Tag: Twitter

Elon Musk Reveals Twitter Staff Had a ‘Fauci Fan Club’

Elon Musk said Twitter employees had an internal group on Slack that was a fan club for White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci, with Musk hinting that this shows Twitter staff’s political leanings under prior management. Musk, who was strongly opposed to COVID-19 lockdowns that Fauci had backed, made the remark in a…


LIVE NOW: Government Censorship in Big Tech Is the New ‘Operation Mockingbird’; Second War Brews in Europe

The “Twitter Files” have exposed how federal agencies have engaged in censorship and online manipulation to push narratives they want and to eliminate narratives they oppose. The manipulation of Big Tech, alongside similar programs to manipulate journalists, is part of a concerning trend for free speech going back to the controversial “Operation Mockingbird” program to…


Government Censorship in Big Tech Is the New ‘Operation Mockingbird’; Second War Brews in Europe

The “Twitter Files” have exposed how federal agencies have engaged in censorship and online manipulation to push narratives they want and to eliminate narratives they oppose. The manipulation of Big Tech, alongside similar programs to manipulate journalists, is part of a concerning trend for free speech going back to the controversial “Operation Mockingbird” program to…


Twitter Files Show ‘Shocking Level of Government Overreach and Abuse’: Kash Patel

A Trump-era Pentagon official believes that the amount the FBI actually paid to Twitter to “censor free speech” is ten times higher than the $3.5 million that was revealed in a recent installment of the Twitter Files and that lawmakers in Congress should “keep digging” to uncover hidden ties between government and Big Tech. Kash…


LIVE 12/28, at 10:30 AM ET: Government Censorship in Big Tech Is the New ‘Operation Mockingbird’; Second War Brews in Europe

The “Twitter Files” have exposed how federal agencies have engaged in censorship and online manipulation to push narratives they want and to eliminate narratives they oppose. The manipulation of Big Tech, alongside similar programs to manipulate journalists, is part of a concerning trend for free speech going back to the controversial “Operation Mockingbird” program to…


Hacker Claims to Be Selling Personal Data of 400 Million Twitter Users

A hacker claims to be selling the personal Twitter data of 400 million users, according to a report. The individual in question claimed to be selling the public and private data of more than 400 million Twitter users stolen in November 2021, which exploited an API vulnerability that was not fixed until January 2022. Although…


Twitter’s Ex-FBI Lawyer Raised Misinformation Query on Trump’s ‘Don’t Be Afraid of COVID’ Post: Twitter Files

Former top-FBI lawyer James Baker raised a query on an October 2020 tweet from then-President Donald Trump, seeking to know why it wasn’t misinformation, according to the latest installment of the Elon Musk-endorsed “Twitter Files.” Baker, who at the time was serving as Twitter’s deputy general counsel, targeted a tweet Trump wrote prior to his…


Twitter’s Ex-FBI Lawyer Queried Why Trump’s ‘Don’t Be Afraid of COVID’ Post Wasn’t Misinformation: Twitter Files

Former top-FBI lawyer James Baker sought to have an October 2020 tweet from then-President Donald Trump labeled as misinformation, according to the latest installment of the Elon Musk-endorsed “Twitter Files.” Baker, who at the time was serving as Twitter’s deputy general counsel, targeted a tweet Trump wrote prior to his release from Walter Reed Medical…


Twitter’s Ex-FBI Lawyer Attempted to Have Trump’s ‘Don’t Be Afraid of COVID’ Post Labeled as Misinformation: Twitter Files

Former top-FBI lawyer James Baker appeared to have sought to have an October 2020 tweet from then-President Donald Trump labeled as misinformation, according to the latest installment of the Elon Musk-endorsed “Twitter Files.” Baker, who at the time was serving as Twitter’s deputy general counsel, targeted a tweet Trump wrote prior to his release from…


To Tweet or Not to Tweet—That Is the Question

Commentary No, I’m not going to do yet another parody of Hamlet’s famous soliloquy. Since there have been so many, I would have to do an especially good one, and I don’t have anywhere near the confidence to think that I can. I’m just referencing it as a way to introduce a problem that’s troubling…