> Instead of ArsTechnica, why not link to the ACLU's website? I prefer journalism to the original source's post. The ACLU is an advocate for its cause; a secon

> Instead of ArsTechnica, why not link to the ACLU's website? I prefer journalism to the original source's post. The ACLU is an advocate for its cause; a secondary source can provide context, other sources, opposing points of view, etc. For example, compare a post by a political candidate, with its natural extreme bias, to a newspaper article about it, which includes fact-checking, expert analysis, their opponent's reaction, etc. That's the reason Wikipedia requires secondary sources for its citations and forbids primary sources. EDIT: Fleshed it out a bit.