We have seen enough criminality on the part of government. It is hypocritical to make this allegation against me. They have narrowed the public sphere of influence.

After 9/11, many of the most important news outlets in America abdicated their role as a check to power - the journalistic responsibility to challenge the excesses of government - for fear of being seen as unpatriotic and punished in the market during a period of heightened nationalism.

I know that fundamentally, changes to the fabric of the internet, and sort of our methods of communication, can enforce our rights.

There are unquestionable violations of our Constitution.

We decentralise permissions over the use of our communications.

Even if you're not doing anything wrong, you are being watched and recorded.

My government revoked my passport intentionally to leave me exiled. If they really wanted to capture me, they would've allowed me to travel to Latin America, because the CIA can operate with impunity down there. They did not want that; they chose to keep me in Russia.