Elon Musk on Saturday continued unveiling the behind-the-scenes turmoil at Twitter leading up to former President Donald Trump’s ouster from the platform days after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
In the latest installment of the so-called “Twitter Files,” independent journalist Michael Shellenberger shared more internal communications between high-level Twitter executives and employees bending internal policy in a push to permanently block Mr. Trump as public pressure to ban the president grew in the wake of the Capitol riot.
“On Jan 7, senior Twitter execs: - create justifications to ban Trump - seek a change of policy for Trump alone, distinct from other political leaders - express no concern for the free speech or democracy implications of a ban This #TwitterFiles is reported with @lwoodhouse,” Mr.