Howard Kurtz, Fox News Media Analyst, and host of “MediaBuzz” argued that after Sony pulled “The Interview” following threats made against the film that “there is now nothing to stop other attackers from targeting [anything]…that displeases them, and many, many American companies are vulnerable” on Wednesday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel.
“This is an undeniable victory, Martha, for the attackers, for a terror attack on a major corporation and for their patrons in North Korea,” he stated, also criticizing the media for being “enablers” of hackers by giving the material they leak coverage.
Kurtz further described the movie as “stupid,” and “reckless,” but added “it still is a blow against free speech, as dumb as the movie might be…there is now nothing to stop other attackers from targeting any movie, or magazine, or newspaper article that displeases them, and many, many, American companies are vulnerable.”
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