‘Twitter Files Part 7’ Exposes ‘Organized Effort’ by FBI & DOJ to ‘Discredit’ Hunter Biden Allegations

Valletta said:

Musk tasked independent writer Michael Shellenberger with releasing the latest installment of the “Twitter Files” on Monday.

Shellenberger delves into how the FBI, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and intelligence community “discredited factual information about Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings.”

The files show a direct effort by America’s taxpayer-funded federal agencies to suppress negative press on the Democrat candidate during the 2020 election.

The latest release also reveals that the intel community has taken action on a domestic level to influence Twitter’s content moderation.

'Twitter Files Part 7' Exposes 'Organized Effort' by FBI & DOJ to 'Discredit' Hunter Biden Allegations - Slay News

Elon Musk has just released "Twitter Files: Part 7," exposing an "organized effort" by federal law enforcement and the intelligence community to influence Twitter and discredit allegations against Hunter Biden.

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Valletta said:

Musk tasked independent writer Michael Shellenberger with releasing the latest installment of the “Twitter Files” on Monday.

Shellenberger delves into how the FBI, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and intelligence community “discredited factual information about Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings.”

The files show a direct effort by America’s taxpayer-funded federal agencies to suppress negative press on the Democrat candidate during the 2020 election.

The latest release also reveals that the intel community has taken action on a domestic level to influence Twitter’s content moderation.

'Twitter Files Part 7' Exposes 'Organized Effort' by FBI & DOJ to 'Discredit' Hunter Biden Allegations - Slay News

Elon Musk has just released "Twitter Files: Part 7," exposing an "organized effort" by federal law enforcement and the intelligence community to influence Twitter and discredit allegations against Hunter Biden.

slaynews.com

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FBI responds to Twitter Files disclosures, says it didn't request 'any action' on specific tweets​

essentialsaltes said:

FBI responds to Twitter Files disclosures, says it didn't request 'any action' on specific tweets​

FBI officials told Fox News that the agency didn't ask Twitter employees to "take action" based on the information provided, and said the information was provided so that Twitter employees can make a determination on whether to take action.

"We are providing it so that they can take whatever action they deem appropriate under their terms of service to protect their platform and protect their customers, but we never direct or ask them to take action," the FBI officials said.

"The men and women of the FBI work every day to protect the American public. It is unfortunate that conspiracy theorists and others are feeding the American public misinformation with the sole purpose of attempting to discredit the agency," the spokesperson added.

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Taibbi said that one of the accounts [suspended by Twitter after the FBI notified them] tweeted on Nov. 8, "I want to remind republicans to vote tomorrow, Wednesday November 9."

(I swear it wasn't me!)

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hislegacy said:

Did you expect them to admit it?

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essentialsaltes said:

I expect those making claims to back them up.

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hislegacy said:

It's interesting to watch the intelligence community squirm.

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essentialsaltes said:

Do you have some photos of this squirming? I expect those making claims to back them up.

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No, The FBI Is NOT ‘Paying Twitter To Censor’

Sigh. Look. I want to stop writing about Twitter. I want to write about lots of other stuff. I have a huge list of other stories that I’m trying to get through, but then Elon Musk does someth…

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But this is a misreading/misunderstanding of how things work. This had nothing to do with any “influence campaign.” The law already says that if the FBI is legally requesting information for an investigation under a number of different legal authorities, the companies receiving those requests can be reimbursed for fulfilling them.

(a)Payment.—
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a governmental entity obtaining the contents of communications, records, or other information under section 2702, 2703, or 2704 of this title shall pay to the person or entity assembling or providing such information a fee for reimbursement for such costs as are reasonably necessary and which have been directly incurred in searching for, assembling, reproducing, or otherwise providing such information. Such reimbursable costs shall include any costs due to necessary disruption of normal operations of any electronic communication service or remote computing service in which such information may be stored.

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But note what this is limited to. These are investigatory requests for information, or so called 2703(d) requests, which require a court order.

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