Twittergate aka The Twitter Files

[Gracie]

Interesting reading. And now I wonder if anything will be done about it...and if twitter did this shit prior to Musk buying it...then what was Zuckerberg up to? Musk bought the place and wound up exposing a lot of corruption...and interference to a political election. Treason.

https://twitter.com/mtaibbi

Just a sample (for those not on twitter):






Matt Taibbi
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7. Slowly, over time, Twitter staff and executives began to find more and more uses for these tools. Outsiders began petitioning the company to manipulate speech as well: first a little, then more often, then constantly.

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Matt Taibbi
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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.”


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Matt Taibbi
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9. Celebrities and unknowns alike could be removed or reviewed at the behest of a political party:


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Matt Taibbi
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10.Both parties had access to these tools. For instance, in 2020, requests from both the Trump White House and the Biden campaign were received and honored. However:

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Matt Taibbi
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11. This system wasn't balanced. It was based on contacts. Because Twitter was and is overwhelmingly staffed by people of one political orientation, there were more channels, more ways to complain, open to the left (well, Democrats) than the right. https://opensecrets.org/orgs/twitter/summary?id=D000067113…


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Matt Taibbi
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12. The resulting slant in content moderation decisions is visible in the documents you’re about to read. However, it’s also the assessment of multiple current and former high-level executives.

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Matt Taibbi
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Okay, there was more throat-clearing about the process, but screw it, let's jump forward

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Matt Taibbi
@mtaibbi

 

[Rambunctious]

This use to be enough to disqualify an election by using the FBI to warn people in the media and advise what is printable or not....

 

[Dogmaphobe]

I have just two words to describe this. One of them is deep. The other is state.

What most people don't realize are the interests the deep state actually serves and it sure ain't us Americans.

 

[Gracie]

Complete thread of twittergate starts here, compliments of James Woods giving the link.

 

[Gracie]

First involve yourself in fixing the steal....then next will be climate change.

 

[skye]

This rotten Biden stolen Administration and all his thugs ARE ROTTEN TO THER CORE!

What they have done is beyond everybody's imagination! What they have done is immoral and depraved!

People need JUSTICE NOW!

 

[Rambunctious]

Biden's campaign and the DNC need to pay for their help from Twitter... campaign donation on steroids...

 

[Manonthestreet]

 

[Harpy Eagle]

This use to be enough to disqualify an election

can you give examples of election being disqualified?

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Biden's campaign and the DNC need to pay for their help from Twitter... campaign donation on steroids...

Now, this might actually stick.

 

[blackhawk]

This basically confirms what the right had been saying about Twitter since 2020. When the Republicans take control of the House next month I’m sure they will invite those at Twitter who did this the chance to come to Congress and try and justify it.

 

[MagicMike]

This basically confirms what the right had been saying about Twitter since 2020. When the Republicans take control of the House next month I’m sure they will invite those at Twitter who did this the chance to come to Congress and try and justify it.

No diffent than 2016

Senate Report: Russians Used Social Media Mostly To Target Race In 2016

The Russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 elections focused on African American audiences, according to a new bipartisan report.

www.npr.org

 

[skye]

The one thing the imbecile Usurper in Chief was right on!

"We have put together the most extensive and inclusive election fraud organization in the history of American politics"

Joe Biden-

 

[Catsnmeters]

Interesting reading. And now I wonder if anything will be done about it...and if twitter did this shit prior to Musk buying it...then what was Zuckerberg up to? Musk bought the place and wound up exposing a lot of corruption...and interference to a political election. Treason.

https://twitter.com/mtaibbi

Just a sample (for those not on twitter):






Matt Taibbi
@mtaibbi
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20h

7. Slowly, over time, Twitter staff and executives began to find more and more uses for these tools. Outsiders began petitioning the company to manipulate speech as well: first a little, then more often, then constantly.

3,538

14.4K

90.4K






Matt Taibbi
@mtaibbi
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20h

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.”


7,116

42.6K

139.9K






Matt Taibbi
@mtaibbi
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20h

9. Celebrities and unknowns alike could be removed or reviewed at the behest of a political party:


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Matt Taibbi
@mtaibbi
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20h

10.Both parties had access to these tools. For instance, in 2020, requests from both the Trump White House and the Biden campaign were received and honored. However:

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13.5K

76.9K






Matt Taibbi
@mtaibbi
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20h

11. This system wasn't balanced. It was based on contacts. Because Twitter was and is overwhelmingly staffed by people of one political orientation, there were more channels, more ways to complain, open to the left (well, Democrats) than the right. https://opensecrets.org/orgs/twitter/summary?id=D000067113…


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Matt Taibbi
@mtaibbi
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20h

12. The resulting slant in content moderation decisions is visible in the documents you’re about to read. However, it’s also the assessment of multiple current and former high-level executives.

1,625

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77.9K






Matt Taibbi
@mtaibbi
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20h

Okay, there was more throat-clearing about the process, but screw it, let's jump forward

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Matt Taibbi
@mtaibbi

Is their a crime in their somewhere?

 

[Catsnmeters]

This use to be enough to disqualify an election by using the FBI to warn people in the media and advise what is printable or not....

When did this happen?

 

[iceberg]

This use to be enough to disqualify an election by using the FBI to warn people in the media and advise what is printable or not....

When has this happened before? My take is, we are in unprecedented territory

 

[Rambunctious]

When has this happened before? My take is, we are in unprecedented territory

Its never happened before because we didn't have criminals in the DNC and our federal law enforcement agencies.... and today we do....

 

[Rambunctious]

When did this happen?

Its never happened before because we didn't have criminals in the DNC and our federal law enforcement agencies.... and today we do....

 

[iceberg]

Its never happened before because we didn't have criminals in the DNC and our federal law enforcement agencies.... and today we do....

Then how could it used to be enough if it's never happened?

 

[Rambunctious]

Then how could it used to be enough if it's never happened?

Because the threat of punishment stood in their way... that was enough to discourage people... now that threat is gone... the dems own the DOJ top to bottom... until that changes they will rule the nation with an iron fist...