INTERVIEW | Jake Denton on 'Twitter Files' and Why They Matter
Elon Musk released bombshell news on Friday night over Twitter\u2019s censorship of The New York Post\u2019s October 2020 article about Hunter Biden.\nMusk linked to a thread of tweets, being called \u201cThe Twitter Files,\u201d curated by independent journalist Matt Taibbi on his Twitter account, writing \u201cHere we go!!\u201d with two popcorn emojis.\nTaibbi\u2019s thread revealed a series of communications within Twitter\u2019s leadership at the time, and even involving government officials.\n\u201c\u2018They just freelanced it,\u2019 is how one former employee characterized the decision\u201d to censor the Hunter Biden laptop story," Taibbi wrote.\n\u201cHacking was the excuse, but within a few hours, pretty much everyone realized that wasn\u2019t going to hold. But no one had the guts to reverse it,\u201d Taibbi wrote on Twitter.\nSince many of the Twitter employees involved in the censorship are no longer with the social media platform, the question remains whether there will be accountability for the former employees' actions.\nJake Denton, a research associate at The Heritage Foundation\u2019s Tech Policy Center, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss the significance of the "Twitter Files" and what to expect from Musk as he continues to lead as Twitter\u2019s CEO. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.)\xa0\nEnjoy the show!\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.