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[[File:Musk and Rubin.jpg|thumb|NYT bought its Twitter followers to fake influence]]

[[File:Musk and Rubin.jpg|thumb|NYT bought its Twitter followers to fake influence]]

'''X Corp.''', located at x.com, formerly '''Twitter, Inc.''' (renamed on July 23, 2023),<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/Business/rebranded-twitter/story?id=101605679</ref> was a [[Big Tech]] social networking tool until acquired by [[Elon Musk]] on October 27, 2022, after years of [[liberal censorship]] by [[Leftists]] in [[San Francisco]] ([[Twitter#Sale to Elon Musk|see below]]). Musk immediately fired its top management, and dissolved its [[Leftist]] Board of Directors immediately. Musk suspects he was lied to by underestimates of sham accounts, but a lawsuit by [[Opposition to Donald Trump|Never-Trumpers]] in a hostile court forced Musk to buy Twitter. On Nov. 4, 2022, Musk fired about half of Twitter's 7,500 mostly-[[liberal]] workforce.<ref>https://people.com/human-interest/elon-musk-claims-he-had-no-choice-but-to-fire-half-of-twitter-staff/</ref>  He offered them a generous severance package, more than required.  The [[Biden regime]] then falsely labelled Musk a "[[national security]] threat."<ref>https://youtu.be/ORSuo1LsyRQ</ref>

'''X Corp.''', located at x.com, formerly '''Twitter, Inc.''' (renamed on July 23, 2023),<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/Business/rebranded-twitter/story?id=101605679</ref> was a [[Big Tech]] social networking platform acquired by [[Elon Musk]] on October 27, 2022, after years of [[liberal censorship]] by [[Leftists]] in [[San Francisco]] ([[Twitter#Sale to Elon Musk|see below]]). Musk fired top management and dissolved its [[Leftist]] Board of Directors immediately. Musk suspects he was lied to by underestimates of sham accounts, but a lawsuit by [[Opposition to Donald Trump|Never-Trumpers]] in a hostile court forced Musk to buy Twitter. On Nov. 4, 2022, Musk fired about half of Twitter's 7,500 mostly-[[liberal]] workforce.<ref>https://people.com/human-interest/elon-musk-claims-he-had-no-choice-but-to-fire-half-of-twitter-staff/</ref>  He offered them a generous severance package, more than required.  The [[Biden regime]] then falsely labelled Musk a "[[national security]] threat."<ref>https://youtu.be/ORSuo1LsyRQ</ref>

Musk has made X a bastion of [[freedom of speech]], and has increasingly overcome the [[liberal]] [[troll]]ing and fake impersonation that occurred there prior to Musk's acquisition. Ironically it was [[liberal]]s who forced Musk to buy Twitter through a legal proceeding in [[Delaware]].

Musk sought to make X a bastion of [[freedom of speech]], but personnel is policy and [[liberal censorship]] by [[San Francisco]] remains common there.  Musk has overcome some of the [[liberal]] [[troll]]ing and fake impersonation that occurred there prior to Musk's acquisition. Ironically it was [[liberal]]s who forced Musk to buy Twitter through a legal proceeding in [[Delaware]].

As [[RFK Jr.]] stated on Feb. 17, 2024:

As [[RFK Jr.]] stated on Feb. 17, 2024:

Extremely messed up! They’re trying to destroy [[free speech]] in [[America]]."<ref>[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1588538640401018880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1588538640401018880%7Ctwgr%5E7f0bb400d1de30335f7ccd328e31bc941826f4f8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpeople.com%2Fembed%3Furl%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2Ftwitter2Fstatus2F1588538640401018880id%3Dmntl-sc-block_1-0-20-iframeoptions%3De303DdocId%3D6825991]https://archive.ph/HL3F7</ref></blockquote>

Extremely messed up! They’re trying to destroy [[free speech]] in [[America]]."<ref>[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1588538640401018880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1588538640401018880%7Ctwgr%5E7f0bb400d1de30335f7ccd328e31bc941826f4f8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpeople.com%2Fembed%3Furl%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2Ftwitter2Fstatus2F1588538640401018880id%3Dmntl-sc-block_1-0-20-iframeoptions%3De303DdocId%3D6825991]https://archive.ph/HL3F7</ref></blockquote>

On November 7, 2022, Musk announced the end to Twitter's allowance of impersonation by [[liberal]] [[troll]]s of innocent victims, which had made Twitter a cesspool of [[Leftist]] deception and smears.  But [[Leftist]] trolling became epidemic on November 10 such that the [[FTC]] issues a warning against so many fraudulent impersonation accounts purchases for merely $8.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/10/fake-account-chaos-engulfs-musks-twitter-00066217</ref> Musk overcame the liberal trolls by increasing the price to $168 annually for a verified account, which [[Leftist]]s are often too cheap to pay (while spending more on harmful [[addiction]]s like [[cannabis]], [[Netflix]], and high-sugar foods).

