Internal records undercut claims that Twitter censored pro-Trump views before the Capitol riot and show a reluctance to suspend Trump's account until January 8
In the internal video call from Jan. 5, 2021, workers were told not to take tougher action against a growing wave of tweets they feared were veiled incitements to violence. Mastodon: @GottaLaff@mastodon.social and @brendannyhan@mastodon.social Twitter: @jillgeisler , @drewharwell , @michaelehayden , @theplumlinegs , and @asmith83 Mastodon: Laffy / @GottaLaff@mastodon.social : New video undercuts claim #Twitter censored pro-#Trump views before #Jan6 — “Some participants in call pushed the co. to adopt tougher position, arguing moderators should be able to remove what they called “coded incitements to violence” —messages, such as “locked & loaded,” that could be read as threats. … Brendan Nyhan / @brendannyhan@mastodon.social : “far from working to censor pro-Trump sentiment in the days before the Capitol riot, the company's leaders were intent on leaving it up — despite internal warnings that trouble was brewing.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... What happens the next time under Twitter's current leadership? Twitter: Jill Geisler / @jillgeisler : “... far from working to censor pro-Trump sentiment in the days before the Capitol riot, the company's leaders were intent on leaving it up — despite internal warnings that trouble was brewing.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Drew Harwell / @drewharwell : New: We obtained never-published records that show the fear and chaos inside Twitter before and after the insurrection: “Do we have to wait for violence — someone getting shot?” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Michael Edison Hayden / @michaelehayden : All of the fascination with smaller apps like Parler gave Twitter cover in the aftermath of January 6, 2021. Twitter is where the lies took off. Twitter is where radical right activists most visibly called for war against other American citizens. https://twitter.com/... Greg Sargent / @theplumlinegs : Actual “Twitter Files” revelations about the company's handling of Jan 6 and incitement tweets, from @drewharwell: “The records reveal a company that fought until the end to give some of Trump's most belligerent supporters the benefit of the doubt...” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Adam Smith / @asmith83 : Weird this didn't make it into the Twitter Files. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...