1. TWITTER FILES, PART 4

The Removal of Donald Trump: January 7

As the pressure builds, Twitter executives build the case for a permanent ban

— Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) December 10, 2022

Company employees concluded Trump's tweets did not incite violence before making up reasons for why they did

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The question is who should make those decisions and how.

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— Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) December 14, 2022

Twitter was supposed to be a digital "public square." Instead, it censored accurate information & banned an elected head of state, Trump, even though Twitter's own employees said he hadn't broken the rules. Why is that? And what should be done about it? https://t.co/KDoIYsfsdd

— Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) December 14, 2022

Every website has to make some decisions about content moderation if only to enforce laws, including the one upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in Virginia v. Black (2003), against issuing threats of violence against “a particular individual or group of individuals.”

— Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) December 14, 2022