Twitter CEO Elon Musk and freelance journalist Michael Schellenberger show how company executives acted against their own policy of ousting former President Donald Trump.・The 4th edition of “File” has been released.
Shellenberger showed several screenshots of messages between former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and senior executives, including Yoel Roth, Twitter’s former head of trust and safety. , noted that there are notable exceptions for employees who want Trump removed.
“The *only* significant concern expressed within Twitter about the free speech and democratic impact of banning Trump came from younger members of the organization. It was hidden in a lower-level Slack channel known as Automatic,” said Shellenberger.
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“This may be an unpopular opinion, but a one-off ad-hoc decision like this that doesn’t seem to be rooted in policy is IMHO. [in my honest opinion] “It’s a slippery slope and reflects equally authoritarian issues,” an internal message said, adding, “This now has a global presence that can gate-keep the world’s discourse.” It looks like Fiat by the CEO of an online platform.This seems unsustainable.”
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The same employee previously stated, “Their concerns were specifically: [Facebook].”
The tech executive who banned Trump without explicitly violating his policies said, “Every… Internet mogul… should sit like a king and let people watch.” It can give people the idea (conspiracy theory?) that you’re casually deciding what you can’t do.
The employee pointed to Will Orems’ blog post on Medium titled “Facebook Releases Its Own Rulebook to Ban Trump.”
“The underlying problem is that dominant platforms have always been reluctant to acknowledge their subjectivity. because it puts the responsibility on them on their shoulders.”
“So they alternate between hiding behind an ever-changing rulebook, pointing to it when it’s convenient, and tucking it under a nearby rug when it’s not,” he added.
Several people who responded to Shellenberger praised the “younger employees” for showing their position and said they deserved the promotion.
Another “senior ad sales executive” similarly expressed confusion to Ross about Twitter’s policy of banning Trump.
“We were once ‘exempted from policy violations’ by world leaders because of public interest value… are we now lowering the public interest?” the executive asked Ross.
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A photo of Donald Trump with a frozen Twitter account.
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“In this particular case, we have changed our public interest approach to his account, stating that violating it will result in suspension,” Ross replied, referring to Trump’s account.
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“While we have not completely scrapped the public interest approach, we do plan to amend it in the first half of 2021,” Ross added, again demonstrating that Twitter treats Trump differently. rice field.
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The latest batch highlights the turmoil on Twitter between January 6th and 8th, including the drama surrounding the January 6th Capitol Hill riots.
“As pressure mounts, Twitter executives build cases for permanent bans,” Shellenberger summarized the thread.
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk bought Twitter in late October and quickly laid off several top executives.
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“On Jan. 7, senior Twitter executives — creating justification for banning Trump — calling for policy changes for Trump alone, apart from other political leaders — ban free speech. This #TwitterFiles @lwoodhouse” read the first post.
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The series of messages, called “The Removal of Donald Trump: January 7,” has previously covered why Trump was removed from Twitter, the “secret blacklist” the company used, and how Twitter intentionally It will be the fourth public release after revealing how the information was hidden. The story of Hunter Biden’s laptop ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
