#Latest ‘Twitter Files’ show FBI repeatedly grilled execs about ‘state propaganda’

#Latest ‘Twitter Files’ show FBI repeatedly grilled execs about ‘state propaganda’

“Latest ‘Twitter Files’ show FBI repeatedly grilled execs about ‘state propaganda’” The FBI repeatedly grilled Twitter execs about state propaganda on the social media platform in the summer of 2020 — insisting that the company provide more information about safety enforcement, according to the latest Twitter Files release. The agency’s Foreign Influence Task Force —…

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#Twitter bans linking to Facebook, Instagram, other rivals

#Twitter bans linking to Facebook, Instagram, other rivals

“Twitter bans linking to Facebook, Instagram, other rivals” Twitter users will no longer be able to link to certain rival social media websites, including what the company described Sunday as “prohibited platforms” Facebook, Instagram and Mastodon. It’s the latest move by Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk to crack down on certain speech after he shut down a…

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#FBI treated Twitter as ‘subsidiary,’ flagged tweets for misinformation

#FBI treated Twitter as ‘subsidiary,’ flagged tweets for misinformation

“FBI treated Twitter as ‘subsidiary,’ flagged tweets for misinformation” The FBI and other law enforcement organizations treated Twitter as a “subsidiary,” flagging numerous accounts for purportedly harmful “misinformation” since January of 2020, according to the sixth installment of the “Twitter Files.” Independent journalist Matt Taibbi described the FBI’s relationship with Twitter as having a “master-canine…

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#Elon Musk bans social media rival Mastodon’s Twitter account

#Elon Musk bans social media rival Mastodon’s Twitter account

“Elon Musk bans social media rival Mastodon’s Twitter account” Twitter has banned the official account of its social media rival Mastodon while barring users from linking to its servers. Several Twitter users posted screenshots showing that they were not allowed to post links to their Mastodon accounts on Thursday. Twitter flagged links to Mastodon as…

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