Fri Dec 9, 2022 – 12:51 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — A new batch of Twitter files has been released revealing that conservative voices were officially “shadow banned” by Twitter, including some political candidates.
BREAKING: Elon Musk confirms US political candidates were blacklisted while running for officehttps://t.co/hdKu5xUsoA
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) December 9, 2022
Unlike a formal banning, “shadow banning” refers to the practice of manipulating the platform’s algorithms to secretly suppress or limit a users’ account without their knowledge.
In response to the second batch of Twitter files, conservative journalist Ian Miles Cheong asked if “any political candidates — either in the US or elsewhere — [have been] subject to shadowbanning while they were running for office or seeking re-election?”
He also asked “whether any of Twitter’s acts of covert (shadowbanning) suppression was done at the behest of political agents, campaigns, activists, or the government at any level—especially federal.”
Furthermore, there is the question of whether any of Twitter’s acts of covert (shadowbanning) suppression was done at the behest of political agents, campaigns, activists, or the government at any level—especially federal. @elonmusk
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) December 9, 2022
Elon Musk replied
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