Twitter and Facebook’s Assault on Freedom of the Press (Connecting the Dots: Hunter Biden, Facebook, Twitter, Gun Control & the Carnegie/Soros Network)
The Epoch Times
Editorial Board
10/15/2020|Updated: 7/10/2026
https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/twitter-and-facebooks-assault-on-freedom-of-the-press-3540670
Editorial
Facebook and Twitter
have taken extraordinary steps against the New York Post over an article about
the son of former Vice President Joe Biden.
This is the first time the social media
companies have taken direct action against a news article by a major U.S.
publisher (the New York Post is among the top five
newspapers by circulation).
Notably, the actions by Facebook and Twitter
appear arbitrary, without consistency or good reason.
Facebook communications employee Andy Stone
said in a statement that the platform was “reducing
its distribution” of the Post article, noting that the action came before the
article had been fact-checked (however dubious the “fact-checkers” themselves
may be). This raises questions about the basis of Facebook’s move to limit the
reach of—and effectively censor—the article.
Twitter went further than Facebook, adding
warning labels to tweets and prohibiting users from posting the link to the
Post article—both publicly and in direct messages—and locking out some users
who did, including the New York Post itself and White House press secretary
Kayleigh McEnany.
After scrambling to provide a reason for the
censorship, Twitter later argued that the Post article violated its
policies on “personal and private information” and violations of its “Hacked
Materials Policy.”
In a separate statement, Twitter said that
the platform “prohibits the use of our service to distribute content obtained
without authorization.”
Does this mean that going forward, all media
articles containing leaked documents will be banned by the platform? And will
this standard be evenly applied to all media organizations?
By Twitter’s own standards, some of the most
consequential journalism ever produced—which often relied on leaked
documents—would have no place on its platform.
Twitter and Facebook’s rules are so
dangerously vague that the platforms can choose to censor content as they see
fit.
It has been no secret that as the two
companies have grown in size and influence in recent years, so has their
control over public discourse.
It would be their right to do so as a
publisher. But Twitter and Facebook have vehemently denied being publishers,
and instead argue they are open platforms, giving them protections under
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Facebook and Twitter have now
crossed that line so publicly and blatantly that, just like the media they
censor, they have effectively become publishers and should be held to the same
standards of accountability.
Connecting the Dots:
R. Hunter Biden is
Joseph R. Biden Jr’s son, a director at the Truman National
Security Project and a director at the Truman Center for
National Policy.
Kamala D. Harris is
an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project
an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy
and was vice president of the Joseph R. Biden Jr administration.
Madeleine K.
Albright was an advisory board member for the Truman National
Security Project, the president of the Truman Center for National
Policy and an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the
United States (think tank).
Marjorie M.
Scardino is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank), and a director at Twitter Inc.
Open Society Foundations was
a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder &
chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a member of the Breakthrough
Energy Coalition and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Mark Zuckerberg is
a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition and a co-founder
& chairman & CEO for Facebook.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Atlantic Council of
the United States (think tank), the Brookings Institution (think tank)
and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Sheryl K.
Sandberg was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and is the COO & director for Facebook.
James Andrew Baker
was a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a
former American government official at the Department of
Justice who served as general counsel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).[2] He later served as deputy general counsel at Twitter,
Inc. from June 2020 to December 2022 before being fired by Elon Musk.
Federal
Bureau of Investigation is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
William H. Webster was a director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
John A. Gordon was a deputy director at the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA) and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think
tank).
James R.
Schlesinger was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
George J. Tenet
was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and a director
at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
R. James Woolsey
was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and a director
at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Marjorie M.
Scardino is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank), and a director at Twitter Inc.
Open Society Foundations was
a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder &
chairman for the Open Society Foundations and a member of the Breakthrough
Energy Coalition.
Mark Zuckerberg is
a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition and a co-founder
& chairman & CEO for Facebook.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Atlantic Council of
the United States (think tank) and a supporter for the American
Society for Muslim Advancement.
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Madeleine K.
Albright was an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of
the United States (think tank), an advisory board member for the Truman
National Security Project and the president of the Truman Center
for National Policy.
