{"id":1454689,"date":"2022-04-26T18:29:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T22:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1454689"},"modified":"2022-04-26T18:29:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T22:29:40","slug":"winning-twitter-exec-who-censored-hunter-biden-story-and-oversaw-trump-ban-cries-during-staff-meeting-on-elon-musk-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/winning-twitter-exec-who-censored-hunter-biden-story-and-oversaw-trump-ban-cries-during-staff-meeting-on-elon-musk-takeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Winning: Twitter Exec Who Censored Hunter Biden Story and Oversaw Trump Ban Cries During Staff Meeting on Elon Musk Takeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwinning-twitter-exec-who-censored-hunter-biden-story-and-oversaw-trump-ban-cries-during-staff-meeting-on-elon-musk-takeover%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1454689&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Twitter executive Vijaya Gadde, head of the tech giant&#8217;s trust and safety, legal, and public policy functions, held a meeting Monday where she cried to employees who work under her amid recent changes to company leadership.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>A new report says Twitter&#8217;s top lawyer got emotional with staff when talking about how unclear things were, beyond the immediate future.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SCOOP w <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/woodruffbets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@woodruffbets<\/a>: Twitter&#8217;s top lawyer Vijaya Gadde, seen internally as Twitter&#8217;s &#8220;moral authority,&#8221; expressed deep uncertainty about the future of the company under Elon Musk&#8217;s leadership during a meeting with Twitter&#8217;s policy and legal teams.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CnidYPKOfD\">https:\/\/t.co\/CnidYPKOfD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emily Birnbaum (@birnbaum_e) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/birnbaum_e\/status\/1519042696920379392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/04\/26\/twitters-top-lawyer-reassures-staff-cries-during-meeting-about-musk-takeover-00027931\"><em>POLITICO<\/em><\/a>, Gadde got teary-eyed on Monday when discussing <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/breaking-twitter-and-elon-musk-reach-buyout-deal\">Elon Musk&#8217;s takeover of Twitter<\/a>. Gadde is said to have played a crucial role in the negotiations between Musk and Twitter&#8217;s board for finalizing the deal.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>In her briefing with staffers, Gadde had a similar message to what CEO Parag Agrawal <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/twitter-enters-period-of-uncertainty-after-musk-buyout-ceo-to-staff\">told<\/a> employees when it came to uncertainty for the company&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;Gadde cried during the meeting as she expressed concerns about how the company could change, according to three people familiar with the meeting. She acknowledged that there are significant uncertainties about what the company will look like under Musk&#8217;s leadership,&#8221; <em>POLITICO<\/em> described.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>On Tuesday afternoon, Musk, a free speech advocate, commented further about what his exact vision of free speech is.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">By \u201cfree speech\u201d, I simply mean that which matches the law. <\/p>\n<p>I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law. <\/p>\n<p>If people want less free speech, they will ask government to pass laws to that effect.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, going beyond the law is contrary to the will of the people.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1519036983137509376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>The relevance in Gadde&#8217;s case comes from the platform&#8217;s rules. She&#8217;s a key member of Twitter, working at the company since 2011 in their trust and safety, public policy, and legal departments. When it comes to the nitty-gritty of what&#8217;s considered &#8220;hate speech&#8221; and harassment, Gadde oversaw definitions that came about amid Twitter&#8217;s &#8220;healthy conversation&#8221; agenda.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Employees voiced their &#8220;appreciation&#8221; for Gadde&#8217;s work following Monday&#8217;s announcement of Musk&#8217;s Twitter buy.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">this is an appreciation tweet for all <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Twitter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@twitter<\/a> trust &#038; safety, twitter service, site integrity &#038; content mod teams esp in light of today<\/p>\n<p>our work is often behind the scenes &#038; goes unnoticed but we work hard to make Twitter a safe place for everyone. your work matters. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OneTeam?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OneTeam<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 helen-sage ? (@helensagelee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/helensagelee\/status\/1518709822136348672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Appreciation tweet for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vijaya?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@vijaya<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leslieberland?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@leslieberland<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leana Luna (@writeinverse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/writeinverse\/status\/1518761245385572352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you look up the word &#8220;inspiring&#8221; in the dictionary you find a picture of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vijaya?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@vijaya<\/a> ?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kennedy O&#8217;Brien ? (@kennedy798) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kennedy798\/status\/1518723252251729921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>In March 2019, journalist Tim Pool <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DZCBRHOg3PQ\">appeared<\/a> on Joe Rogan&#8217;s popular podcast to debate with <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/breaking-twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-expected-to-step-down\/\">then-CEO Jack Dorsey<\/a> and Gadde about the tenacity of Twitter&#8217;s rules. The platform had recently introduced a series of &#8220;deadnaming&#8221; policies around transgender people, which was a topic of their conversation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Vijaya Gadde, the top censorship advocate at Twitter who famously gaslit the world on Joe Rogan&#8217;s podcast and censored the Hunter Biden laptop story, is very upset about the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> takeover <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WCYmzNEMNt\">pic.twitter.com\/WCYmzNEMNt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esaagar\/status\/1519051755941765126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>History came full-circle in that aspect, seeing as how <em>The Babylon Bee<\/em>&#8216;s ban from Twitter under those pretenses is what ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/revealed-elon-musk-reached-out-to-babylon-bee-before-buying-ownership-stake-in-twitter\">inspired<\/a> Musk to <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/breaking-twitter-and-elon-musk-reach-buyout-deal\">buy out<\/a> the platform.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>What was discussed on the Rogan podcast resurfaced earlier this month, especially as it pertained to the topic of vaccine policies.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In March of 2019 on Joe Rogan, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Timcast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Timcast<\/a> asked Twitter if they would restrict a Twitter user for sharing information about vaccines. <\/p>\n<p>Their answer didn\u2019t age well. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VKaDPHx6IM\">pic.twitter.com\/VKaDPHx6IM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mythinformed MKE (@MythinformedMKE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MythinformedMKE\/status\/1516402769992818695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>In late 2020, Gadde had Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/U4avD#selection-695.0-695.350\">&#8220;change course&#8221;<\/a> after initially <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/twitter-censored-hunter-biden-laptop-rumors-hack-and-leak\/\">blocking<\/a> the bombshell story from the <em>New York Post <\/em>about Hunter Biden&#8217;s laptop. Her team also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2021\/01\/16\/how-twitter-banned-trump\/\">oversaw<\/a> the permanent banning of former President Donald Trump in January 2021, following the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 of that year.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>In that case, CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/10\/27\/tech\/vijaya-gadde-twitter-risk-takers\/index.html\">credits<\/a> Gadde for taking the main lead on the Trump-ban matter as Dorsey was away on vacation during that time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\"><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twitter executive Vijaya Gadde, head of the tech giant&#8217;s trust and safety, legal, and public policy functions, held a meeting Monday where she cried to employees who work under<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":498,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1454689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1454689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/498"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1454689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1454689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1454689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1454689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1454689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}