INDEX: THE TWITTER FILES (Govt. Used Big Tech to Censor Us)

WHAT ARE THE TWITTER FILES After acquiring Twitter, Elon Musk granted some journalists access to internal Twitter documents that show how Twitter had been colluding with government agencies to censor and control Americans. These journalists have been publishing the “Twitter Files” in a series of threads since December 2022. [The Twitter Files show how the FBI deputized Twitter to conduct illegal censorship of American citizens and undermine the First Amendment.] Matt Taibbi provided this chilling statement at the hearing held on March 9, 2023: [Emphasis added] We learned Twitter, Facebook, Google, and other companies developed a formal system for taking in moderation “requests” from every corner of government: the FBI, DHS, HHS, DOD, the Global Engagement Center at State, even the CIA. For every government agency scanning Twitter, there were perhaps 20 quasi-private entities doing the same, including Stanford’s Election Integrity Project, Newsguard, the Global Disinformation Index, and others, many taxpayer-funded. A focus of this growing network is making lists of people whose opinions, beliefs, associations, or sympathies are deemed to be misinformation, disinformation, or malinformation. The latter term is just a euphemism for “true but inconvenient.” Plain and simple, the making of such lists is a form of digital McCarthyism. Ordinary Americans are not just being reported to Twitter for “deamplification” or de-platforming, but to firms like PayPal, digital advertisers like Xandr, and crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe. These companies can and do refuse service to law-abiding people and businesses whose only crime is falling afoul of a faceless, unaccountable, algorithmic judge.

