Part 5 of ‘Twitter Files’ reveals Trump may not have broken Twitter rules despite ban
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Part 5 of ‘Twitter Files’ reveals Trump may not have broken Twitter rules despite ban
Part 5 of ‘Twitter Files’ reveals Trump may not have broken Twitter rules despite ban
The “Twitter Files” are part of a series in which CEO Elon Musk tries to deliver on his promises of transparency with Twitter users. The first batch of… 13.12.2022, Sputnik International
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Former New York Times columnist Bari Weiss published the fifth installment in the “Twitter Files” series on Monday, saying Twitter employees felt “forced” to ban Trump despite his refusal to do so for his presidency. Weiss went on to say that there were Twitter employees who behaved like “dissidents” and preferred not to ban Trump because they believed “censorship can destroy public conversation.” open letter signed by more than 300 Twitter employees to CEO Jack Dorsey demanding Trump’s ban. “It’s pretty obvious he’s going to try to thread the needle of incitement without breaking the rules,” one staffer wrote. Weiss’ ongoing thread, which conservatives consider “explosive revelations,” reveals that staffer Anika Navaroli, Twitter’s chief policy officer, was unable to find violations related to Trump’s tweets during of the January 6 uprising. “Ultimately, concerns about Twitter’s efforts to censor Hunter Biden’s laptop information, blacklist adverse views, and ban a president are not about past choices by leaders of a social media company, but the power of a handful of people in a private company to influence public discourse and democracy,” Weiss concluded. started Dec. 2, with a thread of posts alleging Twitter censored information about the Hunter Biden laptop scandal.The files don’t necessarily reveal anything nefarious about the company’s decision-making before Musk becomes the new CEO, the revelations give social media conservatives something to drool over. And it begs the question: what exactly is the policy? ique of Musk anyway? While calling himself a centrist, Charlie Warzel, writer for The Atlantic, called Musk a “far-right activist” following erratic behavior on the company’s platform. Trust and Safety Council, Ella Irwin, wrote in a post last week that the company would continue to “aggressively de-amplify hate speech” on its platform. Monday’s post also came as Twitter abruptly disbanded the Trust and Safety Council in less than an hour. before the body was due to meet with executives to discuss recent company developments. The latest drop in the ‘Twitter Files’ series was originally slated for release on Sunday; it’s still unclear why the recent release was pushed back to Monday.
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The “Twitter Files” are part of a series in which CEO Elon Musk tries to deliver on his promises of transparency with Twitter users. The first batch of the series arrived just a month after Musk acquired the social media platform.
Former New York Times columnist Bari Weiss published the fifth installment in the “Twitter Files” series on Monday, saying Twitter employees felt “forced” to ban Trump despite his refusal to do so at the during his presidency.
“For years, Twitter has resisted internal and external calls to ban Trump on the grounds that blocking a world leader from the platform or deleting his controversial tweets would hide important information that people should be able to see and discuss. “, Weiss, founder and editor of The Free Press wrote in a thread on Monday. “But after Jan. 6, as @mtaibbi and @shellenbergermd documented, pressure grew, both inside and outside of Twitter, to ban Trump.”
Weiss went on to say that some Twitter employees behaved like “dissidents” and preferred not to ban Trump because they believed “censorship can destroy public conversation.”
7. There were dissidents inside Twitter.
“Maybe because I’m from China,” an employee said Jan. 7, “I deeply understand how censorship can destroy public conversation.” pic.twitter.com/LtonK0gfS3
— Bari Weiss (@bariweiss) December 12, 2022
Weiss goes on to write, “Early in the afternoon of January 8, The Washington Post published an open letter signed by more than 300 Twitter employees to CEO Jack Dorsey demanding Trump’s ban.
Meanwhile, Twitter staffers were arguing amongst themselves whether or not Trump had indeed violated Twitter’s Rules of Use. “It’s pretty obvious he’s going to try to thread the needle of incitement without breaking the rules,” one staffer wrote. Weiss’ Continuing Thread, which conservatives call “explosive revelations,” reveals that staffer Anika Navaroli, Twitter’s chief policy officer, was unable to find violations related to Trump’s tweets during the January 6 uprising.
27. Minutes later, Twitter employees on the “wide enforcement team” suggest that Trump’s tweet may have violated Twitter’s policy of glorifying violence – if you interpret the phrase “American patriots” as referring to rioters. pic.twitter.com/Wszq4zBqnW
— Bari Weiss (@bariweiss) December 12, 2022
“Ultimately, concerns about Twitter’s efforts to censor information about Hunter Biden’s laptop, blacklist unfavorable views, and ban a president are not about the past choices of corporate executives. social media. They are about the power of a handful of people in a private enterprise to influence public discourse and democracy,” Weiss concluded.
Monday’s post also came as Twitter abruptly disbanded the Trust and Safety Council less than an hour before the body was due to meet with executives to discuss recent developments at the company.An email signed “Twitter” reads in part: “We appreciate your commitment, guidance and collaboration over the past few years and wish you every success in the future.”
The latest version of the “Twitter Files” series was originally slated for release on Sunday; it’s still unclear why the recent release was pushed back to Monday.
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