Unbelievable: Every Single Twitter(X) Conspiracy Theory Proven True!
The internal company documents offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how the federal agencies distorted the public debate one of the world's largest social media platforms.
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The so-called Twitter(X) Files, written by a group of independent journalists given access to internal company documents, offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how the federal government shaped the flow of information on one of the world's largest social media platforms.
Some tech pundits say that the Twitter(X) Files contain no secrets: they knew about the thousands of takedown requests the company receives every month from law enforcement agencies and the courts, or they had already opined about the immense challenges of content moderation. However, the Twitter(X) Files have brought important new information to light. They show that the company stifled debate over important policy issues by shadowbanning certain accounts for no good reason and then misleading the public. They show that Twitter(X) was routinely strongarmed by the White House and the FBI into complying with frivolous takedown requests. And they provide evidence that the intelligence community likely influenced the decision to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story during Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign.
"Almost every conspiracy theory that people had about Twitter(X) turned out to be true," Elon Musk said on the All-In Podcast in late December. "Is there a conspiracy theory about Twitter(X) that didn't turn out to be true?"
Conspiracy theorists are often sloppy with the facts and exaggerate what actually happened. But the information brought to light by the Twitter(X) Files should be alarming to anyone who cares about free speech and a free society. Is the government meddling similarly with YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Google search? How can we prevent the internet from becoming a centralized apparatus through which state actors shape and censor public debate? Here are three major takeaways from the Twitter(X) Files:
#1 Twitter(X) distorted the conversation and misled the public
Twitter(X) had a system of "whitelists" that allowed its algorithms and human moderators to turn engagement dials up and down based on what a user said. It used this power to limit the ability of certain groups and individuals to reach an audience, including conservative commentator Dan Bongino, Stanford economist and medical school professor Jay Bhattacharya, mRNA vaccine critic Alex Berenson, and the Libs of TikTok account.
#2 The government is secretly policing speech.
The most troubling thing about the Berenson de-platforming isn't Twitter(X)'s decision per se, but whether it made that decision freely. Was it done at the behest of the federal government? The Twitter(X) files provide circumstantial evidence that the White House played a role.
#3 Twitter(X) permitted covert state propaganda on its platform.
The U.S. ran sock-puppet accounts on Twitter(X) and then may have tried to shut them down secretly when it looked like it was caught in the act.
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