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The Twitter Files, Part Six

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Re: The Twitter Files, Part Six

#11

I used to hear that it wasn't censorship when it was just a company censoring voices. That they didn't have any obligations to broadcast anyones speech. Well... that didn't age well.

I used to hear talk of free speech absolutism, and not banning jet tracking accounts even though they were a safety risk.

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Re: The Twitter Files, Part Six

#17

3. Twitter’s contact with the FBI was constant and pervasive, as if it were a subsidiary. 4. Between January 2020 and November 2022, there were over 150 emails between the FBI and former Twitter Trust and Safety chief Yoel Roth. How is this constant? This is just 1 request every 7 days . I figured it would be more. Also, it's called the FBI. Their job is to investigate federal matters, which includes content on socia…

They were coordinating with Yoel Roth to police content. It's absurd that this news is being dismissed people don't like Twitter's new chief .

Re: The Twitter Files, Part Six

#18
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"Federal intelligence and law enforcement reach into Twitter included the Department of Homeland Security, which partnered with security contractors and think tanks to pressure Twitter to moderate content." Is this a violation of the 1st Amendment or a way to skirt around it?

For the most part, the US government is allowed to ask anyone to voluntarily remove anything (a few limits such as those set by the establishment clause notwithstanding). That's what happened here.
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