LimeWire re-emerges in rush to share pulled 60 Minutes segment
CBS faced backlash after editor-in-chief Bari Weiss pulled a segment from '60 Minutes' that featured testimonies from US deportees at a Salvadoran prison. Despite the censorship, the segment was still accessible in Canada and quickly spread online, including through the revived file-sharing service LimeWire. Critics argue that Weiss's decision undermines journalistic integrity and gives undue influence to the Trump administration.
- ▪Bari Weiss pulled a '60 Minutes' segment featuring testimonies from US deportees at a Salvadoran prison.
- ▪The segment was still available in Canada, leading to its widespread sharing online.
- ▪Critics claim Weiss's decision to censor the segment undermines journalistic integrity.
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| Publication time | Fri, 22 May 2026 20:18:01 +0000 |
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Ripping reporting “Yo what?” LimeWire re-emerges in online rush to share pulled “60 Minutes” segment Redditor jokes LimeWire is now a “champion against the darkness.” Ashley Belanger – Dec 23, 2025 11:18 am | 264 Bari Weiss joined CBS in October. Bari Weiss joined CBS in October. Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav CBS cannot contain the online spread of a “60 Minutes” segment that its editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, tried to block from airing. The episode, “Inside CECOT,” featured testimonies from US deportees who were tortured or suffered physical or sexual abuse at a notorious Salvadoran prison, the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism.
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