From what we can certainly tell in these tweets the FBI, DHS and DNI are complicit in the decisions that were made. It is also clear the FBI, DHS and DNI had an interest in silencing specific individuals and topics of discussion. There was no need for twitter to consult with them and there in lies the issue. Why would twitter need input or direction from the FBI, DHS and DNI as they have no interest in the matter? Clearly there is no intelligence infraction or criminal activity for the FBI, DHS or DNI to act upon.
This is the typical breathless right wing issue with no there there behind it. It's not hard to figure out why Twitter might have wanted to check on the legalities of showing a presidential candidate's son's junk pictures provided by Russian intelligence with LE or intelligence agencies.
I’ve really tried to listen but I haven’t heard any specific reasons or happenings that appear to be a problem to me. All I get is vague references of the agencies shouldn’t be involved but I have seen no specific examples of inappropriate actions and have heard no specific reason as to why this is a problem. Since when is talking to people in government agencies inappropriate? I suppose in the era of conspiracies, stolen elections and Q anon this is makes sense. Meanwhile the new owner-savior of Twitter & free speech is trolling LBGTQ people and Anthony Fauci.
It's not vague it is clear when FBI, DHS, and the DNI (Director of National Intelligence) is involved this certainly indicates other than normal activity wouldn't you think? Given what has transpired to pull out the heavy guns certainly is not normal activity for these agencies. This is where you and I disagree concerning the operations and day to day activity of a private company such as twitter.
You are wasting your effort to try and show any link of wrongdoing by anyone other than Trump. These libs will jump across the Grand Canyon to connect the possibilities of wrongdoing by anything Trump or right but will not think of the possibility from anyone else unless you have 100% irrefutable evidence and even than they won't believe it. It's all a conspiracy from the right, but we question the validity of mailed in ballots and we are un-American.
If this is all about revealing the truth, why did Musk limit access to a few handpicked journalists? Apparently just two.
Not only about the truth, but people have argued that Twitter is a public square for constitutional purposes. if that's true, should their inner-workings of Twitter and other social media be subject to public records laws so the public can evaluate all of its moderation decisions? Or would it only be limited to when an agency offers a caution or makes a request?
You're finally asking the right question and one I want an answer to as well. Why on earth is the alpha dog of the intelligence agencies involved in what twitter was doing in tracking, shadow banning and ultimately banning specific individuals? Tell me exactly what these individuals did that warranted such action by our intelligence agencies. No criminal behavior is involved at all. No one has been charged or arrested for anything. From my point of view the only reason these agencies are involved is to silence those that did not go along with the federal governments narrative.
Ok, enough of this nonsense. Are you okay with the dissemination of mis/disinformation on major social media networks in the US and around the world? You do realize that a lot of this garbage comes from Russia, China, Iran, etc. for the purpose of sowing discord in the US, don't you? Twitter is a private platform that can ban people if they choose and if they sought guidance from our intelligence agencies to help weed out what they thought was dangerous speech than they can do that. A question that you should be asking yourself is, why are right wingers doing the bidding of our enemies?
Ok so it seems like you are asking a question and then answering it by making a worst case assumption as to nefarious intentions. There was a history of election disinformation since 2016, much of it coming from Russia. Perhaps they were consulting with these agencies to try to help determine what is real, what isn’t, and who are the sources?
I haven't read the full stories from Taibbi and Weiss, but what is story about how these discussions came about? Did Twitter approach the agencies asking for help in determining what's true or not? Or did the federal agencies approach Twitter saying "here's what we want to ban people saying?" Meanwhile, a New Yorker writer points out that Musk claims to be exposing Twitter's unfair attempts to limit the narrative releasing the files to only two sympathetic journalists. And that, of course, is Musk limiting the narrative. The ‘Twitter Files’ Is What It Claims to Expose
It's quite obvious, this is a private company, and they can do basically what they want as a private company. When said private company does exactly what government agency want them to do then said private company becomes quasi-governmental agency. This only concerns those on the right because the right has been the only ones negatively affected by the actions taken. The left has no concern for social media or conventional mainstream media being biased because they hold the same bias.
Fair question about whether any agency requests or involvement related to any alleged activities the government should care about either way. But many have asserted that the Hunter Biden laptop, for example, contains evidence of crimes involving a former VP and presidential candidate as well as national security implications involving our most powerful adversary. That doesn't even get to whether another adversary - Russia - had any role in the accusations.
You mean the nonsense that people are capable of determining for themselves what is misinformation versus disinformation? The administration, MSM and social media certainly aren't batting 1000 on that front now are they. You might want to check your coat at the door on that one. COVID, Hunter Biden, Russia, Ukraine, .. the list goes on. These were not right wingers by the way. They were people in President Trump's and President Biden's administration.
You're darn right I am and the why is because the top dogs are involved when there is no reason to be.
Nah, the average person is NOT capable of figuring some of this out. Look at these boards and the nonsense that gets posted Case in point.
Is it your assumption that the tweets came from Russia versus the individuals that were tagged? Is it you assumption these individuals were working with Russia to spread false information?
“no reason to be” is entirely your assumption. As I said, the most logical conclusion is that they didn’t want to be a major disseminator of foreign election disinformation and were consulting with intelligence agencies in that regard.
I was putting aside assumptions about Russia's possible involvement. You asked what individuals did that warranted action by our intelligence agencies and stated that no criminal behavior is involved at all. I was pointing out that many have alleged crimes by the Bidens as well as serious national security implications which I assume would have had the attention of various agencies.
