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How deep are Twitter's ties with US security agencies? | The Listening Post

2023/1/21
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The stories that have come out of the Twitter Files have touched on much more than institutional bias - revealing that, for years, Twitter has been pressured by some very powerful institutions to suppress, moderate and in some cases amplify its content. But given that Elon Musk was also selective with what he chose to hand over to reporters – what are we not seeing in the Twitter Files?Contributors:Ben Wallace-Wells - Staff writer, The New YorkerEli Clifton - Senior adviser, Quincy InstituteEvan Greer - Director, Fight for the FutureAngelo Carusone - President, Media Matters for AmericaOn our radar:The killing of yet another Palestinian by Israeli soldiers has led to more misinformation from the army – that Israeli news outlets then dutifully report. Flo Phillips reports on how these shifting narratives keep playing out.The Menace of SLAPPs:A SLAPP - a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation - is a type of legal case deployed against journalists, academics and public interest activists. Meenakshi Ravi explains how SLAPPs have become a regular tool to try and silence journalistic work.Contributors:Caroline Kean - Media litigation specialist and partner, Wiggin LLPPaul Radu - Investigative journalist and co-founder, Organized Crime & Corruption Reporting ProjectAnnelie Östlund - Investigative journalist, RealtidSubscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribeFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglishFind us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeeraCheck our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/@AljazeeraEnglish#Aljazeeraenglish#News