{"id":1783169,"date":"2022-12-21T17:48:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T22:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1783169"},"modified":"2022-12-21T18:45:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T23:45:03","slug":"fbi-responds-to-twitter-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-responds-to-twitter-files\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Responds To \u2018Twitter Files\u2019"},"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\">10<\/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%2Ffbi-responds-to-twitter-files%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=1783169&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>The FBI defended its actions in the face of fierce criticism rising from \u201cThe Twitter Files,\u201d which revealed contacts between the bureau and Twitter executives.<\/p>\n<p>The statement comes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-twitter-files-show-fbi-paid-twitter-millions-influenced-execs-to-censor-hunter-biden-laptop-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">after one disclosure<\/a> showed the FBI repeatedly warned Twitter employees about foreign election interference campaigns, after which the bombshell story about Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop from the New York Post was censored by Twitter, and the FBI paying $3.4 million to cover the costs of processing the agency\u2019s requests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe correspondence between the FBI and Twitter show nothing more than examples of our traditional, longstanding and ongoing federal government and private sector engagements, which involve numerous companies over multiple sectors and industries,\u201d an FBI representative said, per a Fox News reporter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs evidenced in the correspondence, the FBI provides critical information to the private sector in an effort to allow them to protect themselves and their customers,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As evidenced in the correspondence, the FBI provides critical information to the private sector in an effort to allow them to protect themselves and their customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Gibson (@JakeBGibson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeBGibson\/status\/1605650924067700737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As evidenced in the correspondence, the FBI provides critical information to the private sector in an effort to allow them to protect themselves and their customers.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jake Gibson (@JakeBGibson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeBGibson\/status\/1605650924067700737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Twitter Files\u201d have been released across several installments by multiple journalists over the past few weeks. Twitter CEO Elon Musk, who completed his $44 billion purchase of Twitter in late October, has promoted their release.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtaibbi\/status\/1603857534737072128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cPart Six\u201d showed<\/a> instances in which the FBI agents communicated with Twitter content moderators, flagging posts that allegedly violated Twitter\u2019s policies against election misinformation. As noted by journalist Matt Taibbi, who shared this installment, there was a \u201csurprisingly high number\u201d of requests from the FBI including those \u201cinvolving joke tweets from low-follower accounts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An ensuing thread by author Michael Shellenberger on Monday showed a February 2021 email to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/top-fbi-lawyer-turned-twitter-counsel-supported-decision-to-suppress-hunter-biden-laptop-story-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FBI general counsel-turned-top Twitter lawyer James Baker<\/a> which spoke of $3.4 million paid to the platform as reimbursement for a \u201clegal process response.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to this thread, Musk himself tweeted, \u201cGovernment paid Twitter millions of dollars to censor info from the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Government paid Twitter millions of dollars to censor info from the public <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eSEwcZlGjt\">https:\/\/t.co\/eSEwcZlGjt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1605219914813673473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Government paid Twitter millions of dollars to censor info from the public <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eSEwcZlGjt\">https:\/\/t.co\/eSEwcZlGjt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1605219914813673473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-twitter-files-compromised-after-lawyer-involved-in-the-controversy-was-behind-vetting-the-files\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musk fired Baker<\/a> after prior disclosures showed Baker\u2019s involvement in discussions about whether reporting about Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop in the run-up to the 2020 election fell under Twitter\u2019s \u201chacked materials\u201d policy and should be suspended. \u201cIn light of concerns about Baker\u2019s possible role in suppression of information important to the public dialogue, he was exited from Twitter today,\u201d Musk tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FBI defended its actions in the face of fierce criticism rising from \u201cThe Twitter Files,\u201d which revealed contacts between the bureau and Twitter executives. 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