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Elon Musk’s “Twitter Files” part 4 was released by Michael Shellenberger Saturday evening.
Part 4 of the release includes part 2 of the internal discussions leading up to the ‘removal of Trump’
President Trump was ultimately banned from Twitter on January 8, 2021.
According to journalist Michael Shellenberger, on January 7, senior Twitter execs:
– create justifications to ban Trump
– seek a change of policy for Trump alone, distinct from other political leaders
– express no concern for the free speech or democracy implications of a ban
For years, Twitter had resisted calls to ban Trump.
“Blocking a world leader from Twitter,” it wrote in 2018, “would hide important info… [and] hamper necessary discussion around their words and actions.”
However, after January 6, the pressure to ban Trump grew.
Michelle Obama, the terrorists at the ADL and others called on Twitter to permanently ban Trump.
Jack Dorsey was out of town from January 4-8, 2021 so all decisions regarding Trump were handled by the usual suspects: Yoel Roth and Vijaya Gadde.
In 2022, 99% of Twitter’s staffers donated to the Democrats.
In 2017, Yoel Roth tweeted that there were “ACTUAL NAZIS IN THE WHITE HOUSE.”
On January 7 Jack Dorsey emailed employees saying Twitter needs to remain consistent in its policies.