{"id":1757353,"date":"2022-11-30T16:03:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T21:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1757353"},"modified":"2022-11-30T16:03:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T21:03:34","slug":"former-twitter-safety-chief-admits-censoring-hunter-biden-laptop-was-a-mistake-elon-musk-says-previous-ownership-interfered-in-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-twitter-safety-chief-admits-censoring-hunter-biden-laptop-was-a-mistake-elon-musk-says-previous-ownership-interfered-in-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Twitter Safety Chief Admits Censoring Hunter Biden Laptop Was A \u2018Mistake\u2019; Elon Musk Says Previous Ownership \u2018Interfered In Elections\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fformer-twitter-safety-chief-admits-censoring-hunter-biden-laptop-was-a-mistake-elon-musk-says-previous-ownership-interfered-in-elections%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=1757353&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--><p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/twitter\">Twitter<\/a> Trust and Safety boss Yoel Roth <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/11\/30\/twitters-ex-safety-chief-admits-censoring-posts-hunter-biden-scoop-was-a-mistake\/\">admitted<\/a> Tuesday that the company made a \u201cmistake\u201d censoring the story about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/hunter-biden\">Hunter<\/a> Biden\u2019s laptop during the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Roth, who resigned from his position in early November, confessed the error during a Knight Foundation conference <a href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/events\/knight-media-forum\/informed-conversations-on-democracy-in-the-digital-age\/\">interview<\/a> with podcast host Kara Swisher about his decision to leave Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t know what to believe, we didn\u2019t know what was true, there was smoke \u2014 and ultimately, for me, it didn\u2019t reach a place where I was comfortable removing this content from Twitter,\u201d Roth said. \u201cBut it set off every single one of my finely tuned APT28 \u2018hack and leak campaign\u2019 alarm bells.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roth further noted that he felt \u201ca responsibility to protect the integrity\u201d of conversations relating to foreign governments attempting to interfere in elections on the platform, which ultimately led to the platform removing content surrounding the Post\u2019s report and suspending the news outlet\u2019s account for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were lots of reasons why the entire industry was on alert,\u201d Roth added.<\/p>\n<p>Roth and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/meta-doubles-down-after-zuckerberg-reveals-how-facebook-censored-hunter-biden-laptop-story\">approached<\/a> by the FBI ahead of the 2020 election about possible foreign propaganda and misinformation. However, several legacy media outlets, including CBS and The Washington Post, have admitted that the laptop is legitimate after conducting independent investigations and analysis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut \u2014 so it was a mistake?\u201d Swisher asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my opinion, yes,\u201d Roth responded.<\/p>\n<p>During the conference, Roth also alleged that Twitter has become less safe since Elon Musk acquired the platform, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/twitter-not-safer-under-elon-musk-says-former-head-trust-safety-conference-2022-11-29\/#:~:text=Nov%2029%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20Twitter&#039;s,enough%20staff%20for%20safety%20work.\">according<\/a> to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Musk responded to a Wednesday tweet from Tesmanian blogger Eva Fox arguing that the platform lost user trust over the last decade under the former ownership. Fox also called the past trust and safety team a \u201cdisgrace\u201d that lacks merit to judge how the new owner operates Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey had a chance, but they sold their souls to a corporation,\u201d Fox wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExactly,\u201d Musk replied. \u201cThe obvious reality, as long-time users know, is that Twitter has failed in trust &#038; safety for a very long time and has interfered in elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk added that \u201cTwitter 2.0\u201d aims to provide a \u201cfar more effective, transparent and even-handed\u201d social media platform.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Exactly. The obvious reality, as long-time users know, is that Twitter has failed in trust &#038; safety for a very long time and has interfered in elections. <\/p>\n<p>Twitter 2.0 will be far more effective, transparent and even-handed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1598004480066621441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a user tweeted if the new owner should \u201cmake public all internal discussions about the decision to censor the Post\u2019s story on Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop before the 2020 Election in the interest of Transparency\u201d earlier this month, Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/musk-releasing-twitters-internal-discussions-on-hunter-biden-laptop-story-necessary-to-restore-public-trust\">replied<\/a>, \u201cThis is necessary to restore public trust.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Twitter Trust and Safety boss Yoel Roth admitted Tuesday that the company made a \u201cmistake\u201d censoring the story about Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop during the 2020 presidential election. 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