INDEX: THE TWITTER FILES PART 1) TWITTER AND THE HUNTER BIDEN LAPTOP STORY (How and Why Twitter Blocked the Hunter Biden Laptop Story) “Thread: THE TWITTER FILES” Reported by: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi), on Twitter.com (Dec. 2, 2022, 6:34 PM) See thread here: #1 – #33, #34 – #36, Extras. 1. Thread: THE TWITTER FILES — Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 2, 2022 PART 1a) Supplemental: THE “EXITING” OF TWITTER DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL JIM BAKER “THREAD: Twitter Files Supplemental” Reported by: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) See thread here: THREAD: Twitter Files Supplemental — Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 6, 2022 PART 2) TWITTER’S SECRET BLACKLISTS “THREAD: THE TWITTER FILES PART TWO. TWITTER’S SECRET BLACKLISTS.” Reported by: Bari Weiss (@bariweiss), on Twitter.com (Dec. 8, 2022, 7:15 PM), See thread here: THREAD: THE TWITTER FILES PART TWO. TWITTER’S SECRET BLACKLISTS. — Bari Weiss (@bariweiss) December 9, 2022 PART 3) THE REMOVAL OF DONALD TRUMP, October 2020 – January 6th, 2021 “THREAD: The Twitter Files THE REMOVAL OF DONALD TRUMP Part One: October 2020-January 6th” Reported by: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi), on Twitter.com (Dec. 9, 2022, 6:04 PM) See thread here: 1. THREAD: The Twitter Files THE REMOVAL OF DONALD TRUMP Part One: October 2020-January 6th — Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 9, 2022 PART 4) THE REMOVAL OF DONALD TRUMP, January 7th, 2021 “TWITTER FILES, PART 4 The Removal of Donald Trump: January 7 As the pressure builds, Twitter executives build the case for a permanent ban“ Reported by: Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD), on Twitter.com (Dec. 10, 2022, 6:28 PM) See thread here: 1. TWITTER FILES, PART 4 The Removal of Donald Trump: January 7 As the pressure builds, Twitter executives build the case for a permanent ban — Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) December 10, 2022 PART 5) THE REMOVAL OF DONALD TRUMP, January 8th, 2021 “THREAD: THE TWITTER FILES PART FIVE. THE REMOVAL OF TRUMP FROM TWITTER.” Reported by: Bari Weiss (@bariweiss) TWITTER (Dec. 12, 2022, 1:06 PM) See thread here: THREAD: THE TWITTER FILES PART FIVE. THE REMOVAL OF TRUMP FROM TWITTER. — Bari Weiss (@bariweiss) December 12, 2022 PART 6) TWITTER, THE FBI SUBSIDIARY “THREAD: The Twitter Files, Part Six TWITTER, THE FBI SUBSIDIARY” Reported by: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi), on Twitter.com (Dec. 16, 2022, 4:00 PM) See thread here: 1. THREAD: The Twitter Files, Part Six TWITTER, THE FBI SUBSIDIARY — Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 16, 2022 PART 7) THE FBI & HUNTER BIDEN’S LAPTOP “TWITTER FILES: PART 7 The FBI & the Hunter Biden Laptop How the FBI & intelligence community discredited factual information about Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings both after and *before* The New York Post revealed the contents of his laptop on October 14, 2020“ Reported by: Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD), on Twitter.com (Dec. 19, 2022, 11:09 AM), See thread here: 1. TWITTER FILES: PART 7 The FBI & the Hunter Biden Laptop How the FBI & intelligence community discredited factual information about Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings both after and *before* The New York Post revealed the contents of his laptop on October 14, 2020 — Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) December 19, 2022 PART 8) How Twitter Quietly Aided the Pentagon’s Covert Online PsyOp Campaign “TWITTER FILES PART 8 *How Twitter Quietly Aided the Pentagon’s Covert Online PsyOp Campaign* Despite promises to shut down covert state-run propaganda networks, Twitter docs show that the social media giant directly assisted the U.S. military’s influence operations.” Reported by: Lee Fang (@lhfang), on Twitter (Dec. 20, 2022, 3:02 PM) See thread here: 1. TWITTER FILES PART 8 *How Twitter Quietly Aided the Pentagon’s Covert Online PsyOp Campaign* Despite promises to shut down covert state-run propaganda networks, Twitter docs show that the social media giant directly assisted the U.S. military’s influence operations. — Lee Fang (@lhfang) December 20, 2022 PART 9) TWITTER AND “OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES” “THREAD: The Twitter Files TWITTER AND “OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES”” Reported by: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi), on Twitter.com (Dec. 24, 2022, 12:20 PM) See thread here: 1.THREAD: The Twitter Files TWITTER AND "OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES" — Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 24, 2022 PART 10) HOW TWITTER RIGGED THE COVID DEBATE “THREAD: THE TWITTER FILES: HOW TWITTER RIGGED THE COVID DEBATE – By censoring info that was true but inconvenient to U.S. govt. policy – By discrediting doctors and other experts who disagreed – By suppressing ordinary users, including some sharing the CDC’s *own data*” Reported by: David Zweig (@davidzweig), on Twitter.com (Dec. 26, 2022, 9:10 AM) See thread here: 1. THREAD: THE TWITTER FILES: HOW TWITTER RIGGED THE COVID DEBATE – By censoring info that was true but inconvenient to U.S. govt. policy – By discrediting doctors and other experts who disagreed – By