On November 7, 2022, Musk announced the end to Twitter's allowance of impersonation by [[liberal]] [[troll]]s of innocent victims, which had made Twitter a cesspool of [[Leftist]] deception and smears.  But [[Leftist]] trolling became epidemic on November 10 such that the [[FTC]] issued a warning against so many fraudulent impersonation accounts purchases for merely $8.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/10/fake-account-chaos-engulfs-musks-twitter-00066217</ref> Musk overcame the liberal trolls by increasing the price to $168 annually for a verified account, which [[Leftist]]s are often too cheap to pay (while spending more on harmful [[addiction]]s like [[cannabis]], [[Netflix]], and high-sugar foods).

==Overview==

==Overview==

Twitter was founded in 2006<ref>https://www.lifewire.com/history-of-twitter-3288854</ref> and emerged as a new medium of online [[news]] distribution that became infested by [[woke]] [[troll]]s and fake accounts. The claimed numbers of followers of [[liberal]] figures on it are falsely inflated, such that one audit in 2022 concluded that nearly half of [[Joe Biden]]’s Twitter followers are fake.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/05/18/audit-reveals-almost-half-of-joe-bidens-twitter-followers-are-fake/</ref>

Twitter was founded in 2006<ref>https://www.lifewire.com/history-of-twitter-3288854</ref> and emerged as a new medium of online [[news]] distribution that became infested by [[woke]] [[troll]]s and fake accounts. The claimed numbers of followers of [[liberal]] figures on it are falsely inflated, such that one audit in 2022 concluded that nearly half of [[Joe Biden]]’s Twitter followers are fake.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/05/18/audit-reveals-almost-half-of-joe-bidens-twitter-followers-are-fake/</ref>

[[Liberal]]s forced [[free speech]] advocate [[Elon Musk]] to complete his purchase of Twitter at a price of $44 billion, using a hostile court proceeding and an inflation of its price based on an underestimate of its fake accounts.

[[Liberal]]s forced [[free speech]] advocate [[Elon Musk]] to complete his purchase of Twitter at a price of $44 billion, using a hostile court proceeding and an inflation of its price based on an underestimate of its fake accounts.

Twitter allows users to follow others, share status updates and / or news via "tweets," or republish another user's status update (referred to as a "retweet"). If a subject is popular enough, it can become a trending topic worldwide, and is displayed on the main website.  Corporations can also pay Twitter to have a "Sponsored Trend" appear in the trending topics column. Twitter has made URL shorterners (such as ow.ly, bit.ly, tinyurl.com, and goo.gl, to name a few) popular, as they allow long URLs to be shortened and posted within a tweet.

Twitter allows users to follow others, share status updates and/or news via "tweets," or republish another user's status update (referred to as a "retweet"). If a subject is popular enough, it can become a trending topic worldwide, and is displayed on the main website.  Corporations can also pay Twitter to have a "Sponsored Trend" appear in the trending topics column. Twitter has made URL shorteners (such as ow.ly, bit.ly, tinyurl.com, and goo.gl, to name a few) popular, as they allow long URLs to be shortened and posted within a tweet.

As a simple messaging tool, the website states:  

As a simple messaging tool, the website states:  

{{cquote|Twitter asks one question, "What are you doing?" Answers must be under 140 characters in length and can be sent via mobile texting, instant message, or the web. The result of using Twitter to stay connected with friends, relatives, and coworkers is that you have a sense of what folks are up to but you are not expected to respond to any updates unless you want to.}}

{{cquote|Twitter asks one question, "What are you doing?" Answers must be under 140 characters in length and can be sent via mobile texting, instant message, or the web. The result of using Twitter to stay connected with friends, relatives, and coworkers is that you have a sense of what folks are up to but you are not expected to respond to any updates unless you want to.}}

The Twitter [[API]] allows developers to create applications for computers and mobile phones that allow users to filter their Twitter feed, as well as track click-through rates, manage multiple accounts, or log-in to a website using their Twitter login.

The Twitter [[API]] allows developers to create applications for computers and mobile phones that allow users to filter their Twitter feed, as well as track click-through rates, manage multiple accounts, or log in to a website using their Twitter login.

