Coverage dated December 13, 2022

Elon Musk is using the Twitter Files to discredit foes and push conspiracy theories

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The Twitter CEO's selective release of internal communications largely corroborate what is already known about the messy business of policing a large social network.

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Fox News
Elon Musk's 'Twitter Files' have House GOP weighing congressional investigation (opens Fox News)
Published Dec 13, 2022
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House Republicans are eyeing investigatory hearings into Twitter's purported censorship of former President Donald Trump and conservatives next Congress.
Reason
Elon Musk should take a clear stand against censorship by proxy (opens Reason)
Published Dec 13, 2022
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The most disturbing aspect of the “Twitter Files” is the platform’s cozy relationship with federal officials who demanded suppression of speech they considered dangerous.
Wyoming Public Media
Elon Musk is using the Twitter Files to discredit foes and push conspiracy theories (opens Wyoming Public Media)
Published Dec 13, 2022
Wyoming Public Media's feed description
The Twitter CEO's selective release of internal communications largely corroborate what is already known about the messy business of policing a large social network.

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