create a parody video. So much for their belief in the First Amendment.

They really are the Communist News Network.