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https://twitter.com/marcrebillet/status/1346912330563473410 3:11 PM · Jan 6, 2021]</ref> replied with profanity.  

https://twitter.com/marcrebillet/status/1346912330563473410 3:11 PM · Jan 6, 2021]</ref> replied with profanity.  

[[Project Veritas]] was reinstated to Twitter on Nov 20, 2022 after "permanent" Ban.<ref>[https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-project-veritas-reinstated-to-twitter BREAKING: Project Veritas REINSTATED to Twitter], The PM, Nov 20, 2022</ref>

[[Project Veritas]] was reinstated to Twitter on Nov 20, 2022, after a "permanent" Ban.<ref>[https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-project-veritas-reinstated-to-twitter BREAKING: Project Veritas REINSTATED to Twitter], The PM, Nov 20, 2022</ref>

On Nov 21, 2022, Elon Musk responds to a tweet by the State of Israel: "More countries should tweet like you," he later wrote, I visited Israel, it was great.<ref>[https://rotter.net/forum/scoops1/770117.shtml Elon Musk responds to a tweet by the State of Israel: "More countries should tweet like you," he later wrote, I visited Israel, it was great], ''Rotter'', Nov 21, 2022.<blockquote>

On Nov 21, 2022, Elon Musk responded to a tweet by the State of Israel: "More countries should tweet like you," he later wrote, I visited Israel, it was great.<ref>[https://rotter.net/forum/scoops1/770117.shtml Elon Musk responds to a tweet by the State of Israel: "More countries should tweet like you," he later wrote, I visited Israel, it was great], ''Rotter'', Nov 21, 2022.<blockquote>

User 'Israel' responded to Kanye West's tweet in which he wrote peace with a smiley:

User 'Israel' responded to Kanye West's tweet in which he wrote peace with a smiley:

([https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1594792272583098368 Nov 21, 2022]).</ref>

([https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1594792272583098368 Nov 21, 2022]).</ref>

After a move billed as, ''The trash takes itself out: All the other woke media outlets now will follow CBS and suspend their twitter activity. Epic cleansing on deck'',<ref>[https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/the-trash-takes-itself-out-all-the-other-woke-media-outlets-now-will-follow-cbs-and-suspend-their-twitter-activity-epic-cleansing-on-deck/ ''The trash takes itself out: All the other woke media outlets now will follow CBS and suspend their twitter activity. Epic cleansing on deck'']</ref> [[CBS News]] ended its boycott of the new Twitter after consulting with their masters at the [[NSA]].<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/11/07/new-revelations-about-jacks-magic-coffee-shop-twitter-surface-under-new-management/#more-239490 New Revelations About Jack’s Magic Coffee Shop (Twitter) Surface Under New Management].</ref>

After a move billed as ''The trash takes itself out: All the other woke media outlets now will follow CBS and suspend their Twitter activity. Epic cleansing on deck'',<ref>[https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/the-trash-takes-itself-out-all-the-other-woke-media-outlets-now-will-follow-cbs-and-suspend-their-twitter-activity-epic-cleansing-on-deck/ ''The trash takes itself out: All the other woke media outlets now will follow CBS and suspend their Twitter activity. Epic cleansing on deck'']</ref> [[CBS News]] ended its boycott of the new Twitter after consulting with their masters at the [[NSA]].<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/11/07/new-revelations-about-jacks-magic-coffee-shop-twitter-surface-under-new-management/#more-239490 New Revelations About Jack’s Magic Coffee Shop (Twitter) Surface Under New Management].</ref>

Musk removed the suspension of most accounts effective the first week in December.  But Twitter's long-term allowance of parody accounts that mislead the public, including suspended parody accounts in the names of real people who were never suspended, continues.

Musk removed the suspension of most accounts effective the first week in December.  But Twitter's long-term allowance of parody accounts that mislead the public, including suspended parody accounts in the names of real people who were never suspended, continues.

[[File:Hunter I'm on Team Biden.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Actor James Woods was banned from Twitter at the request of the DNC for posting the above meme. Woods sued the DNC.<ref>https://youtu.be/2cxQcHbdWlw</ref>]]

[[File:Hunter I'm on Team Biden.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Actor James Woods was banned from Twitter at the request of the DNC for posting the above meme. Woods sued the DNC.<ref>https://youtu.be/2cxQcHbdWlw</ref>]]

Reminder: 2020 election outcome would differ with Hunter Biden laptop coverage per poll.<ref>Bruce Golding,  [https://nypost.com/2022/08/26/2020-election-outcome-would-differ-with-hunter-biden-laptop-coverage-poll/ 2020 election outcome would differ with Hunter Biden laptop coverage: poll], ''NYPost'', August 26, 2022.<blockquote>

