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by ryneandal 1061 days ago
> To date, not a single document revealed has shown what people now falsely believe: that the US government and Twitter were working together to “censor” people based on their political viewpoints. Literally none of that has been shown at all. Instead, what’s been shown is that Twitter had a competent trust & safety team that debated tough questions around how to apply policies for users on their platform and did not seem at all politically motivated in their decisions.

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/06/05/twitter-admits-in-court-...
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tanseydavid 1061 days ago
>> Literally none of that has been shown at all. Instead, what’s been shown is that Twitter had a competent trust & safety team that debated tough questions around how to apply policies for users on their platform and did not seem at all politically motivated in their decisions.

...with the FBI providing unsolicited guidance along the way.

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AlexandrB 1061 days ago
The FBI is part of the executive arm of government and a lot of this happened during Trump's tenure as president.
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