The FBI was the primary link between the intelligence community and Twitter

Post by ceejayoz » Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 7:13 PM UTC

asynchronous wrote: post #38

machina_ex_deus wrote: post #21

If you don't see anything wrong with the government forcing censorship on controversial political questions, such as whether elections are safe and fair, just imagine your own reaction if after the 2016 election, Trump's FBI would be monitoring Twitter for any information about Cambridge Analytica / Russia's interference, labeling them as misinformation and censoring and banning everyone mentioning them. If your valu…

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Post by wl » Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 7:14 PM UTC

poszlem wrote: post #18

I am still baffled by the radio silence about any of that in the mainstream media. My prediction is that this, the Rittenhouse trial coverage, and the attempts to shut down the discussion about the lab Leak theory are going to be viewed in a few years the same way as the mainstream media's complicity and collusion with the government before the Iraq war.

Post by poszlem » Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 7:14 PM UTC

petesergeant wrote: post #39

poszlem wrote: post #18

I am still baffled by the radio silence about any of that in the mainstream media. My prediction is that this, the Rittenhouse trial coverage, and the attempts to shut down the discussion about the lab Leak theory are going to be viewed in a few years the same way as the mainstream media's complicity and collusion with the government before the Iraq war.

> radio silence about and of that in the mainstream media Do any of these help? site:washingtonpost.com "twitter files" site:cnn.com "twitter files" site:foxnews.com "twitter files"

Post by elurg » Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 7:14 PM UTC

froggertoaster wrote: post #29

You can downplay this all you want - but remember: stuff like this is a microcosm of a larger issue. Sections of your government worked directly with Twitter to control what information you saw. Much bigger organizations - Facebook comes to mind - must be doing the same thing every.single.day. And no one finds this even a little bit alarming?

Post by kyrra » Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 7:15 PM UTC

themagician wrote: post #12

martythemaniak wrote: post #6

It's like the boy who cried wolf, except the wolf never comes. But we should keep an open mind, perhaps part 27 will be the bombshell.

BREAKING: tech companies usually cooperate with law enforcement and government when requested. Data shows they are more than 100 times more likely to continue to respond to requests when paid.