Elon Musk's Twitter Files have been shared by Matt Taibbi, the American journalist who was able to cover the story.
Previously, Taibbi said he would be sharing a long thread on Twitter to share the controversial information he acquired.
On Tuesday, Nov. 9, Musk already confirmed that the Twitter Files would be available on the social media platform.
The Twitter Files on free speech suppression soon to be published on Twitter itself. The public deserves to know what really happened …
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2022
He said that the public deserves to know the things that happened in Twitter's management before he took over.
Now, Taibbi finally posted the long-awaited Twitter Files. Here are the things he revealed.
Elon Musk 'Twitter Files': Taibbi Agrees to Musk's Conditions
According to Fox News' latest report, the American author said that he could convince Elon Musk because he agreed to the billionaire's certain conditions.
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"What I can say is that in exchange for the opportunity to cover a unique and explosive story, I had to agree to certain conditions," said the journalist.
However, he didn't elaborate on what the conditions specifically are.
Taibbi shared that the last 96 hours before the Twitter files were published - it was the most chaotic event in his life.
But, all his efforts paid off since he was able to share some major information about how Twitter handled its content, especially controversial ones before Musk took over.
Twitter Files Revelations
One of the major pieces of information that Taibbi revealed in the viral Twitter Files is how the social media platform reviews the Biden team.
Matt explained that based on the details he acquired, it is evident that there's a "slant in content moderation decisions" made by Twitter.
Aside from this, he also talked about the Hunter Biden laptop controversy.
He stated that Twitter took extraordinary measures to prevent the spread of articles about the controversial laptop of Hunter Biden.
Taibbi further shared that Twitter even blocked its transmission via direct message. If you want to learn more about the latest Twitter Files, you can check Matt's official Twitter thread below:
17. On October 14, 2020, the New York Post published BIDEN SECRET EMAILS, an expose based on the contents of Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop: https://t.co/q4zaMw6aVV
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 3, 2022
In other news, Elon Musk said that Twitter's stock tickers should be integrated into tweets.
Previously, we reported that the new Twitter View Counts feature would arrive.
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