suppressing ordinary users, including some sharing the CDC’s *own data* — David Zweig (@davidzweig) December 26, 2022 PART 11) How Twitter Let the Intelligence Community In “THREAD: The Twitter Files How Twitter Let the Intelligence Community In” Reported by: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi), on Twitter.com (Jan. 3, 2023, 3:27 PM) See thread here: 1.THREAD: The Twitter Files How Twitter Let the Intelligence Community In — Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) January 3, 2023 PART 12) Twitter and the FBI “Belly Button” “THREAD: The Twitter Files Twitter and the FBI “Belly Button”” Reported by: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi), on Twitter.com (Jan. 3, 2023, 4:54 PM) See thread here: 1.THREAD: The Twitter Files Twitter and the FBI “Belly Button” pic.twitter.com/nfOGQGlvUM — Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) January 3, 2023 PART 13) HOW TWITTER COVERED UP COVID TRUTHS “1/ My first #TwitterFiles report: how @scottgottliebmd – a top Pfizer board member – used the same Twitter lobbyist as the White House to suppress debate on Covid vaccines, INCLUDING FROM A FELLOW HEAD OF @US_FDA!” Reported by: Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson), on Twitter.com (Jan. 9, 2023, 2:08 PM) See thread here: 1/ My first #TwitterFiles report: how @scottgottliebmd – a top Pfizer board member – used the same Twitter lobbyist as the White House to suppress debate on Covid vaccines, INCLUDING FROM A FELLOW HEAD OF @US_FDA! Thanks @elonmusk for opening these files.https://t.co/UbHlmtjELP — Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) January 9, 2023 PART 14) THE RUSSIAGATE LIES “THREAD: Twitter Files #14 THE RUSSIAGATE LIES One: The Fake Tale of Russian Bots and the #ReleaseTheMemo Hashtag” Reported by: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi), on Twitter.com (Jan. 12, 2023, 12:29 PM) See thread here: 1.THREAD: Twitter Files #14 THE RUSSIAGATE LIES One: The Fake Tale of Russian Bots and the #ReleaseTheMemo Hashtag — Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) January 12, 2023 PART 15) GREAT MEDIA FRAUD: Hamilton 68 “1.THREAD: Twitter Files #15 MOVE OVER, JAYSON BLAIR: TWITTER FILES EXPOSE NEXT GREAT MEDIA FRAUD“ Reported by: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi), on Twitter.com (Jan. 27, 2023, 12:49 PM) [“Hamilton 68, a digital “dashboard” that claimed to track Russian influence and was the source of hundreds if not thousands of mainstream print and TV news stories in the Trump years,” explained Matt Taibbi] See thread here: 1.THREAD: Twitter Files #15 MOVE OVER, JAYSON BLAIR: TWITTER FILES EXPOSE NEXT GREAT MEDIA FRAUD pic.twitter.com/bLRpDpuWql — Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) January 27, 2023 PART 16) Comic Interlude: A Media Experiment “TWITTER FILES #16 Comic Interlude: A Media Experiment” Reported by: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi), on Twitter.com (Feb. 18, 2023, 7:13 PM) See thread here: TWITTER FILES #16 Comic Interlude: A Media Experiment pic.twitter.com/Knp0UjfaMp — Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) February 19, 2023 PART 17) New Knowledge, the Global Engagement Center, and State-Sponsored Blacklists “TWITTER FILES #17 New Knowledge, the Global Engagement Center, and State-Sponsored Blacklists“ Reported by: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi), on Twitter.com (Mar. 2, 2023, 12:00 PM) See thread here: 1. TWITTER FILES #17 New Knowledge, the Global Engagement Center, and State-Sponsored Blacklists pic.twitter.com/8LuoKY9zzA — Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) March 2, 2023 PART 18) THE CENSORSHIP-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX “TWITTER FILES: Statement to Congress THE CENSORSHIP-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX” Reported by: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi), on Twitter.com (Mar. 9, 2023, 9:00 AM) See thread here: #1 – #31, #32 – #51. 1. TWITTER FILES: Statement to Congress THE CENSORSHIP-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX pic.twitter.com/JLryjnINXS — Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) March 9, 2023

NOTE: The House Judiciary also lists the thread below as part of the ‘Twitter Files,’ but Matt Taibbi does not include it on his site: PART ??) How the pharmaceutical industry lobbied social media to shape content around vaccine policy. “New piece from the TWITTER FILES. How the pharmaceutical industry lobbied social media to shape content around vaccine policy. The push included direct pressure from Pfizer partner BioNTech to censor activists demanding low-cost generic vaccines for low-income countries.” Reported by: Lee Fang (@lhfang), on Twitter.com (Jan. 16, 2023, 10:30 AM) See thread here: 1. New piece from the TWITTER FILES. How the pharmaceutical industry lobbied social media to shape content around vaccine policy. The push included direct pressure from Pfizer partner BioNTech to censor activists demanding low-cost generic vaccines for low-income countries. — Lee Fang (@lhfang) January 16, 2023 ###

SOURCES: – House Judiciary: Weaponization Select Subcommittee Report, page 6 – Matt Taibbi: Capsule Summaries of all Twitter Files Threads to Date, With Links and a Glossary (Tweet)

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