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'''Vijaya Gadde''' (b. 1974 India) is the former '''chief''' [[censor]]<ref name=nypost-3dec2022/><ref>Jonathan Turley, [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/musk-strikes-back-against-twitter-deep-state-fires-james-baker Musk strikes back against Twitter 'deep state,' fires James Baker], ''Fox News'', Dec 7, 2022.<blockquote>...Vijaya Gadde, Twitter’s former chief legal officer who was the key figure behind the company's notorious censorship system.</blockquote></ref> of [[free speech]] - specifically targeting conservatives,<ref>Elon Musk on Twitter: "@DavidSacks As @bariweiss clearly describes, the rules were enforced against the right, but not against the left" / Twitter.([https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1601059434330890241 Dec 8, 2022])</ref><ref>[https://www.firstpost.com/world/vijaya-gadde-and-company-were-running-asylum-controversial-decisions-made-without-jack-dorseys-approval-elon-musk-after-twitter-files-2-11779461.html]</ref> at [[Twitter]] under [[Jack Dorsey]] and later Parag Agrawal. Her role included handling what Twitter called "harassment, misinformation, and harmful speech". Gadde has been accused of meddling in the [[2020 United States Presidential Election]] and affecting the outcome. She is considered by many as an [[extremist]] threat to [[democracy]].[[File:Miles Cheong 12-9-22.jpg|thumb|Raw elections interference]]Political candidates were subject to [[shadowbanning]] while they were running for office or seeking re-election.<ref>Ian Miles Cheong on Twitter: "So here’s a question for @elonmusk and @bariweiss: were any political candidates — either in the US or elsewhere — subject to shadowbanning while they were running for office or seeking re-election?" / Twitter<br>Elon Musk on Twitter: "@stillgray @bariweiss Yes" / Twitter([https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1601059434330890241 Dec 8, 2022]) [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FjiPEmJacAMV9vW?format=jpg].* Libs of TikTok on Twitter: "Wow! Elon confirms that Twitter shadowbanned and suppressed tweets from political candidates while they were running for office. ELECTION INTERFERENCE! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FjhWZ72WQAAQA4n?format=jpg&name=small] [https://t.co/6WEe36mtJQ]" / Twitter. ([https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1601124677581033473 Dec 9, 2022]).</ref>

In 2021, she earned at Twitter $17 million in salary. [[Elon Musk]] has criticized her in the past, accusing her of blocking the [[NY Post]]’s Hunter Biden coverage even before the [[Twitter#The_Twitter_Files|Twitter Files ]] revelations.