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'''Twitter Files''' is a series of tweets by ] published in December 2022. It presented internal emails amongst ] employees who were discussing moderation of content related to the '']'' article that fomented the ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gray |first=Freddy |date=3 December 2022 |title=How Twitter suppressed the Hunter Biden laptop story |work=] |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-twitter-suppressed-the-hunter-biden-laptop-story/}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2022}} Officials of the ]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schreckinger |first=Ben |date=3 December 2022 |title=‘This will be awesome’: Musk leaks Twitter’s Hunter Biden files |work=] |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/this-will-be-awesome-musk-leaks-twitters-hunter-biden-files/amp/}}</ref> and the ] asked ] employees to remove tweets they flagged.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Garrison |first=Joey |last2=Schulz |first2=Bailey |last3=Guynn |first3=Jessica |date=3 December 2022 |title=Elon Musk's 'Twitter files': Emails reveal internal struggle on handling of Hunter Biden laptop |work=] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/12/03/elon-musk-and-matt-taibbi-release-twitter-docs-hunter-biden-tapes/10826408002/}}</ref> | ||
| == History == | == History == | ||
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Twitter Files is a series of tweets by Matt Taibbi published in December 2022. It presented internal emails amongst Twitter employees who were discussing moderation of content related to the New York Post article that fomented the Hunter Biden laptop controversy. Officials of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party asked Twitter employees to remove tweets they flagged.
History
On 2 December 2022, Elon Musk, who had provided the emails, retweeted a thread by Taibbi concerning Twitter's internal discussion of content moderation concerning a New York Post story.
Twitter decided to restrict the sharing of the New York Post story as "hacked materials" and locked accounts that shared it, including those of the newspaper and then White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany. The moves drew widespread criticism from supporters of Donald Trump, who used the controversy to further their claims that tech companies censor their viewpoints.
Musk's role
During a two-and-a-half hour session on Twitter Spaces, Musk, CEO and owner of the app, confirmed that he released more data to journalists, including Bari Weiss.
References
- Gray, Freddy (3 December 2022). "How Twitter suppressed the Hunter Biden laptop story". The Spectator.
- Schreckinger, Ben (3 December 2022). "'This will be awesome': Musk leaks Twitter's Hunter Biden files". Politico Pro.
- Garrison, Joey; Schulz, Bailey; Guynn, Jessica (3 December 2022). "Elon Musk's 'Twitter files': Emails reveal internal struggle on handling of Hunter Biden laptop". USA Today.
- Pandey, Nikhil (3 December 2022). "Elon Musk Retweets "Twitter Files", Reveals Details On "Hunter Biden Story" Censor". NDTV.
- Ingram, David (5 December 2022). "Elon Musk promotes release of internal Twitter documents rehashing platform's block of Hunter Biden story". NBC News.
- Nava, Victor; Garger, Kenneth; Golding, Bruce (2 December 2022). "Hunter Biden laptop bombshell: Twitter invented reason to censor Post's reporting". New York Post.
- Brown, Natalie (4 December 2022). "Elon Musk says risk of his assassination is 'quite significant'". New Zealand Herald.