Comment by Zigurd

> That the CIA interfered with things doesn't change the fact that people are still free to do those things.

It certainly does interfere. The propaganda articles displaces other articles and other publications.

Or, for a larger example, do you thing AT&T could be driven out of business because of their cosy relationship with the NSA? Heck no. It's more likely that AT&T's government partners will reward it regulatorily and with more contracts, and with social media astroturfing if a movement to boycott AT&T got going. Shut up and consume.