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Twitter executives were privately appalled by false claims that Russian bots had overtaken the platform and were being used to peddle right-wing talking points, but they declined to publicly push back as the fable swept headlines, the latest set of the "Twitter Files" reveals.
In the 15 installment of the Twitter Files, Elon Musk invited independent writers to report on various controversies based on the company's internal archives.
Democratic lawmakers insisted Russian bots had overtaken Twitter and were being used to boost Republican talking points, despite warnings by platform executives that the claim was untrue, according to the latest installment of the "Twitter Files."
Twitter deliberately exaggerated the extent of Russian influence on its platform in an attempt to appease the media and Democrats, even after internal investigations into the matter proved a "dud," according to journalist Matt Taibbi, who released another batch of the Twitter Files today.
Twitter was coaxed into allowing the U.S. government to strong-arm its content moderation with a barrage of threats from Democrats amid the Russian influence fervor following the 2016 presidential election, according to the latest installment of the "Twitter Files."