Reminder: 2020 election outcome would differ with [[Hunter Biden]] laptop coverage per poll.<ref>Bruce Golding,  [https://nypost.com/2022/08/26/2020-election-outcome-would-differ-with-hunter-biden-laptop-coverage-poll/ 2020 election outcome would differ with Hunter Biden laptop coverage: poll], ''NYPost'', August 26, 2022.<blockquote>

79% say ‘truthful’ coverage of Hunter Biden’s laptop would have changed 2020 election.</blockquote></ref>

79% say ‘truthful’ coverage of Hunter Biden’s laptop would have changed 2020 election.</blockquote></ref>

Andrew C McCarthy: "FBI Interference in the 2020 Election: The ‘Twitter Files’ Miss the Real Scandal."<ref>Andrew C McCarthy,  

Andrew C McCarthy: "FBI Interference in the 2020 Election: The ‘Twitter Files’ Miss the Real Scandal."<ref>Andrew C McCarthy,  

And Musk confirmed Bari Weiss to join Matt Taibbi in releasing ‘Twitter Files.'<ref>Caleb Howe, [https://www.mediaite.com/tech/elon-musk-confirms-bari-weiss-to-join-matt-taibbi-in-releasing-twitter-files-info/ Elon Musk Confirms Bari Weiss to Join Matt Taibbi in Releasing ‘Twitter Files’ Info], ''Fox News'', Dec 3, 2022.</ref>

And Musk confirmed Bari Weiss to join Matt Taibbi in releasing ‘Twitter Files.'<ref>Caleb Howe, [https://www.mediaite.com/tech/elon-musk-confirms-bari-weiss-to-join-matt-taibbi-in-releasing-twitter-files-info/ Elon Musk Confirms Bari Weiss to Join Matt Taibbi in Releasing ‘Twitter Files’ Info], ''Fox News'', Dec 3, 2022.</ref>

This initial document dump focused on the decision making process that Twitter invoked to suppress the [[Laptop from Hell]] in the run up to the [[2020 Presidential election]]. The internal emails released show that Twitter was absolutely engaging in political manipulation and, after they suspended the ''New York Post'', the oldest newspaper in the United States, looking for some sort of policy justification for their political actions.   

This initial document dump focused on the decision-making process that Twitter invoked to suppress the [[Laptop from Hell]] in the run-up to the [[2020 Presidential election]]. The internal emails released show that Twitter was absolutely engaging in political manipulation and, after they suspended the ''New York Post'', the oldest newspaper in the United States, looking for some sort of policy justification for their political actions.   

   

   

According to Taibbi, "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.”  Twitter execs could not find a justification for blocking the ''New York Post'' esposé on [[Biden family corruption]] under its own rules, so it consulted with the Biden camp and Democrats in Congress and received the go ahead.

According to Taibbi, "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.”  Twitter execs could not find a justification for blocking the ''New York Post'' esposé on [[Biden family corruption]] under its own rules, so it consulted with the Biden camp and Democrats in Congress and received the go-ahead.

   

   

In one incredible exchange, Twitter execs receive a list of accounts from the [[Biden junta|Biden Administration]] to “review.” The accounts were reportedly later suspended. Democrat Rep. [[Ro Khanna]] was the only Democrat that expressed concern that it will backfire, trying to mediate with Twitter execs and reminding them the First Amendment prohibits government suppression of free speech.  The Twitter files reveal [[collusion]] between government and [[private sector]] business to suppress [[human rights]], which is the original and basic definition of [[fascism]].

In one incredible exchange, Twitter execs receive a list of accounts from the [[Biden junta|Biden Administration]] to “review.” The accounts were reportedly later suspended. Democrat Rep. [[Ro Khanna]] was the only Democrat that expressed concern that it will backfire, trying to mediate with Twitter execs and reminding them the First Amendment prohibits government suppression of free speech.  The Twitter files reveal [[collusion]] between government and [[private sector]] business to suppress [[human rights]], which is the original and basic definition of [[fascism]].

