Yoel Roth
FBI flagged jokes and satirical accounts to Twitter for censorship
More evidence of the agency’s pervasive and secret online speech policing.
Twitter staff knew Trump hadn’t broke the rules so used the justification of “coded incitement” to ban him
The revelations in the latest Twitter Files.
A junior employee was the only pushback against Twitter execs’ thirst to ban President Trump
“This might be an unpopular opinion but one off ad hoc decisions like this that don’t appear rooted in policy are imho a slippery slope and reflect an alternatively equally dictatorial problem.”
Twitter Files allege different levels of election tweet scrutiny, depending on pro-Trump vs pro-Biden stance
Discussions around decisions have been published.
Twitter used “technicalities” to censor popular accounts like Libs of TikTok, even when it hadn’t broken the rules
New targeted censorship revelations.
Documents show how Twitter shadow banned users
“We control the amplification of your content quite a bit. And normal people do not know how much we do.”
Former Twitter censor stands by decision to ban satire site Babylon Bee – “not funny,” “dangerous”
The popular site was banned for what Twitter calls “misgendering.”
Twitter strips journalist Peter Lloyd of verification after he condemns riots and looting
Lloyd described criminals looting an Amazon van as “opportunistic thieves” before his verification badge was removed.
Twitter admits that the official White House tweet it censored doesn’t break its rules
Despite this, the tweet remains censored.
President Trump calls for Congress to revoke tech liability immunity after Twitter censors his statement
Trump fires back after Twitter’s mounting censorship of his statements.