Fourth Installment of “Twitter Files” Released – Reveals Execs Pushed “Change of Policy for Trump Alone” to Ban Him

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Twitter CEO Elon Musk and independent journalist Michael Shellenberger have released another installment of internal files from Twitter with this latest batch highlighting the chaos within the company on the day after the January 6 Capitol Hill riot.

“The Removal of Donald Trump: January 7,” author Shellenberger posted Saturday night as part of a larger thread. “As the pressure builds, Twitter executives build the case for a permanent ban.”

“On Jan 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 This #TwitterFiles is reported with @lwoodhouse,” the first post read.

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FILE – In this Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington. 
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Shellenberger’s thread starts off by showing how Twitter employees had previously resisted calls to ban Trump from the platform but then outlined how they went about pushing for just that in response to public pressure.

Shellenberger cited public calls from former First Lady Michelle Obama and many other prominent figures calling for Trump’s ban on January 7.

The next post stated that Twitter’s CEO at the time, Jack Dorsey, was on vacation and delegated much of the responsibility to senior executives, including Former Twitter Head of Trust and Safety Yoel Roth, who Shellenberger points out were “overwhelmingly progressive.”

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“In 2017, Roth tweeted that there were ‘ACTUAL NAZIS IN THE WHITE HOUSE,'” Shellenberger wrote. “In April 2022, Roth told a colleague that his goal ‘is to drive change in the world,’ which is why he decided not to become an academic.”

The thread goes on to say that Dorsey sent an email to employees on January 7th telling them they need to “remain consistent” with policies “including the right of users to return to Twitter after temporary suspension.”

After that email, a screenshot shows Roth reassuring an employee that “people who care about this…aren’t happy with where we are.”

“Around 11:30 am PT, Roth DMs his colleagues with news that he is excited to share,” Shellenberger tweeted. “‘GUESS WHAT,’ he writes. ‘Jack just approved repeat offender for civic integrity.’ The new approach would create a system where five violations (“strikes”) would result in permanent suspension.”