Elon Musk drops the 'Twitter Files' exposing censorship at Twitter and these points caught my attention
Of course, Elon Musk would hit us with the Twitter files at 5:00 PM on a Friday, and on a Friday I'm not home. I schlepped over to New Jersey to catch the boss's comedy concert. SPOILER: He killed.
You can check out a full recap on the Twitter Files here. I have a long train ride ahead of me to pour through all the details. There is a lot we always assumed that we now have confirmation on concerning Schmunter Schmiden and his laptop. But these points stood out to me right away. Mainly, Team Biden had people who would regularly remove posts they don't like.
8. By 2020, requests from connected actors to delete tweets were routine. One executive would write to another: “More to review from the Biden team.” The reply would come back: “Handled.” pic.twitter.com/mnv0YZI4af
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 2, 2022
It makes you wonder...
Hi! Us over here. We do. https://t.co/NvK5stdY5p
— Louder with Crowder Dot Com (@LWCnewswire) December 3, 2022
Democrats in Congress do not believe the First Amendment is absolute and want MORE "content moderation." We know that but how open they are willing to angrily say so out loud on The Hill -- while Twitter is censoring a story about Joe Biden's son -- is something.
36.Twitter files continued:
"THE FIRST AMENDMENT ISN’T ABSOLUTE”
Szabo’s letter contains chilling passages relaying Democratic lawmakers’ attitudes. They want “more” moderation, and as for the Bill of Rights, it's "not absolute" pic.twitter.com/cWdNYIprp8
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 3, 2022
One lone Democrat Congressman, Rep. Mo Khanna, was concerned about the first amendment. He attempted to explain it slowly to Vijaya Gadde, the former head of "legal, policy and trust" who was responsible for censoring the laptop story. He was unsuccesful.
32.Khanna tries to reroute the conversation to the First Amendment, mention of which is generally hard to find in the files: pic.twitter.com/Tq6l7VMuQL
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 3, 2022
And throughout the entire ordeal, former CEO Jack Dorsey didn't have a clue what was going on.
23. The decision was made at the highest levels of the company, but without the knowledge of CEO Jack Dorsey, with former head of legal, policy and trust Vijaya Gadde playing a key role.
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 3, 2022
An amazing subplot of the Twitter/Hunter Biden laptop affair was how much was done without the knowledge of CEO Jack Dorsey, and how long it took for the situation to get "unfucked" (as one ex-employee put it) even after Dorsey jumped in.
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 3, 2022
There are multiple instances in the files of Dorsey intervening to question suspensions and other moderation actions, for accounts across the political spectrum
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 3, 2022
Elon Musk promises Part 2 of the Twitter Files is dropping on Saturday. Someone needs to explain to him how weekends work.
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