Ariz. Gov. Hobbs’ request for Twitter to censor her critics sparks legislative investigation – IOTW Report

Ariz. Gov. Hobbs’ request for Twitter to censor her critics sparks legislative investigation

JTN– Democrat Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs asked Twitter, now called X, to censor critics of a tweet she posted while serving in the state legislature. According to Arizona Capitol Oversight, a self-described government accountability website, “then-Secretary Katie Hobbs and her government office engaged in an extensive campaign to censor her critics before and during her campaign for governor.”

Hobbs tweeted a comparison likening Trump supporters to Nazis. Hobbs allegedly sought retribution against critics of that tweet.

@realDonaldTrump has made it abundantly clear he’s more interested in pandering to his neo-nazi base than being @POTUS for all Americans,” Hobbs posted in 2017.

Hobbs received backlash for the tweet in 2020, with some questioning her ability to practice impartiality as Arizona’s Secretary of State. She was sworn in to that position in 2019, after winning the election in 2018. 

According to emails disclosed by Arizona Capitol Oversight, Hobbs requested that Twitter censor critics of a three-year-old post.  MORE

8 Comments on Ariz. Gov. Hobbs’ request for Twitter to censor her critics sparks legislative investigation

  1. Y’know, we could turn this into a Katie Hobbs criticism and insult thread. I’ll see if I can get it going…

    Hey, Katie! Are you as bad at fellatio as everybody says you are?

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  2. All that spew about this, “Hobbs requested that Twitter censor critics of a three-year-old post. ”

    But not one word of the email used to request that censoring. Did the authors not have what she actually said? If they did, why not include it in the article?

    They allude, they suggest, but they don’t actually quote the request. Is there a reason for that? Or is it just more shitty what passes for journalism these days?

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  3. “They allude, they suggest, but they don’t actually quote the request. Is there a reason for that? Or is it just more shitty what passes for journalism these days?”

    There’s NO one you can trust. I’m just sitting here stuffing mags. Waiting for someone to say go. Start local.

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