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FBI’s Suppression of Speech on Twitter Calls for Congressional Investigation: FBI Veteran

December 19, 2022
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The FBI’s efforts to limit the free expression of speech on Twitter calls for a “thorough investigation” from the new Congress in January, according to longtime bureau agent Marc Ruskin. The fact that the FBI is flagging accounts for Twitter to take action against, as shown in the sixth batch of Twitter disclosures, seems a…

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FBI’s Suppression of Speech on Twitter Calls for Congressional Investigation: Analysts

December 19, 2022
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The FBI’s efforts to limit the free expression of speech on Twitter calls for a “thorough investigation” from the new Congress in January, according to longtime bureau agent Marc Ruskin. The fact that the FBI is flagging accounts for Twitter to take action against, as shown in the sixth batch of Twitter disclosures, seems a…

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New Twitter Files Show FBI Tried to ‘Discredit’ Information About Hunter Biden Laptop

December 19, 2022
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The seventh installment of the Elon Musk-endorsed “Twitter Files” was released Monday morning, showing there was an “organized effort” by federal law enforcement agents to target social media and news companies that reported on the explosive 2020 Hunter Biden laptop report. “In Twitter Files #7, we present evidence pointing to an organized effort by representatives…

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Walk Away Founder Brandon Straka Sues MSNBC Hosts for Defamation Over False Statements

December 19, 2022
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Two MSNBC hosts have been sued for making false statements about a man who pleaded guilty and was sentenced for taking part in the events of Jan. 6, 2021. Chris Hayes and Ari Melber, the hosts, committed defamation when they made the statements on-air, Brandon Straka says in the new complaint. Straka, a Democrat-turned-Republican, pleaded…

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CNN CEO Chris Licht Takes Aim at ‘Vitriol’ From Left Amid Effort to Make Network Less Partisan

December 19, 2022
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CNN CEO Chris Licht has taken aim at the “vitriol” directed at him from liberals over changes that have been made at the network since he took over earlier this year, calling it “stunning.” Licht took over CNN in May after President Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned in February following an investigation into former anchor Chris Cuomo’s…

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Majority Vote ‘Yes’ for Elon Musk to Step Down as Head of Twitter

December 19, 2022
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Expectations are building that Elon Musk will step down as CEO of Twitter after a poll that he launched and vowed to “abide by” showed the majority voting “yes” to his departure from the helm of the social media giant. Musk launched the poll on Sunday, asking whether he should step down as head of…

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Twitter Bans ‘Free Promotion’ of Other Social Media Platforms, Then Loosens New Rule

December 19, 2022
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Twitter announced on Dec. 18 that it will no longer allow for “free promotion” of certain social media platforms on the site, including Facebook and Truth Social, before appearing to make a U-turn on the decision. The announcement came shortly after Twitter suspended the accounts of several corporate news reporters for allegedly violating the company’s policy against “doxxing.”…

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Internal Twitter Records Show FBI Questioned Twitter on State Propaganda

December 19, 2022
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Independent journalist Matt Taibbi published a supplemental thread to Part 6 of the “Twitter Files” on Sunday, bringing to light documented exchanges between the FBI and Twitter’s executive discussing the topic of state actors on the social media platform. In July 2020, an FBI agent with the San Francisco office told the head of Twitter’s…

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Musk Launches Poll Asking If He Should Step Down From Twitter

December 18, 2022
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Elon Musk launched a poll on Sunday asking: “Should I step down as head of Twitter? He added, “I will abide by the results of this poll.” Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022 “As the saying goes, be careful…

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Musk Launches Poll on Whether He Should Step Down as Twitter CEO

December 18, 2022
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Twitter CEO Musk launched a poll on the social media platform on Sunday asking whether he should step down as head of the company, adding that he would abide by the poll results. The poll is scheduled to close around 6:20 a.m. ET on Monday although the billionaire did not give details on when he…

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