Mon Dec 12, 2022 – 8:44 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — Recently published information on the so-called “Twitter files” show how Twitter acted against its own “public interest policy” to justify the permanent ban of Donald Trump’s account, even though it internally determined that his tweets after January 6 did not incite violence.
The information about Trump’s suspension was released in three parts. Journalist Matt Taibbi posted the first part on December 10 covering the time leading up to January 6, 2021, starting from October 2020.
1. THREAD: The Twitter Files
THE REMOVAL OF DONALD TRUMP
Part One: October 2020-January 6th
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 9, 2022
According to Taibbi, “[t]he bulk of inter debate leading to Trump’s ban took place in those three January days [January 6-8],” but “the intellectual framework was laid in the months preceding the Capitol riots.”
8. The bulk of the internal debate leading to Trump’s ban took place in those three January days. However, the intellectual framework was laid in the months preceding the Capitol riots.
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 9, 2022
Taibbi describes how Twitter’s “content moderation” became more restrictive in the months leading up to January 6.
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