Episode 539 • • 2:00:44 - 2:05:22
539: Assume the Position
Ladar Levinson Interview, Child Pornography Search Warrant
Ladar Levinson appeared on Democracy Now! to discuss the closure of LavaBit, though he admitted he did not know Edward Snowden personally. Research indicates that a search warrant was executed against a LavaBit user in June 2013 for alleged possession of child pornography. The hosts suggest the service may have been shut down due to this investigation rather than the Snowden case, using the NSA narrative as a convenient cover.