{"id":528345,"date":"2022-12-17T01:26:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T22:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fbi-treated-twitter-as-subsidiary-flagged-tweets-for-misinformation\/"},"modified":"2022-12-17T01:26:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T22:26:42","slug":"fbi-treated-twitter-as-subsidiary-flagged-tweets-for-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fbi-treated-twitter-as-subsidiary-flagged-tweets-for-misinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"#FBI treated Twitter as \u2018subsidiary,\u2019 flagged tweets for misinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a297d73ba60b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> as a \u201csubsidiary,\u201d flagging numerous accounts for purportedly harmful \u201cmisinformation\u201d since January of 2020, according to the sixth installment of the \u201cTwitter Files.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Independent journalist Matt Taibbi described the FBI\u2019s relationship with Twitter as having a \u201cmaster-canine quality\u201d with \u201cconstant and pervasive\u201d contact between the law enforcement agency and the social media giant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetween January 2020 and November 2022, there were over 150 emails between the FBI and former Twitter Trust and Safety chief Yoel Roth,\u201d Taibbi <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtaibbi\/status\/1603857541414412304?s=20&amp;t=QtQBLoNkxzAujLOS5IoAgA\">wrote<\/a> on Friday, referring to the executive who helped suppress The Post\u2019s reporting on first son Hunter Biden\u2019s extensive overseas business interests.<\/p>\n<p>Taibbi <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtaibbi\/status\/1603857546099449869?s=20&amp;t=QtQBLoNkxzAujLOS5IoAgA\">found<\/a> that a \u201csurprisingly high number\u201d of the FBI\u2019s missives were requests \u201cfor Twitter to take action on election misinformation,\u201d including obvious jokes from accounts with low number of followers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-021.jpg?w=970\" alt=\"The FBI and Twitter had constant communication between themselves. \" class=\"wp-image-25042947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-021.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=970 970w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-021.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=485 485w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-021.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\"\/><figcaption>Independent journalist Matt Taibbi described the FBI\u2019s relationship with Twitter as having a \u201cmaster-canine quality.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide inline-slideshow__slide--no-swipe\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-008.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"An email showing a collection of accounts the FBI had submitted to Twitter.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-008.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-008.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-008.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                        The FBI would submit tweets to the Twitter team flagging accounts.                                  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide inline-slideshow__slide--no-swipe\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-009.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Emails from an FBI employee to a Twitter employee calling for a meeting.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-009.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-009.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=438 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-009.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                        The FBI began stepping in and asking Twitter to censor and suspend some accounts.                                   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>                        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><br \/>\n                            Advertisement                       <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide inline-slideshow__slide--no-swipe\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"An email chanin between Twitter and FBI officials discussing misinformation.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                        Twitter and FBI officials communicated with each other over censorship and problematic accounts.                                    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>                        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><br \/>\n                            Advertisement                       <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As recently as Nov. 22 of this year, for example the FBI\u2019s San Francisco office sent an email flagging four accounts that \u201cmay potentially constitute violations of Twitter\u2019s Terms of Service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One account on the list tweeted mostly jokes, but Twitter employees still rushed to \u201clook for reasons to suspend\u201d the account for \u201ccivic misinformation.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cHELLO TWITTER CONTACTS\u201d: The master-canine quality of the FBI\u2019s relationship to Twitter comes through in this November 2022 email, in which \u201cFBI San Francisco is notifying you\u201d it wants action on four accounts: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LjgB6fxENo\">pic.twitter.com\/LjgB6fxENo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtaibbi\/status\/1603857573219819529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While conservatives have suggested that Twitter\u2019s enforcement actions have unfairly targeted them, Taibbi said the FBI also flagged left-wing accounts over obvious satire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In one case, the FBI noted a user with the name \u201cULTRA MAGA\u201d who tweeted on Nov. 8, midterm election day: \u201cAmericans, Vote today. Democrats you vote Wednesday 9th.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In another instance, the agency <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtaibbi\/status\/1603857590299103232?s=20&amp;t=nJsal0IJptT5qxv2HtG2dw\">flagged<\/a> an account belonging to a user who Taibbi said \u201ckids a lot,\u201d and wrote: \u201cI\u2019m a ballot counter in my state. If you\u2019re not wearing a mask, I\u2019m not counting your vote,\u201d and \u201cFor every negative comment on this post, I\u2019m adding another vote for the Democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"954\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-025.jpg?w=954\" alt=\"Federal authorities ramped up their attention on social media in the wake of the 2016 election.\" class=\"wp-image-25042950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-025.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=954 954w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-025.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=477 477w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-files-025.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\"\/><figcaption>One account on the list tweeted mostly jokes, but Twitter employees still rushed to \u201clook for reasons to suspend\u201d the account.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnyone who cannot discern obvious satire from reality has no place making decisions for others or working for the feds,\u201d the user, @ClaireFosterPHD, told Taibbi when asked for comment about the flagging.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Federal authorities ramped up their attention on social media in the wake of the 2016 election, Taibbi <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtaibbi\/status\/1603857551287730176?s=20&amp;t=QtQBLoNkxzAujLOS5IoAgA\">notes<\/a>, with the FBI\u2019s social media-focused task force growing to 80 agents and the Department of Homeland Security partnering with outside security contractors and think tanks \u201cto pressure Twitter to moderate content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taibbi admitted he could not determine if the agencies themselves sought out posts to flag to Twitter or if they farmed out the work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to prove to me that inside the f\u2014ing government you can do any kind of massive data or AI search,\u201d Taibbi quoted a former intelligence officer as saying.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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