Kamala D. Harris is
an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project
an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy
and was vice president of the Joseph R. Biden Jr administration.
R. Hunter Biden is
a director at the Truman National Security Project, a director
at the Truman Center for National Policy and Joseph R.
Biden Jr’s son.
Gabrielle
Giffords is an advisory board member for the Truman National Security
Project, an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National
Policy and a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible Solutions.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC
for guns.
William J. Perry is
an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project,
an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy
and a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Nuclear Threat
Initiative (think tank) and a supporter for the American
Society for Muslim Advancement.
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the founder
of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Michael Douglas is
a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a
friend of George Soros.
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for
the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Open Society Foundations was
a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank).
George Soros is the founder
& chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a friend of Michael
Douglas, a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, was the
chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a member of
the Democracy Alliance.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) and the Urban Institute (think tank).
Mark Zuckerberg is
a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition and a co-founder
& chairman & CEO for Facebook.
Chris Hughes is a
co-founder of Facebook and was a member of the Democracy
Alliance.
Erskine B. Bowles is
a director at Facebook and a trustee at the Urban Institute
(think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder for the Urban Institute (think tank) and the Harlem
Children's Zone.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society and a benefactor at the Harlem Children's
Zone.
Michael R.
Bloomberg was a benefactor at the Harlem Children's Zone and a
contributor for the Americans for Responsible Solutions.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control”
PAC for guns.
Sean Parker was
a contributor for the Americans for Responsible Solutions and the
president of Facebook.
Gabrielle
Giffords is a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible Solutions,
an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project and an
advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy.
Kamala D. Harris is
an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project
an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy
and was vice president of the Joseph R. Biden Jr administration.
R. Hunter Biden is
a director at the Truman National Security Project, a director
at the Truman Center for National Policy and Joseph R.
Biden Jr’s son.
Madeleine K.
Albright was an advisory board member for the Truman National
Security Project, the president of the Truman Center for National
Policy and an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the
United States (think tank).
Marjorie M.
Scardino is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank) and a director at Twitter Inc.
Open Society Foundations was
a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder &
chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a member of the Breakthrough
Energy Coalition and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Mark Zuckerberg is
a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition and a co-founder
& chairman & CEO for Facebook.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Atlantic Council of
the United States (think tank), the Brookings Institution (think tank)
and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Sheryl K.
Sandberg was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and is the COO & director for Facebook.
James Andrew Baker
was a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a
former American government official at the Department of
Justice who served as general counsel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).[2] He later served as deputy general counsel at Twitter,
Inc. from June 2020 to December 2022 before being fired by Elon Musk.
Federal
Bureau of Investigation is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
William H. Webster was a director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
John A. Gordon was a deputy director at the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA) and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think
tank).
James R.
Schlesinger was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
George J. Tenet
was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and a director
at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
R. James Woolsey
was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and a director
at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Marjorie M.
Scardino is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank) and a director at Twitter Inc.
Resources: Past Research
Madeleine Albright, 1st Female US Secretary
of State, Dies at 84 (Connecting Her Dots In The Soros Network) (Past
Research on Madeleine Albright, Kamala Harries & Hunter Biden)
Thursday, March 24, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/03/madeleine-albright-1st-female-us.html
James A. Baker (government attorney)
(Connecting the Dots: James Baker, Twitter, Fauci, FDA, Vaccine Manufactures
& The Soros Funded Think Tanks, All Networking) (Past
Research on Twitter)
Thursday, December 8, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/12/james-baker-government-attorney.html
Twitter Apologizes for 'Mistakenly' Blocking
Pro-'Duck Dynasty' Site (Past Research on Twitter)
Thursday, December 26, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/twitter-apologizes-for-mistakenly.html
$725 Million Facebook User Data Privacy Class
Action Settlement (Connecting the Dots: Facebook & Soros Funding, All
Networking) (Past Research on Facebook (META))
Thursday, April 20, 2023
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/04/725-million-facebook-user-data-privacy.html
Kamala Harris Is Democrats’ New National
Fundraising Machine (Past Research on the Americans for
Responsible Solutions)
Thursday, July 13, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/07/kamala-harris-is-democrats-new-national.html
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