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Matt Taibbi Departs Twitter Leaving Access to Investigative Files Behind

CTH: Elon Musk’s Twitter Platform Blocks Substack Content from Distribution, Matt Taibbi Departs Twitter Leaving Access to Investigative Files Behind.

When CTH outlined the connection between DHS and Twitter in Jack’s Magic Coffee shop, many people thought it was nuts.

In the year since, DHS and FBI have been evidenced to have direct access to Twitter content controls, up to and including access code in the Twitter algorithm itself.  Not so crazy anymore.

When Elon Musk bought Twitter, CTH warned to refrain from forming opinion of the takeover because of the DHS network with it.  Either Musk did due diligence in the purchase and was aware of DHS attachment, or Musk didn’t know of the scale of DHS involvement.  Both possibilities painted a rather odd perspective of the Musk motive. MORE

6 Comments on Matt Taibbi Departs Twitter Leaving Access to Investigative Files Behind

  1. This is Elon’s response: twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1644638493883211779
    “1. Substack links were never blocked. Matt’s statement is false.

    2. Substack was trying to download a massive portion of the Twitter database to bootstrap their Twitter clone, so their IP address is obviously untrusted.

    3. Turns out Matt is/was an employee of Substack.”

    I don’t know who’s right.

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  2. An interesting comment there:

    “It appears Elon paid 44 billion dollars for a social media partnership with the US government. Not surprising though as SpaceX is essentially a public/private partnership. A symbiotic relationship? Must be. Count me as thinking Elon’s first amendment passion is mostly talk and little walk.”

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