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34.NetChoice lets Twitter know a “blood bath” awaits in upcoming Hill hearings, with members saying it's a "tipping point," complaining tech has “grown so big that they can’t even regulate themselves, so government may need to intervene.”
https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598839971451838465
35.Szabo reports to Twitter that some Hill figures are characterizing the laptop story as “tech’s Access Hollywood moment”:
https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598840265266995203
36.Twitter files continued:
"THE FIRST AMENDMENT ISN’T ABSOLUTE”
Szabo’s letter contains chilling passages relaying Democratic lawmakers’ attitudes. They want “more” moderation, and as for the Bill of Rights, it's "not absolute"
https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598840927199469569
An amazing subplot of the Twitter/Hunter Biden laptop affair was how much was done without the knowledge of CEO Jack Dorsey, and how long it took for the situation to get "unfucked" (as one ex-employee put it) even after Dorsey jumped in.
7:55 PM · Dec 2, 2022
https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598843310042279936
While reviewing Gadde's emails, I saw a familiar name - my own. Dorsey sent her a copy of my Substack article blasting the incident
https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598845423979884544
There are multiple instances in the files of Dorsey intervening to question suspensions and other moderation actions, for accounts across the political spectrum
8:10 PM · Dec 2, 2022
https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598847065970204672
The problem with the "hacked materials" ruling, several sources said, was that this normally required an official/law enforcement finding of a hack. But such a finding never appears throughout what one executive describes as a "whirlwind" 24-hour, company-wide mess.
https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598852182572298241
It's been a whirlwind 96 hours for me, too. There is much more to come, including answers to questions about issues like shadow-banning, boosting, follower counts, the fate of various individual accounts, and more. These issues are not limited to the political right.
8:35 PM · Dec 2, 2022
https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598853399004708864
Good night, everyone. Thanks to all those who picked up the phone in the last few days.
8:37 PM · Dec 2, 2022
https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598853816874831872
thank you, I was trying very hard to keep up. I hope I didn't make much of a big mess out of it. You are awesome.