([https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1601059434330890241 Dec 8, 2022])</ref>

([https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1601059434330890241 Dec 8, 2022])</ref>

The TwitterFiles also revealed familiar name in Hunter Biden laptop scandal: former [[FBI]] [[James A. Baker (DOJ)]]. Baker has been featured repeatedly in the Russian investigations launched by the Justice Departmen It has been commented: "For many, James Baker is fast becoming the Kevin Bacon of the Russian collusion scandals."<ref>Jonathan Turley, [https://nypost.com/2022/12/03/twitter-files-reveal-james-baker-in-hunter-biden-laptop-scandal/ Twitter files reveal familiar name in Hunter Biden laptop scandal: James Baker], ''NYPost'', December 3, 2022.</ref><ref>Susan Ferrechio, [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/dec/5/twitter-lawyer-james-baker-who-blocked-hunter-bide/ Twitter lawyer who blocked Hunter Biden laptop story helped ignite Trump-Russia probe], ''The Washington Times'', December 5, 2022.<blockquote>

The TwitterFiles also revealed a familiar name in Hunter Biden laptop scandal: former [[FBI]] [[James A. Baker (DOJ)]]. Baker has been featured repeatedly in the Russian investigations launched by the Justice Department It has been commented: "For many, James Baker is fast becoming the Kevin Bacon of the Russian collusion scandals."<ref>Jonathan Turley, [https://nypost.com/2022/12/03/twitter-files-reveal-james-baker-in-hunter-biden-laptop-scandal/ Twitter files reveal familiar name in Hunter Biden laptop scandal: James Baker], ''NYPost'', December 3, 2022.</ref><ref>Susan Ferrechio, [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/dec/5/twitter-lawyer-james-baker-who-blocked-hunter-bide/ Twitter lawyer who blocked Hunter Biden laptop story helped ignite Trump-Russia probe], ''The Washington Times'', December 5, 2022.<blockquote>

A top Twitter attorney who supported censoring the bombshell story about the incriminating contents of Hunter Biden’s discarded laptop computer in the weeks before the presidential election also helped set into motion the FBI’s investigation into now-debunked claims that President Trump colluded with Russia to win the 2016 presidential election.

A top Twitter attorney who supported censoring the bombshell story about the incriminating contents of Hunter Biden’s discarded laptop computer in the weeks before the presidential election also helped set into motion the FBI’s investigation into now-debunked claims that President Trump colluded with Russia to win the 2016 presidential election.

James Baker, who served as Twitter’s deputy general counsel and vice president beginning in June 2020, spent four years prior to that as the top lawyer for the FBI. It was in that post in 2016 that he linked up his friend, lawyer and Democratic operative Michael Sussmann, with top FBI investigators. Mr. Sussmann passed along claims that the Republican candidate was in contact with a Russian bank.</blockquote></ref>

James Baker, who served as Twitter’s deputy general counsel and vice president beginning in June 2020, spent four years prior to that as the top lawyer for the FBI. It was in that post in 2016 that he linked up his friend, lawyer and Democratic operative Michael Sussmann, with top FBI investigators. Mr. Sussmann passed along claims that the Republican candidate was in contact with a Russian bank.</blockquote></ref>

In a ridiculous but not so funny reaction: former Twitter executive who suppressed Hunter Biden Laptop Story, lumps two separate unrelated entities and calls them both the exposer of radical liberalism [[Washington_Post#LibsOfTikTok|Libsoftiktok]],<ref>Tucker Carlson , [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-libs-tiktok-oust-campaign-twitter Tucker: Libs of TikTok oust campaign was designed to shut down a highly effective Twitter feed],

In a ridiculous but not so-funny reaction: former Twitter executive who suppressed Hunter Biden Laptop Story, lumps two separate unrelated entities and calls them both the exposer of radical liberalism [[Washington_Post#LibsOfTikTok|Libsoftiktok]],<ref>Tucker Carlson , [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-libs-tiktok-oust-campaign-twitter Tucker: Libs of TikTok oust campaign was designed to shut down a highly effective Twitter feed],

''Fox News'', April 19, 2022.<br><i>Tucker calls out the intimidation campaign.</i></ref> and the satire Christian site ''Babylon Bee'' 'Dangerous.'<ref>Caroline Downey, [https://news.yahoo.com/twitter-exec-suppressed-hunter-biden-161210852.html Former Twitter Executive Who Suppressed Hunter Biden Laptop Story Calls Libs of TikTok, Babylon Bee ‘Dangerous’], ''Yahoo'', December 4, 2022.</ref>

''Fox News'', April 19, 2022.<br><i>Tucker calls out the intimidation campaign.</i></ref> and the satire Christian site ''Babylon Bee'' 'Dangerous.'<ref>Caroline Downey, [https://news.yahoo.com/twitter-exec-suppressed-hunter-biden-161210852.html Former Twitter Executive Who Suppressed Hunter Biden Laptop Story Calls Libs of TikTok, Babylon Bee ‘Dangerous’], ''Yahoo'', December 4, 2022.</ref>