Donald trump thanks Elon Musk for exposing FBI in Twitter Files 3.0

Hours after the third tranche of ‘Twitter Files’ was launched to the general public, former US President Donald Trump thanked Elon Musk for allegedly exposing how the FBI and the Justice Department colluded with Twitter officers to govern the 2020 US Presidential elections.

While taking to Truth Social on Friday (December 9, US native time), Trump stated, “ELON: The Twitter releases are a revelation in that they show, in a very powerful fashion, the FBI and “Justice” illegally colluding, proving conclusively, in yet another very highly effective approach, that the 2020 Presidential Election was Rigged & Stolen.”

“What everyone is REALLY waiting to see, however, is the Twitter information and thought process leading up to the time of the so-called “Election,” and in the end the “Deplatforming” of the President of the United States. Big second in historical past. Thank you!” he additional added.

.@actualDonaldTrump thanks @ElonMusk for his disclosures and seeks extra data from @Twitter Files. pic.twitter.com/WUNb3wP3F9

— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) December 9, 2022

It should be talked about that Truth Social is an alternate social media platform, created by Trump Media & Technology Group, after the previous US President was de-platformed from Twitter within the wake of the US Capitol riots of January 6, 2021.

While responding to his message on Twitter, Musk knowledgeable that transcripts of extra inside communications might be launched within the coming days. Last month, Elon Musk reinstated the Twitter account of Donald Trump.

Coming quickly …

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 10, 2022
Revelations made by Twitter Files 3.0

On Friday (December 9, US native time), the third tranche of confidential conversations between high Twitter executives was launched on the micro-blogging platform. 

Journalist Matt Taibbi identified that the ‘intellectual framework’ to de-platform former US President Donald Trump was laid within the months previous the January 6 incident in Washington.

“Before J6, Twitter was a unique mix of automated, rules-based enforcement, and more subjective moderation by senior executives,” he emphasised. While referring to the ‘Twitter Files 2.0‘, he stated that techniques to govern tweet visibility had been adopted to censor the likes of Donald Trump.

9. Before J6, Twitter was a singular mixture of automated, rules-based enforcement, and extra subjective moderation by senior executives. As @BariWeiss reported, the agency had an unlimited array of instruments for manipulating visibility, most all of which had been thrown at Trump (and others) pre-J6.

— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 9, 2022

The first a part of the ‘Twitter Files 3.0’ revealed that the senior executives of Twitter Inc. had been in fixed contact with federal businesses forward of the 2020 US Presidential elections.

Matt Taibbi knowledgeable that they started implementing guidelines arbitrarily and utilizing pretexts to justify their actions. Following the US Capitol riots, the conferences between high Twitter staff and federal businesses intensified.

Matt Taibbi unearthed how the mindset of high Twitter executives developed between late 2020 and early 2021. He knowledgeable {that a} channel titled ‘us2020_xfn_enforcement’ was created to debate the censorship of high-profile accounts (additionally referred to as Very Important Tweeters) within the context of US elections.

14. On October eighth, 2020, executives opened a channel referred to as “us2020_xfn_enforcement.” Through J6, this could be house for discussions about election-related removals, particularly ones that concerned “high-profile” accounts (usually referred to as “VITs” or “Very Important Tweeters”). pic.twitter.com/xH29h4cYt9

— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 9, 2022

The first a part of ‘Twitter Files 3.0’ uncovered how the likes of Vijaya Gadde (former Head of Legal, Policy, and Trust at Twitter) and Yoel Roth (former Global Head of Trust & Safety) had been making selections based mostly on whims and fancies.

“The latter group were a high-speed Supreme Court of moderation, issuing content rulings on the fly, often in minutes and based on guesses, gut calls, even Google searches, even in cases involving the President,” journalist Matt Taibbi famous.

17. During this time, executives had been additionally clearly liaising with federal enforcement and intelligence businesses about moderation of election-related content material. While we’re nonetheless firstly of reviewing the #TwitterFiles, we’re discovering out extra about these interactions every single day.

— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 9, 2022

He additionally added that the duo was “clearly liaising with federal enforcement and intelligence agencies about moderation of election-related content”.

The third tranche of ‘Twitter Files’ revealed how the Federal Bureau of Investigation routinely despatched tweets, posted by Republican candidates, to the moderation staff for expunction.

25. The FBI-flagged tweet then acquired circulated within the enforcement Slack. Twitter cited Politifact to say the primary story was “proven to be false,” then famous the second was already deemed “no vio on numerous occasions.” pic.twitter.com/LyyZ1opWAh

— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 10, 2022

The FBI alleged {that a} tweet by John Basham, a Republican and former Councilor, made false allegations about 20-25% of mail ballots being rejected because of errors.

“Twitter cited Politifact to say the first story was “proven to be false”, then famous the second was already deemed “no vio on numerous occasions,” Matt Taibbi famous. It thus confirmed how Twitter executives readily agreed to FBI diktats and the way the federal company intervened in political affairs.