{"id":1933821,"date":"2023-05-19T03:20:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T07:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-lorenz-had-privileged-access-to-twitter-secured-bans-on-users-report\/"},"modified":"2023-05-19T03:22:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T07:22:59","slug":"taylor-lorenz-had-privileged-access-to-twitter-secured-bans-on-users-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-lorenz-had-privileged-access-to-twitter-secured-bans-on-users-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Taylor Lorenz used privileged access to Twitter to ban users."},"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\">22<\/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%2Ftaylor-lorenz-had-privileged-access-to-twitter-secured-bans-on-users-report%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=1933821&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--><h2>Washington Post Reporter Accused of Abusing Twitter Reporting System<\/h2>\n<p>According to an independent journalist, Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz had &#8220;privileged access&#8221; to Twitter before Elon Musk&#8217;s purchase of the social media site. Lorenz was described as a &#8220;heavy user&#8221; of the site&#8217;s reporting system by a company engineer. She criticized Musk&#8217;s decision to grant a general amnesty to banned accounts in November. Lorenz has been accused of doxing accounts, including Libs of TikTok, which is popular among conservatives. Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion in October, seeking to create a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-tells-advertisers-goal-is-to-make-platform-a-common-digital-town-square\/\" title=\"Elon Musk Tells Advertisers Goal Is to Make Platform a \"Common Digital Town Square\"\">common digital town square<\/a>&#8221; on the site. After the purchase, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-very-happy-twitter-is-in-sane-hands\/\" title=\"Trump \"Very Happy\" Twitter Is in \"Sane Hands\"\">fired top executives<\/a> at the company, including CEO Parag Agrawal and Vijaya Gadde, head of legal policy, trust, and safety.<\/p>\n<h3>Abuse of User Reporting Systems by Journalists<\/h3>\n<p>Lorenz&#8217;s &#8220;reporting targets&#8221; expressed the belief that she appeared to &#8220;work in concert&#8221; with some of her sources. In one instance, Alejandra Carabello and the Center for Countering Digital Hate, who were described as a &#8220;favored source&#8221; of The Washington Post journalist, pushed for the removal of the popular Libs of TikTok account following a report where Lorenz revealed the identity of the founder, Chaya Raichik. The Washington Post did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lorenz reportedly had &#8220;privileged access&#8221; to Twitter before Elon Musk&#8217;s purchase of the social media site.<\/li>\n<li>Lorenz has been accused of doxing accounts, including Libs of TikTok, which is popular among conservatives.<\/li>\n<li>Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion in October, seeking to create a &#8220;common digital town square&#8221; on the site.<\/li>\n<li>Lorenz&#8217;s &#8220;reporting targets&#8221; expressed the belief that she appeared to &#8220;work in concert&#8221; with some of her sources.<\/li>\n<li>The Washington Post did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&#8217;s byline, and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz had &#8220;privileged access&#8221; to Twitter before Elon Musk&#8217;s acquisition, according to an independent journalist. 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