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Today, WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange’s press conference with Ecuador’s foreign minister over the ongoing saga of the former’s exile in Ecuador’s London embassy took a rather unexpected turn during its broadcasting online.
In what was appearing to be a rather boring-looking affair, the internet gathered around and did what it does best, that is, make crude and stupid jokes in the chat section of the live feed that The Guardian’s web editor, Jonathan Haynes, noticed.
Extremely dull Assange presser greatly improved by the live chat on the right … “show breasts” “FREECOCKS” “Twerk/” pic.twitter.com/VPOoIwknVp
— Jonathan Haynes (@JonathanHaynes) August 18, 2014
Man on chatroom image via Shutterstock
