Censorship: Twitter Takeover Totally Panics Political Regime of LeftLibDemSocMediaTechPol

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Mon Jan 2 23:55:22 PST 2023


Democrat News Media Liars

Elon Musk Calls Out "Corporate Journalism" Over Twisted Coverage Of
His 'Twitter Files'

https://www.theepochtimes.com/elon-musk-calls-out-corporate-journalism-over-coverage-of-his-twitter-files_4951252.html

https://leightonwoodhouse.substack.com/p/in-response-to-the-twitter-files

https://twitter.com/RubinReport/status/1601046501194489856

https://www.wicker.senate.gov/2022/12/wicker-calls-for-big-tech-investigations

https://www.theepochtimes.com/elon-musk-releases-twitter-files-ii-exposing-secret-blacklists_4913258.html
https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-twitter-files-show-fbi-tried-to-discredit-information-about-hunter-biden-laptop_4932710.html
https://www.theepochtimes.com/twitter-deviated-from-longstanding-policy-to-justify-trump-ban-part-4-of-twitter-files-reveals_4916557.html
https://www.theepochtimes.com/newly-released-emails-show-fbi-flagging-accounts-for-twitter-to-punish_4929385.html


Elon Musk has criticized mainstream media outlets over their coverage
of the so-called “Twitter Files.”

“Why is corporate journalism rushing to defend the state instead of
the people?” Musk wrote on Twitter on Dec. 27, in response to a tweet
from journalist and documentary filmmaker Leighton Woodhouse. The
latter was sharing his new Substack post about how corporate media
rushed to defend the FBI and the state instead of exposing them.

“The Hunter Biden laptop story shows the extent to which the corporate
media has become the propaganda arm of the state,” Woodhouse wrote in
his Substack, pointing to the recent release of the seventh
installment of Twitter’s internal documents.

Independent author Michael Shellenberger published the seventh
installment on Dec. 19, revealing how there was an “organized effort”
by federal law enforcement agents to discredit the 2020 Hunter Biden
laptop report, by targeting social media and news companies.

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Other installments of Twitter’s internal communications have shown how
the media giant placed certain individuals on “secret blacklists,”
debates over how to handle former President Donald Trump’s account
before it was suspended in January 2021, and how the FBI allegedly
flagged accounts and tweets for Twitter to take action against.

The FBI has dismissed the “Twitter Files,” alleging that “conspiracy
theorists” are attempting to discredit the bureau.

A Twitter user responded to Musk’s question by writing, “Simple… it’s
Corporate Journalism… Not Journalism.”

To which Musk replied: “Exactly. Why would anyone trust corpo journalism?”
Substack

In the same thread, Musk also said that he was “open to the idea” of
buying the Substack platform, while responding to a tweet from Wall
Street Silver.

The latter wrote, “Twitter plus Substack creates instantly massive
competition for obsolete legacy corporate media.”

Substack allows independent writers and podcasters to publish directly
to their audiences and get paid through subscriptions, the platform’s
website says.

Tuesday was not the first time that Musk has expressed an interest in
buying Substack.

On Dec. 8, conservative commentator Dave Rubin started a thread by
alleging that Google and YouTube’s “manipulation for political
purposes is FAR worse than Twitter’s.”

A Twitter user continued the thread and recommended Musk buy Substack.

The Twitter user wrote: “You would have the information layer with
Twitter and the narrative layer. Corporate media would then have [to]
specialize on reporting government leaks, from ‘people familiar with
the matter.'”

“I’m open to the idea,” Musk wrote in response to the recommendation.
Reputation

On Dec. 28, Musk responded to a Twitter clip posted by CNBC’s “Squawk
Box,” during which Axios reporter Hope King said the new Twitter
chief’s reputation was “in danger.”

“All of the macro conditions are against his favor. Market-share for
$TSLA is down year-over-year. His reputation with Twitter is impacting
his reputation when it comes to all of his companies,” she said.

In response, Musk wrote: “The legacy media should worry about its
reputation. We have only just begun.”

Musk has promised to promote free speech after acquiring Twitter and
his decision to release the company’s internal documents is tied to
his promise.

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“The Twitter Files on free speech suppression soon to be published on
Twitter itself. The public deserves to know what really happened,”
Musk wrote on Twitter on Dec. 28, just days before the first batch of
the “Twitter Files” was released by independent journalist Matt
Taibbi.

The first installment exposed how the social media giant’s efforts to
suppress the New York Post’s Hunter Biden laptop story published just
weeks before the 2020 presidential election.

Emails from the laptop’s hard drive and Treasury records revealed how
then-Vice President Joe Biden, his brother James, and Hunter Biden
were involved in various foreign business ventures, in countries such
as Ukraine, Russia, and China. At the time, many media outlets
discredited the revelations as “Russian disinformation” and the news
was blocked by social media platforms.

Hunter Biden recently hired high-profile defense lawyer Abbe Lowell to
his legal team, as House Republicans plan to launch probes into his
overseas business interests.
Congressional Probe

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, said Congress needs to probe
“Big Tech” companies, following the revelations made by the “Twitter
Files.”

“These explosive revelations show the enormous power that a handful of
liberal tech executives have over our public discourse,” Wicker wrote
in his weekly report published on Dec. 26.

“We should be grateful that new leadership is lifting the hood on
Twitter, but Congress needs to follow up with wider investigations
into Big Tech companies, including Facebook and Google,” he said.

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The Mississippi senator dismissed suggestions by some lawmakers that
tech companies shouldn’t be investigated because they are “free
enterprises operating in a free market.”

“What this fails to recognize is that these massive companies wield
unprecedented power over our nation,” he explained.

“We live in a big country where people hold a wide range of views and
convictions. This diversity makes it all the more vital that we
protect free speech. Big Tech has shown that it cannot be trusted to
do so. Congress now has an obligation to act on behalf of the American
people and bring transparency and accountability to these public
platforms,” he added.

“Americans deserve to know the full extent of tech bias and corruption
that is impacting our country.”


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